Fireworks — Big Business in the PIA Western Alliance States

At the time this is being written, it is 10 days since the Independence Day holiday weekend. You wouldn’t know the celebration is over because no doubt many of you are still hearing, and seeing, explosions on a nightly basis.

For those with pets that are seriously frightened of the noise, we feel badly for them and for you. Considering that the “celebration” began almost a week before Friday, July 4th, those pets, and you have pretty much had enough.

For those of you just plain tired of all the noise, we feel sorry for you, as well.

All that said, fireworks is big business, and not just for Independence Day. The cities and states of the United States import 96.3% of all fireworks from China. Missouri has the highest per-capita imports of fireworks.

In 2024, Missouri imported $85.7 million in fireworks. That’s $13.84 per resident. People in Kansas and Nebraska are second and third in consumption. They spend a lot less and are in single digits per person numbers. The fewest purchases are in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Minnesota.

People in New York purchase more high end fireworks than people in other states.

Here is what the people in the 10 PIA Western Alliance states spend on fireworks, and their national ranking:

7. Montana
   Value of imported fireworks: $4,707,386
   Population: 1,132,812
   Value per capita: $4.16
8. Nevada
   Value of imported fireworks: $10, 465,310
   Population: 3,194,176
   Value per capita: $3.28
9. Washington
   Value of imported fireworks: $12,557,769
   Population: 7,812,880
   Value per capita: $1.61
10. California
    Value of imported fireworks: $33,244,631
    Population: 38,965,193
    Value per capita: $0.85
11. Idaho
    Value of imported fireworks: $1,469,951
    Population: 1,964,726
    Value per capita: $0.75
12. Oregon
    Value of imported fireworks: $1,751,548
    Population: 4,233,358
    Value per capita: $0.41
13. Arizona
    Value of imported fireworks: $2,845,674
    Population: 7,431,344
    Value per capita: $0.38
14. Alaska
    Value of imported fireworks: $132,341
    Population: 733,406
    Value per capita: $0.18
15. New Mexico
    Value of imported fireworks: $371,773
    Population: 2,114,371
    Value per capita: $0.18
16. Hawaii
    Value of imported fireworks: $239,426
    Population: 1,435,138
    Value per capita: $0.17

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