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US states by coal production, 2017

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 24 states in 2017, at 316,454,445 short tons. Arkansas had the lowest, at 42,738 short tons. The median was 13,522,766 short tons and the figure for the United States was 774,609,357 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest316,454,445Wyoming
Lowest42,738Arkansas
Median13,522,76624 states
United States774,609,357History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 12,860,658 short tonsAlaska: 959,068 short tonsArizona: 6,221,392 short tonsArkansas: 42,738 short tonsColorado: 15,046,510 short tonsIllinois: 48,204,145 short tonsIndiana: 31,471,867 short tonsKentucky: 41,784,412 short tonsLouisiana: 2,078,567 short tonsMaryland: 1,808,384 short tonsMississippi: 2,603,668 short tonsMissouri: 244,345 short tonsMontana: 35,231,843 short tonsNew Mexico: 13,843,683 short tonsNorth Dakota: 28,787,505 short tonsOhio: 9,488,894 short tonsOklahoma: 561,345 short tonsPennsylvania: 49,085,344 short tonsTennessee: 431,112 short tonsTexas: 36,382,244 short tonsUtah: 14,325,737 short tonsVirginia: 13,201,849 short tonsWest Virginia: 92,790,774 short tonsWyoming: 316,454,445 short tons
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short tons, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: EIA, Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2017

Wyoming: 316,454,445 short tonsWyoming316,454,445West Virginia: 92,790,774 short tonsWest Virginia92,790,774Pennsylvania: 49,085,344 short tonsPennsylvania49,085,344Illinois: 48,204,145 short tonsIllinois48,204,145Kentucky: 41,784,412 short tonsKentucky41,784,412Texas: 36,382,244 short tonsTexas36,382,244Montana: 35,231,843 short tonsMontana35,231,843Indiana: 31,471,867 short tonsIndiana31,471,867North Dakota: 28,787,505 short tonsNorth Dakota28,787,505Colorado: 15,046,510 short tonsColorado15,046,510Utah: 14,325,737 short tonsUtah14,325,737New Mexico: 13,843,683 short tonsNew Mexico13,843,683Virginia: 13,201,849 short tonsVirginia13,201,849Alabama: 12,860,658 short tonsAlabama12,860,658Ohio: 9,488,894 short tonsOhio9,488,894Arizona: 6,221,392 short tonsArizona6,221,392Mississippi: 2,603,668 short tonsMississippi2,603,668Louisiana: 2,078,567 short tonsLouisiana2,078,567Maryland: 1,808,384 short tonsMaryland1,808,384Alaska: 959,068 short tonsAlaska959,068Oklahoma: 561,345 short tonsOklahoma561,345Tennessee: 431,112 short tonsTennessee431,112Missouri: 244,345 short tonsMissouri244,345Arkansas: 42,738 short tonsArkansas42,738Wyoming: 316,454,445 short tonsWyoming316,454,445West Virginia: 92,790,774 short tonsWest Virginia92,790,774Pennsylvania: 49,085,344 short tonsPennsylvania49,085,344Illinois: 48,204,145 short tonsIllinois48,204,145Kentucky: 41,784,412 short tonsKentucky41,784,412Texas: 36,382,244 short tonsTexas36,382,244Montana: 35,231,843 short tonsMontana35,231,843Indiana: 31,471,867 short tonsIndiana31,471,867North Dakota: 28,787,505 short tonsNorth Dakota28,787,505Colorado: 15,046,510 short tonsColorado15,046,510Utah: 14,325,737 short tonsUtah14,325,737New Mexico: 13,843,683 short tonsNew Mexico13,843,683Virginia: 13,201,849 short tonsVirginia13,201,849Alabama: 12,860,658 short tonsAlabama12,860,658Ohio: 9,488,894 short tonsOhio9,488,894Arizona: 6,221,392 short tonsArizona6,221,392Mississippi: 2,603,668 short tonsMississippi2,603,668Louisiana: 2,078,567 short tonsLouisiana2,078,567Maryland: 1,808,384 short tonsMaryland1,808,384Alaska: 959,068 short tonsAlaska959,068Oklahoma: 561,345 short tonsOklahoma561,345Tennessee: 431,112 short tonsTennessee431,112Missouri: 244,345 short tonsMissouri244,345Arkansas: 42,738 short tonsArkansas42,738
short tons. Source: EIA, Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2017
short tons		Change on 2016
1Wyoming316,454,445+6.5%
2West Virginia92,790,774+16.3%
3Pennsylvania49,085,344+7.4%
4Illinois48,204,145+11%
5Kentucky41,784,412-2.5%
6Texas36,382,244-6.7%
7Montana35,231,843+9%
8Indiana31,471,867+9.4%
9North Dakota28,787,505+2.4%
10Colorado15,046,510+19.1%
11Utah14,325,737+2.6%
12New Mexico13,843,683+3.8%
13Virginia13,201,849+2.3%
14Alabama12,860,658+33.4%
15Ohio9,488,894-24.5%
16Arizona6,221,392+14.7%
17Mississippi2,603,668-9.3%
18Louisiana2,078,567-25.7%
19Maryland1,808,384+11.9%
20Alaska959,068+2.9%
21Oklahoma561,345-14.2%
22Tennessee431,112-33.1%
23Missouri244,345+4.5%
24Arkansas42,738-13.5%

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About this ranking

Coal produced by the mines in the place in the year, all ranks and mining methods, in short tons of 2,000 pounds, as published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

One short ton is 0.907 metric tonnes. The series starts in 2001. A state whose mines closed has no value after its last producing year, and a year with no production can show zero.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 2 states with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Which state has the highest coal production?

Wyoming, with 316,454,445 short tons in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Arkansas, with 42,738 short tons in 2017.

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