US Tons to Pounds Converter
1 US ton = 2,000 pounds
1 US ton equals 2,000 pounds
How to convert US tons to pounds
These units measure mass. Pounds and ounces mean avoirdupois unless the unit explicitly says troy; a fluid ounce measures volume and requires a density to relate it to mass.
lb = ton × 2000One US ton is 2000 pounds, so a single multiplication converts any value.
20,000 lb = 10 × 2000US tons to pounds conversion table
Common values in US tons, converted to pounds.
| US tons (ton) | Pounds (lb) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2,000 |
| 2 | 4,000 |
| 3 | 6,000 |
| 4 | 8,000 |
| 5 | 10,000 |
| 10 | 20,000 |
| 20 | 40,000 |
| 25 | 50,000 |
| 50 | 100,000 |
| 100 | 200,000 |
| 250 | 500,000 |
| 500 | 1,000,000 |
| 1,000 | 2,000,000 |
About these units
US tonton
The US short ton: exactly 2,000 pounds.
poundlb
The avoirdupois pound: exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Reference: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959).
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.