Silver Per Capita
U.S. end-use estimate

Where America uses silver

Electrical and electronic products are the largest USGS 2025 U.S. end-use category at 25%. Electronics plus photovoltaics total 40%; net physical investment plus coins and medals total 32%; and the four technology and industrial categories total 62%.

Coverage1900–2025 U.S. seriesPrimary sourceUSGS Data Series 140 and Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026Published2026-08-15
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Vertical Where America Uses Silver poster showing a complete 100% breakdown of estimated 2025 U.S. silver end uses around a central Ag 47 element: electrical and electronics 25%, other industrial uses and photography 19%, net physical investment 18%, photovoltaics 15%, coins and medals 14%, jewelry and silverware 6%, and brazing and solder 3%. A lower annual chart shows U.S. apparent consumption from 1900 through the 2025 estimate.
All seven USGS end-use categories reconcile to 100%; the poster also distinguishes U.S. apparent consumption from global demand.
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The poster makes the complete category breakdown explicit and labels its 40%, 32% and 62% combinations as editorial groupings. The lower chart uses annual observations rather than a generated smooth curve, marks 420 tonnes in 1900, 3,170 in 1960, 6,280 in 2000, the 8,000-tonne historical high in 2003 and the separate 9,400-tonne 2025 estimate.

1900 U.S. consumption420 tApparent consumption
2025 U.S. estimate9,400 tApparent consumption
Largest end use25%Electrical and electronics

Estimated U.S. silver end uses, 2025

Electrical and electronics25%
Other industrial uses and photography19%
Net physical investment (bars)18%
Photovoltaics15%
Coins and medals14%
Jewelry and silverware6%
Brazing and solder3%
USGS U.S. end-use estimate. These shares are not a global demand breakdown.
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Silver Per Capita. “Where America uses silver.” 2026-08-15. https://silverpercapita.com/infographics/silver-industrial-uses-2025

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