Twenty congressional districts hardest hit by U.S. goods trade deficit with China, 2001–2018 (ranked by jobs displaced as a share of district employment)
| Rank | State | District | Net jobs displaced | District employment (2013–2017 5-year ACS estimate) | Jobs displaced as a share of employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 17 | 78,700 | 390,700 | 20.14% |
| 2 | California | 18 | 48,400 | 372,700 | 12.99% |
| 3 | California | 19 | 45,400 | 381,300 | 11.91% |
| 4 | Texas | 31 | 30,600 | 376,600 | 8.13% |
| 5 | Oregon | 1 | 31,800 | 408,300 | 7.79% |
| 6 | California | 15 | 27,900 | 382,500 | 7.29% |
| 7 | Georgia | 14 | 21,000 | 314,900 | 6.67% |
| 8 | California | 52 | 21,000 | 377,300 | 5.57% |
| 9 | Texas | 10 | 22,000 | 406,600 | 5.41% |
| 10 | California | 40 | 16,600 | 306,800 | 5.41% |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 3 | 20,800 | 387,100 | 5.37% |
| 12 | Texas | 3 | 22,000 | 425,900 | 5.17% |
| 13 | California | 34 | 17,500 | 354,700 | 4.93% |
| 14 | California | 45 | 18,300 | 383,300 | 4.77% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 10 | 15,400 | 339,200 | 4.54% |
| 16 | North Carolina | 6 | 15,500 | 344,900 | 4.49% |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 2 | 16,500 | 378,000 | 4.37% |
| 18 | Minnesota | 3 | 16,400 | 381,900 | 4.29% |
| 19 | California | 49 | 14,500 | 338,400 | 4.28% |
| 20 | Minnesota | 2 | 16,000 | 381,700 | 4.19% |
* Totals may vary slightly due to rounding.
Note: Percentages are calculated using rounded totals.
Source: Authors’ analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data (U.S. Census Bureau 2019a and 2020a), USITC 2019, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program 2019a and 2019b. For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.