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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2010, at 442,522,372 short tons. Arkansas had the lowest, at 32,301 short tons. The median was 20,990,588 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,084,368,148 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest442,522,372Wyoming
Lowest32,301Arkansas
Median20,990,58825 states
United States1,084,368,148History

Map of states, 2010

Alabama: 19,914,940 short tonsAlaska: 2,151,094 short tonsArizona: 7,752,277 short tonsArkansas: 32,301 short tonsColorado: 25,162,526 short tonsIllinois: 33,241,392 short tonsIndiana: 34,949,969 short tonsKansas: 132,691 short tonsKentucky: 104,960,118 short tonsLouisiana: 3,944,542 short tonsMaryland: 2,585,156 short tonsMississippi: 4,003,505 short tonsMissouri: 458,477 short tonsMontana: 44,732,165 short tonsNew Mexico: 20,990,588 short tonsNorth Dakota: 28,948,944 short tonsOhio: 26,706,556 short tonsOklahoma: 1,010,411 short tonsPennsylvania: 58,593,111 short tonsTennessee: 1,780,178 short tonsTexas: 40,982,001 short tonsUtah: 19,350,951 short tonsVirginia: 22,385,402 short tonsWest Virginia: 135,219,749 short tonsWyoming: 442,522,372 short tons
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short tons, 2010. 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, 2010

Wyoming: 442,522,372 short tonsWyoming442,522,372West Virginia: 135,219,749 short tonsWest Virginia135,219,749Kentucky: 104,960,118 short tonsKentucky104,960,118Pennsylvania: 58,593,111 short tonsPennsylvania58,593,111Montana: 44,732,165 short tonsMontana44,732,165Texas: 40,982,001 short tonsTexas40,982,001Indiana: 34,949,969 short tonsIndiana34,949,969Illinois: 33,241,392 short tonsIllinois33,241,392North Dakota: 28,948,944 short tonsNorth Dakota28,948,944Ohio: 26,706,556 short tonsOhio26,706,556Colorado: 25,162,526 short tonsColorado25,162,526Virginia: 22,385,402 short tonsVirginia22,385,402New Mexico: 20,990,588 short tonsNew Mexico20,990,588Alabama: 19,914,940 short tonsAlabama19,914,940Utah: 19,350,951 short tonsUtah19,350,951Arizona: 7,752,277 short tonsArizona7,752,277Mississippi: 4,003,505 short tonsMississippi4,003,505Louisiana: 3,944,542 short tonsLouisiana3,944,542Maryland: 2,585,156 short tonsMaryland2,585,156Alaska: 2,151,094 short tonsAlaska2,151,094Tennessee: 1,780,178 short tonsTennessee1,780,178Oklahoma: 1,010,411 short tonsOklahoma1,010,411Missouri: 458,477 short tonsMissouri458,477Kansas: 132,691 short tonsKansas132,691Arkansas: 32,301 short tonsArkansas32,301Wyoming: 442,522,372 short tonsWyoming442,522,372West Virginia: 135,219,749 short tonsWest Virginia135,219,749Kentucky: 104,960,118 short tonsKentucky104,960,118Pennsylvania: 58,593,111 short tonsPennsylvania58,593,111Montana: 44,732,165 short tonsMontana44,732,165Texas: 40,982,001 short tonsTexas40,982,001Indiana: 34,949,969 short tonsIndiana34,949,969Illinois: 33,241,392 short tonsIllinois33,241,392North Dakota: 28,948,944 short tonsNorth Dakota28,948,944Ohio: 26,706,556 short tonsOhio26,706,556Colorado: 25,162,526 short tonsColorado25,162,526Virginia: 22,385,402 short tonsVirginia22,385,402New Mexico: 20,990,588 short tonsNew Mexico20,990,588Alabama: 19,914,940 short tonsAlabama19,914,940Utah: 19,350,951 short tonsUtah19,350,951Arizona: 7,752,277 short tonsArizona7,752,277Mississippi: 4,003,505 short tonsMississippi4,003,505Louisiana: 3,944,542 short tonsLouisiana3,944,542Maryland: 2,585,156 short tonsMaryland2,585,156Alaska: 2,151,094 short tonsAlaska2,151,094Tennessee: 1,780,178 short tonsTennessee1,780,178Oklahoma: 1,010,411 short tonsOklahoma1,010,411Missouri: 458,477 short tonsMissouri458,477Kansas: 132,691 short tonsKansas132,691Arkansas: 32,301 short tonsArkansas32,301
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

RankStates2010
short tons		Change on 2009
1Wyoming442,522,372+2.6%
2West Virginia135,219,749-1.4%
3Kentucky104,960,118-2.2%
4Pennsylvania58,593,111+1.1%
5Montana44,732,165+13.3%
6Texas40,982,001+16.8%
7Indiana34,949,969-2%
8Illinois33,241,392-1.5%
9North Dakota28,948,944-3.3%
10Ohio26,706,556-2.9%
11Colorado25,162,526-11%
12Virginia22,385,402+6.5%
13New Mexico20,990,588-16.5%
14Alabama19,914,940+6%
15Utah19,350,951-10.9%
16Arizona7,752,277+3.7%
17Mississippi4,003,505+16.4%
18Louisiana3,944,542+7.9%
19Maryland2,585,156+12.1%
20Alaska2,151,094+15.6%
21Tennessee1,780,178-10.8%
22Oklahoma1,010,411+5.7%
23Missouri458,477+1.3%
24Kansas132,691-28.2%
25Arkansas32,301+596.4%

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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 2010 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 442,522,372 short tons in 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Arkansas, with 32,301 short tons in 2010.

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