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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 26 states in 2006, at 446,742,253 short tons. Arkansas had the lowest, at 22,752 short tons. The median was 24,317,286 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,162,749,659 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest446,742,253Wyoming
Lowest22,752Arkansas
Median24,317,28626 states
United States1,162,749,659History

Map of states, 2006

Alabama: 18,829,862 short tonsAlaska: 1,425,023 short tonsArizona: 8,216,255 short tonsArkansas: 22,752 short tonsColorado: 36,321,783 short tonsIllinois: 32,728,800 short tonsIndiana: 35,119,060 short tonsKansas: 425,997 short tonsKentucky: 120,847,953 short tonsLouisiana: 4,114,016 short tonsMaryland: 5,054,022 short tonsMississippi: 3,797,455 short tonsMissouri: 394,100 short tonsMontana: 41,822,805 short tonsNew Mexico: 25,912,523 short tonsNorth Dakota: 30,411,056 short tonsOhio: 22,722,049 short tonsOklahoma: 1,998,364 short tonsPennsylvania: 66,028,815 short tonsTennessee: 2,803,944 short tonsTexas: 45,547,617 short tonsUtah: 26,017,697 short tonsVirginia: 29,739,969 short tonsWashington: 2,579,549 short tonsWest Virginia: 152,373,615 short tonsWyoming: 446,742,253 short tons
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short tons, 2006. 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, 2006

Wyoming: 446,742,253 short tonsWyoming446,742,253West Virginia: 152,373,615 short tonsWest Virginia152,373,615Kentucky: 120,847,953 short tonsKentucky120,847,953Pennsylvania: 66,028,815 short tonsPennsylvania66,028,815Texas: 45,547,617 short tonsTexas45,547,617Montana: 41,822,805 short tonsMontana41,822,805Colorado: 36,321,783 short tonsColorado36,321,783Indiana: 35,119,060 short tonsIndiana35,119,060Illinois: 32,728,800 short tonsIllinois32,728,800North Dakota: 30,411,056 short tonsNorth Dakota30,411,056Virginia: 29,739,969 short tonsVirginia29,739,969Utah: 26,017,697 short tonsUtah26,017,697New Mexico: 25,912,523 short tonsNew Mexico25,912,523Ohio: 22,722,049 short tonsOhio22,722,049Alabama: 18,829,862 short tonsAlabama18,829,862Arizona: 8,216,255 short tonsArizona8,216,255Maryland: 5,054,022 short tonsMaryland5,054,022Louisiana: 4,114,016 short tonsLouisiana4,114,016Mississippi: 3,797,455 short tonsMississippi3,797,455Tennessee: 2,803,944 short tonsTennessee2,803,944Washington: 2,579,549 short tonsWashington2,579,549Oklahoma: 1,998,364 short tonsOklahoma1,998,364Alaska: 1,425,023 short tonsAlaska1,425,023Kansas: 425,997 short tonsKansas425,997Missouri: 394,100 short tonsMissouri394,100Arkansas: 22,752 short tonsArkansas22,752Wyoming: 446,742,253 short tonsWyoming446,742,253West Virginia: 152,373,615 short tonsWest Virginia152,373,615Kentucky: 120,847,953 short tonsKentucky120,847,953Pennsylvania: 66,028,815 short tonsPennsylvania66,028,815Texas: 45,547,617 short tonsTexas45,547,617Montana: 41,822,805 short tonsMontana41,822,805Colorado: 36,321,783 short tonsColorado36,321,783Indiana: 35,119,060 short tonsIndiana35,119,060Illinois: 32,728,800 short tonsIllinois32,728,800North Dakota: 30,411,056 short tonsNorth Dakota30,411,056Virginia: 29,739,969 short tonsVirginia29,739,969Utah: 26,017,697 short tonsUtah26,017,697New Mexico: 25,912,523 short tonsNew Mexico25,912,523Ohio: 22,722,049 short tonsOhio22,722,049Alabama: 18,829,862 short tonsAlabama18,829,862Arizona: 8,216,255 short tonsArizona8,216,255Maryland: 5,054,022 short tonsMaryland5,054,022Louisiana: 4,114,016 short tonsLouisiana4,114,016Mississippi: 3,797,455 short tonsMississippi3,797,455Tennessee: 2,803,944 short tonsTennessee2,803,944Washington: 2,579,549 short tonsWashington2,579,549Oklahoma: 1,998,364 short tonsOklahoma1,998,364Alaska: 1,425,023 short tonsAlaska1,425,023Kansas: 425,997 short tonsKansas425,997Missouri: 394,100 short tonsMissouri394,100Arkansas: 22,752 short tonsArkansas22,752
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

RankStates2006
short tons		Change on 2005
1Wyoming446,742,253+10.5%
2West Virginia152,373,615-0.8%
3Kentucky120,847,953+0.9%
4Pennsylvania66,028,815-2.2%
5Texas45,547,617-0.9%
6Montana41,822,805+3.6%
7Colorado36,321,783-5.7%
8Indiana35,119,060+1.9%
9Illinois32,728,800+2.2%
10North Dakota30,411,056+1.5%
11Virginia29,739,969+7.2%
12Utah26,017,697+6.1%
13New Mexico25,912,523-9.1%
14Ohio22,722,049-8.1%
15Alabama18,829,862-11.8%
16Arizona8,216,255-31.9%
17Maryland5,054,022-2.5%
18Louisiana4,114,016-1.1%
19Mississippi3,797,455+6.8%
20Tennessee2,803,944-12.8%
21Washington2,579,549-51%
22Oklahoma1,998,364+7.6%
23Alaska1,425,023-2%
24Kansas425,997+149.6%
25Missouri394,100-34.1%
26Arkansas22,752+787.7%

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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. 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 446,742,253 short tons in 2006, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Arkansas, with 22,752 short tons in 2006.

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