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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2012, at 401,441,611 short tons. Kansas had the lowest, at 15,864 short tons. The median was 19,321,139 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,016,458,418 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest401,441,611Wyoming
Lowest15,864Kansas
Median19,321,13925 states
United States1,016,458,418History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 19,321,139 short tonsAlaska: 2,052,086 short tonsArizona: 7,493,276 short tonsArkansas: 98,121 short tonsColorado: 28,566,094 short tonsIllinois: 48,486,048 short tonsIndiana: 36,720,174 short tonsKansas: 15,864 short tonsKentucky: 90,861,804 short tonsLouisiana: 3,971,129 short tonsMaryland: 2,283,341 short tonsMississippi: 2,952,818 short tonsMissouri: 421,587 short tonsMontana: 36,693,982 short tonsNew Mexico: 22,452,275 short tonsNorth Dakota: 27,528,666 short tonsOhio: 26,327,636 short tonsOklahoma: 1,053,973 short tonsPennsylvania: 54,718,802 short tonsTennessee: 1,090,247 short tonsTexas: 44,178,225 short tonsUtah: 17,015,919 short tonsVirginia: 18,965,105 short tonsWest Virginia: 120,424,758 short tonsWyoming: 401,441,611 short tons
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short tons, 2012. 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, 2012

Wyoming: 401,441,611 short tonsWyoming401,441,611West Virginia: 120,424,758 short tonsWest Virginia120,424,758Kentucky: 90,861,804 short tonsKentucky90,861,804Pennsylvania: 54,718,802 short tonsPennsylvania54,718,802Illinois: 48,486,048 short tonsIllinois48,486,048Texas: 44,178,225 short tonsTexas44,178,225Indiana: 36,720,174 short tonsIndiana36,720,174Montana: 36,693,982 short tonsMontana36,693,982Colorado: 28,566,094 short tonsColorado28,566,094North Dakota: 27,528,666 short tonsNorth Dakota27,528,666Ohio: 26,327,636 short tonsOhio26,327,636New Mexico: 22,452,275 short tonsNew Mexico22,452,275Alabama: 19,321,139 short tonsAlabama19,321,139Virginia: 18,965,105 short tonsVirginia18,965,105Utah: 17,015,919 short tonsUtah17,015,919Arizona: 7,493,276 short tonsArizona7,493,276Louisiana: 3,971,129 short tonsLouisiana3,971,129Mississippi: 2,952,818 short tonsMississippi2,952,818Maryland: 2,283,341 short tonsMaryland2,283,341Alaska: 2,052,086 short tonsAlaska2,052,086Tennessee: 1,090,247 short tonsTennessee1,090,247Oklahoma: 1,053,973 short tonsOklahoma1,053,973Missouri: 421,587 short tonsMissouri421,587Arkansas: 98,121 short tonsArkansas98,121Kansas: 15,864 short tonsKansas15,864Wyoming: 401,441,611 short tonsWyoming401,441,611West Virginia: 120,424,758 short tonsWest Virginia120,424,758Kentucky: 90,861,804 short tonsKentucky90,861,804Pennsylvania: 54,718,802 short tonsPennsylvania54,718,802Illinois: 48,486,048 short tonsIllinois48,486,048Texas: 44,178,225 short tonsTexas44,178,225Indiana: 36,720,174 short tonsIndiana36,720,174Montana: 36,693,982 short tonsMontana36,693,982Colorado: 28,566,094 short tonsColorado28,566,094North Dakota: 27,528,666 short tonsNorth Dakota27,528,666Ohio: 26,327,636 short tonsOhio26,327,636New Mexico: 22,452,275 short tonsNew Mexico22,452,275Alabama: 19,321,139 short tonsAlabama19,321,139Virginia: 18,965,105 short tonsVirginia18,965,105Utah: 17,015,919 short tonsUtah17,015,919Arizona: 7,493,276 short tonsArizona7,493,276Louisiana: 3,971,129 short tonsLouisiana3,971,129Mississippi: 2,952,818 short tonsMississippi2,952,818Maryland: 2,283,341 short tonsMaryland2,283,341Alaska: 2,052,086 short tonsAlaska2,052,086Tennessee: 1,090,247 short tonsTennessee1,090,247Oklahoma: 1,053,973 short tonsOklahoma1,053,973Missouri: 421,587 short tonsMissouri421,587Arkansas: 98,121 short tonsArkansas98,121Kansas: 15,864 short tonsKansas15,864
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

RankStates2012
short tons		Change on 2011
1Wyoming401,441,611-8.5%
2West Virginia120,424,758-10.6%
3Kentucky90,861,804-16.5%
4Pennsylvania54,718,802-7.5%
5Illinois48,486,048+28.4%
6Texas44,178,225-3.8%
7Indiana36,720,174-1.9%
8Montana36,693,982-12.7%
9Colorado28,566,094+6.2%
10North Dakota27,528,666-2.5%
11Ohio26,327,636-6.5%
12New Mexico22,452,275+2.4%
13Alabama19,321,139+1.3%
14Virginia18,965,105-15.8%
15Utah17,015,919-13.4%
16Arizona7,493,276-7.6%
17Louisiana3,971,129+2.8%
18Mississippi2,952,818+7.5%
19Maryland2,283,341-22.2%
20Alaska2,052,086-4.5%
21Tennessee1,090,247-29.5%
22Oklahoma1,053,973-7.9%
23Missouri421,587-9.3%
24Arkansas98,121-26.4%
25Kansas15,864-57.4%

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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 2012 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 401,441,611 short tons in 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Kansas, with 15,864 short tons in 2012.

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