No wonder the rust belt extends more than 1,000 miles east to west! According to one study, states spend an average of $750 million on deicing, annually (30 percent on spread and storage equipment, 20 percent on deicing chemicals, 10 percent on abrasives, and 40 percent on manpower).
My state falls into the greater Great Lake region, which accounts for 35 percent of all salt applied in the nation. The Middle Atlantic region (New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, etc.) uses 25 percent and the New England area (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, etc.) accounts for 15 percent.