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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2011, at 438,673,388 short tons. Kansas had the lowest, at 37,257 short tons. The median was 21,922,457 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,095,627,536 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest438,673,388Wyoming
Lowest37,257Kansas
Median21,922,45725 states
United States1,095,627,536History

Map of states, 2011

Alabama: 19,071,050 short tonsAlaska: 2,148,926 short tonsArizona: 8,110,942 short tonsArkansas: 133,347 short tonsColorado: 26,889,632 short tonsIllinois: 37,770,397 short tonsIndiana: 37,425,683 short tonsKansas: 37,257 short tonsKentucky: 108,766,150 short tonsLouisiana: 3,864,700 short tonsMaryland: 2,936,758 short tonsMississippi: 2,746,744 short tonsMissouri: 464,738 short tonsMontana: 42,008,238 short tonsNew Mexico: 21,922,457 short tonsNorth Dakota: 28,231,419 short tonsOhio: 28,165,714 short tonsOklahoma: 1,144,665 short tonsPennsylvania: 59,181,827 short tonsTennessee: 1,547,035 short tonsTexas: 45,903,597 short tonsUtah: 19,648,020 short tonsVirginia: 22,522,668 short tonsWest Virginia: 134,661,745 short tonsWyoming: 438,673,388 short tons
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short tons, 2011. 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, 2011

Wyoming: 438,673,388 short tonsWyoming438,673,388West Virginia: 134,661,745 short tonsWest Virginia134,661,745Kentucky: 108,766,150 short tonsKentucky108,766,150Pennsylvania: 59,181,827 short tonsPennsylvania59,181,827Texas: 45,903,597 short tonsTexas45,903,597Montana: 42,008,238 short tonsMontana42,008,238Illinois: 37,770,397 short tonsIllinois37,770,397Indiana: 37,425,683 short tonsIndiana37,425,683North Dakota: 28,231,419 short tonsNorth Dakota28,231,419Ohio: 28,165,714 short tonsOhio28,165,714Colorado: 26,889,632 short tonsColorado26,889,632Virginia: 22,522,668 short tonsVirginia22,522,668New Mexico: 21,922,457 short tonsNew Mexico21,922,457Utah: 19,648,020 short tonsUtah19,648,020Alabama: 19,071,050 short tonsAlabama19,071,050Arizona: 8,110,942 short tonsArizona8,110,942Louisiana: 3,864,700 short tonsLouisiana3,864,700Maryland: 2,936,758 short tonsMaryland2,936,758Mississippi: 2,746,744 short tonsMississippi2,746,744Alaska: 2,148,926 short tonsAlaska2,148,926Tennessee: 1,547,035 short tonsTennessee1,547,035Oklahoma: 1,144,665 short tonsOklahoma1,144,665Missouri: 464,738 short tonsMissouri464,738Arkansas: 133,347 short tonsArkansas133,347Kansas: 37,257 short tonsKansas37,257Wyoming: 438,673,388 short tonsWyoming438,673,388West Virginia: 134,661,745 short tonsWest Virginia134,661,745Kentucky: 108,766,150 short tonsKentucky108,766,150Pennsylvania: 59,181,827 short tonsPennsylvania59,181,827Texas: 45,903,597 short tonsTexas45,903,597Montana: 42,008,238 short tonsMontana42,008,238Illinois: 37,770,397 short tonsIllinois37,770,397Indiana: 37,425,683 short tonsIndiana37,425,683North Dakota: 28,231,419 short tonsNorth Dakota28,231,419Ohio: 28,165,714 short tonsOhio28,165,714Colorado: 26,889,632 short tonsColorado26,889,632Virginia: 22,522,668 short tonsVirginia22,522,668New Mexico: 21,922,457 short tonsNew Mexico21,922,457Utah: 19,648,020 short tonsUtah19,648,020Alabama: 19,071,050 short tonsAlabama19,071,050Arizona: 8,110,942 short tonsArizona8,110,942Louisiana: 3,864,700 short tonsLouisiana3,864,700Maryland: 2,936,758 short tonsMaryland2,936,758Mississippi: 2,746,744 short tonsMississippi2,746,744Alaska: 2,148,926 short tonsAlaska2,148,926Tennessee: 1,547,035 short tonsTennessee1,547,035Oklahoma: 1,144,665 short tonsOklahoma1,144,665Missouri: 464,738 short tonsMissouri464,738Arkansas: 133,347 short tonsArkansas133,347Kansas: 37,257 short tonsKansas37,257
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

RankStates2011
short tons		Change on 2010
1Wyoming438,673,388-0.9%
2West Virginia134,661,745-0.4%
3Kentucky108,766,150+3.6%
4Pennsylvania59,181,827+1%
5Texas45,903,597+12%
6Montana42,008,238-6.1%
7Illinois37,770,397+13.6%
8Indiana37,425,683+7.1%
9North Dakota28,231,419-2.5%
10Ohio28,165,714+5.5%
11Colorado26,889,632+6.9%
12Virginia22,522,668+0.6%
13New Mexico21,922,457+4.4%
14Utah19,648,020+1.5%
15Alabama19,071,050-4.2%
16Arizona8,110,942+4.6%
17Louisiana3,864,700-2%
18Maryland2,936,758+13.6%
19Mississippi2,746,744-31.4%
20Alaska2,148,926-0.1%
21Tennessee1,547,035-13.1%
22Oklahoma1,144,665+13.3%
23Missouri464,738+1.4%
24Arkansas133,347+312.8%
25Kansas37,257-71.9%

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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 2011 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 438,673,388 short tons in 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Kansas, with 37,257 short tons in 2011.

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