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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2008, at 467,644,168 short tons. Arkansas had the lowest, at 69,181 short tons. The median was 24,712,406 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,171,808,669 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest467,644,168Wyoming
Lowest69,181Arkansas
Median24,712,40625 states
United States1,171,808,669History

Map of states, 2008

Alabama: 20,611,379 short tonsAlaska: 1,477,015 short tonsArizona: 8,024,973 short tonsArkansas: 69,181 short tonsColorado: 32,028,460 short tonsIllinois: 32,918,044 short tonsIndiana: 35,893,112 short tonsKansas: 229,246 short tonsKentucky: 120,322,708 short tonsLouisiana: 3,843,243 short tonsMaryland: 2,859,965 short tonsMississippi: 2,841,512 short tonsMissouri: 247,049 short tonsMontana: 44,785,700 short tonsNew Mexico: 25,644,851 short tonsNorth Dakota: 29,627,097 short tonsOhio: 26,250,924 short tonsOklahoma: 1,463,496 short tonsPennsylvania: 65,413,644 short tonsTennessee: 2,332,776 short tonsTexas: 39,016,927 short tonsUtah: 24,365,168 short tonsVirginia: 24,712,406 short tonsWest Virginia: 157,778,087 short tonsWyoming: 467,644,168 short tons
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short tons, 2008. 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, 2008

Wyoming: 467,644,168 short tonsWyoming467,644,168West Virginia: 157,778,087 short tonsWest Virginia157,778,087Kentucky: 120,322,708 short tonsKentucky120,322,708Pennsylvania: 65,413,644 short tonsPennsylvania65,413,644Montana: 44,785,700 short tonsMontana44,785,700Texas: 39,016,927 short tonsTexas39,016,927Indiana: 35,893,112 short tonsIndiana35,893,112Illinois: 32,918,044 short tonsIllinois32,918,044Colorado: 32,028,460 short tonsColorado32,028,460North Dakota: 29,627,097 short tonsNorth Dakota29,627,097Ohio: 26,250,924 short tonsOhio26,250,924New Mexico: 25,644,851 short tonsNew Mexico25,644,851Virginia: 24,712,406 short tonsVirginia24,712,406Utah: 24,365,168 short tonsUtah24,365,168Alabama: 20,611,379 short tonsAlabama20,611,379Arizona: 8,024,973 short tonsArizona8,024,973Louisiana: 3,843,243 short tonsLouisiana3,843,243Maryland: 2,859,965 short tonsMaryland2,859,965Mississippi: 2,841,512 short tonsMississippi2,841,512Tennessee: 2,332,776 short tonsTennessee2,332,776Alaska: 1,477,015 short tonsAlaska1,477,015Oklahoma: 1,463,496 short tonsOklahoma1,463,496Missouri: 247,049 short tonsMissouri247,049Kansas: 229,246 short tonsKansas229,246Arkansas: 69,181 short tonsArkansas69,181Wyoming: 467,644,168 short tonsWyoming467,644,168West Virginia: 157,778,087 short tonsWest Virginia157,778,087Kentucky: 120,322,708 short tonsKentucky120,322,708Pennsylvania: 65,413,644 short tonsPennsylvania65,413,644Montana: 44,785,700 short tonsMontana44,785,700Texas: 39,016,927 short tonsTexas39,016,927Indiana: 35,893,112 short tonsIndiana35,893,112Illinois: 32,918,044 short tonsIllinois32,918,044Colorado: 32,028,460 short tonsColorado32,028,460North Dakota: 29,627,097 short tonsNorth Dakota29,627,097Ohio: 26,250,924 short tonsOhio26,250,924New Mexico: 25,644,851 short tonsNew Mexico25,644,851Virginia: 24,712,406 short tonsVirginia24,712,406Utah: 24,365,168 short tonsUtah24,365,168Alabama: 20,611,379 short tonsAlabama20,611,379Arizona: 8,024,973 short tonsArizona8,024,973Louisiana: 3,843,243 short tonsLouisiana3,843,243Maryland: 2,859,965 short tonsMaryland2,859,965Mississippi: 2,841,512 short tonsMississippi2,841,512Tennessee: 2,332,776 short tonsTennessee2,332,776Alaska: 1,477,015 short tonsAlaska1,477,015Oklahoma: 1,463,496 short tonsOklahoma1,463,496Missouri: 247,049 short tonsMissouri247,049Kansas: 229,246 short tonsKansas229,246Arkansas: 69,181 short tonsArkansas69,181
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

RankStates2008
short tons		Change on 2007
1Wyoming467,644,168+3.1%
2West Virginia157,778,087+2.8%
3Kentucky120,322,708+4.4%
4Pennsylvania65,413,644+0.6%
5Montana44,785,700+3.2%
6Texas39,016,927-7%
7Indiana35,893,112+2.5%
8Illinois32,918,044+1.5%
9Colorado32,028,460-12%
10North Dakota29,627,097+0.1%
11Ohio26,250,924+16.3%
12New Mexico25,644,851+4.9%
13Virginia24,712,406-2.5%
14Utah24,365,168+0.2%
15Alabama20,611,379+6.6%
16Arizona8,024,973+0.5%
17Louisiana3,843,243+22.9%
18Maryland2,859,965+24.3%
19Mississippi2,841,512-19.9%
20Tennessee2,332,776-12.1%
21Alaska1,477,015+11.6%
22Oklahoma1,463,496-11.2%
23Missouri247,049+4.6%
24Kansas229,246-45.5%
25Arkansas69,181-16.3%

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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 2008 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 467,644,168 short tons in 2008, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Arkansas, with 69,181 short tons in 2008.

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