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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2007, at 453,568,259 short tons. Arkansas had the lowest, at 82,677 short tons. The median was 24,306,581 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,146,635,345 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest453,568,259Wyoming
Lowest82,677Arkansas
Median24,306,58125 states
United States1,146,635,345History

Map of states, 2007

Alabama: 19,327,303 short tonsAlaska: 1,323,560 short tonsArizona: 7,982,584 short tonsArkansas: 82,677 short tonsColorado: 36,383,903 short tonsIllinois: 32,445,245 short tonsIndiana: 35,003,099 short tonsKansas: 420,436 short tonsKentucky: 115,280,302 short tonsLouisiana: 3,126,586 short tonsMaryland: 2,301,185 short tonsMississippi: 3,545,266 short tonsMissouri: 236,107 short tonsMontana: 43,389,833 short tonsNew Mexico: 24,450,829 short tonsNorth Dakota: 29,606,266 short tonsOhio: 22,575,386 short tonsOklahoma: 1,647,935 short tonsPennsylvania: 65,048,039 short tonsTennessee: 2,654,451 short tonsTexas: 41,948,406 short tonsUtah: 24,306,581 short tonsVirginia: 25,346,083 short tonsWest Virginia: 153,479,515 short tonsWyoming: 453,568,259 short tons
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short tons, 2007. 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, 2007

Wyoming: 453,568,259 short tonsWyoming453,568,259West Virginia: 153,479,515 short tonsWest Virginia153,479,515Kentucky: 115,280,302 short tonsKentucky115,280,302Pennsylvania: 65,048,039 short tonsPennsylvania65,048,039Montana: 43,389,833 short tonsMontana43,389,833Texas: 41,948,406 short tonsTexas41,948,406Colorado: 36,383,903 short tonsColorado36,383,903Indiana: 35,003,099 short tonsIndiana35,003,099Illinois: 32,445,245 short tonsIllinois32,445,245North Dakota: 29,606,266 short tonsNorth Dakota29,606,266Virginia: 25,346,083 short tonsVirginia25,346,083New Mexico: 24,450,829 short tonsNew Mexico24,450,829Utah: 24,306,581 short tonsUtah24,306,581Ohio: 22,575,386 short tonsOhio22,575,386Alabama: 19,327,303 short tonsAlabama19,327,303Arizona: 7,982,584 short tonsArizona7,982,584Mississippi: 3,545,266 short tonsMississippi3,545,266Louisiana: 3,126,586 short tonsLouisiana3,126,586Tennessee: 2,654,451 short tonsTennessee2,654,451Maryland: 2,301,185 short tonsMaryland2,301,185Oklahoma: 1,647,935 short tonsOklahoma1,647,935Alaska: 1,323,560 short tonsAlaska1,323,560Kansas: 420,436 short tonsKansas420,436Missouri: 236,107 short tonsMissouri236,107Arkansas: 82,677 short tonsArkansas82,677Wyoming: 453,568,259 short tonsWyoming453,568,259West Virginia: 153,479,515 short tonsWest Virginia153,479,515Kentucky: 115,280,302 short tonsKentucky115,280,302Pennsylvania: 65,048,039 short tonsPennsylvania65,048,039Montana: 43,389,833 short tonsMontana43,389,833Texas: 41,948,406 short tonsTexas41,948,406Colorado: 36,383,903 short tonsColorado36,383,903Indiana: 35,003,099 short tonsIndiana35,003,099Illinois: 32,445,245 short tonsIllinois32,445,245North Dakota: 29,606,266 short tonsNorth Dakota29,606,266Virginia: 25,346,083 short tonsVirginia25,346,083New Mexico: 24,450,829 short tonsNew Mexico24,450,829Utah: 24,306,581 short tonsUtah24,306,581Ohio: 22,575,386 short tonsOhio22,575,386Alabama: 19,327,303 short tonsAlabama19,327,303Arizona: 7,982,584 short tonsArizona7,982,584Mississippi: 3,545,266 short tonsMississippi3,545,266Louisiana: 3,126,586 short tonsLouisiana3,126,586Tennessee: 2,654,451 short tonsTennessee2,654,451Maryland: 2,301,185 short tonsMaryland2,301,185Oklahoma: 1,647,935 short tonsOklahoma1,647,935Alaska: 1,323,560 short tonsAlaska1,323,560Kansas: 420,436 short tonsKansas420,436Missouri: 236,107 short tonsMissouri236,107Arkansas: 82,677 short tonsArkansas82,677
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

RankStates2007
short tons		Change on 2006
1Wyoming453,568,259+1.5%
2West Virginia153,479,515+0.7%
3Kentucky115,280,302-4.6%
4Pennsylvania65,048,039-1.5%
5Montana43,389,833+3.7%
6Texas41,948,406-7.9%
7Colorado36,383,903+0.2%
8Indiana35,003,099-0.3%
9Illinois32,445,245-0.9%
10North Dakota29,606,266-2.6%
11Virginia25,346,083-14.8%
12New Mexico24,450,829-5.6%
13Utah24,306,581-6.6%
14Ohio22,575,386-0.6%
15Alabama19,327,303+2.6%
16Arizona7,982,584-2.8%
17Mississippi3,545,266-6.6%
18Louisiana3,126,586-24%
19Tennessee2,654,451-5.3%
20Maryland2,301,185-54.5%
21Oklahoma1,647,935-17.5%
22Alaska1,323,560-7.1%
23Kansas420,436-1.3%
24Missouri236,107-40.1%
25Arkansas82,677+263.4%

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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. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2007 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 453,568,259 short tons in 2007, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Arkansas, with 82,677 short tons in 2007.

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