MCS 2026 sheet
Construction sand & gravel
IndustrialLargest physical mineral stream in the U.S. MCS 2026 places construction aggregates near 60% of industrial-mineral value. Operations are county-scale and workforce-dense — the core of the 10,000-operator census.
U.S. production 2025
890
million metric tons
U.S. value
$12.1B
price +4%
World production
17,600
million metric tons
Net import reliance
0%
Canada (limited)
Primary uses
Concrete, road base, asphalt, fill