Top 15 States With the Most Supply Chain Disruptions

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on Filterbuy.

For more than two years, delays, disruptions, and shortages in the supply chain have been a major economic consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A number of factors have combined to create the widespread supply chain challenges the U.S. economy faces. The onset of the pandemic and subsequent waves temporarily shut down businesses or had them operating at limited capacity, while labor shortages in the logistics industry have frequently left goods sitting at ports and warehouses.

These issues created additional challenges further downstream in the supply chain. Businesses that struggled to secure supplies, parts, or other materials faced increased difficulties meeting their own production quotas.

Amid all of these struggles, demand for durable goods rose during the pandemic, further straining producers’ capacity. These factors have contributed to historically high inflation, which now threatens to send the U.S. economy into recession.

Most U.S. businesses have felt the effects of the pandemic. In April 2020, the share of businesses reporting a large or moderate negative impact from COVID-19 was 90%, and two years later, that figure has only fallen to 66%.

Filterbuy used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey to calculate the percentage of businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays.

Here are the states with the most supply chain disruptions.

15. Connecticut

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.5%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 25.9%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 21.7%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 17.7%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 8.1%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 12.7%

14. Oregon

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.5%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.5%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 24.4%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 18.8%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 9.1%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 15.0%

13. Michigan

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.6%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 25.6%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 22.3%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 17.6%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 7.9%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 13.7%

12. Idaho

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.6%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.4%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 23.5%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 18.5%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 10.8%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 14.8%

11. Oklahoma

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.7%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 24.9%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 24.1%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 17.7%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 8.2%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 13.2%

10. Indiana

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.7%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 25.4%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 23.2%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 18.4%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 7.7%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 15.1%

9. North Carolina

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 47.9%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 26.7%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 24.1%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 19.7%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 9.6%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 15.7%

8. Montana

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 48.4%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 25.1%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 23.4%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 19.2%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 11.3%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 14.2%

7. New Hampshire

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 48.4%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.2%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 23.9%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 17.5%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 9.0%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 11.8%

6. South Carolina

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 48.6%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.5%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 24.1%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 19.6%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 9.4%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 13.3%

5. Ohio

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 48.8%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.8%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 24.3%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 16.8%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 7.4%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 14.8%

4. Rhode Island

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 49.0%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.2%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 21.7%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 18.6%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: N/A
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 16.2%

3. Vermont

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 49.3%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 24.0%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 23.5%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 18.4%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 11.7%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 12.4%

2. Pennsylvania

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 50.0%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 27.2%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 23.8%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 19.3%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 9.0%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 13.6%

1. Wisconsin

• Businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays: 53.3%
• Businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers: 28.6%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative domestic suppliers: 25.4%
• Businesses experiencing foreign supplier delays: 19.4%
• Businesses having difficulties locating alternative foreign suppliers: 8.2%
• Businesses experiencing production delays: 14.4%

Methodology

The data used in this analysis is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey. To determine the states with the most supply chain disruptions, researchers calculated the percentage of businesses experiencing domestic supplier delays. In the event of a tie, the state with the greater percentage of businesses experiencing delays in delivery/shipping to customers was ranked higher. Note: all calculations reflect the percentages for small businesses (less than 500 employees). All calculations, unless otherwise stated, compute the average of all weekly survey responses from Jan. 3, 2022, through April 17, 2022, and represent the typical share of businesses experiencing the respective disruption during that period.