Major Iron-Producing Areas in North America
North AmericaEconomicLocations of major iron-producing areas in North America
USGSA world map shows major iron-producing areas (shaded red) in North America. In Canada: eastern Quebec near Labrador, Vancouver Island, and British Columbia. In the United States: Northern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Minnesota.
Major Iron-Producing Areas in North America | Class | Rank | Percentage of annual change | Class | Rank | Millions people | Major Manufacturing Regions | African American, Protestant | Hispanic, Catholic | Hispanic, Evangelical Protestant | Native American, Catholic | Non-Hispanic White, Catholic | Non-Hispanic White, Evangelical Protestant | Non-Hispanic White, Mainline Protestant | Non-Hispanic White, Mormon | Other | Commercial gardening | Dairy | Grain | Intensive subsistence, wet rice not dominant | Little or no agriculture | Livestock Ranching | Mediterranean | Mixed crop and livestock | Plantation | |
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2.52% | 9.97% | 1.47% | 4.11% | 3.35% | 3.31% | 3.50% | 2.93% | 2.02% | 2.96% | 21.4% | 5.08% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 1.03% | 22.1% | 20.9% | 34.7% | 36.3% | 10.6% |