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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2013, at 387,923,828 short tons. Kansas had the lowest, at 22,150 short tons. The median was 18,620,017 short tons and the figure for the United States was 984,841,779 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest387,923,828Wyoming
Lowest22,150Kansas
Median18,620,01725 states
United States984,841,779History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 18,620,017 short tonsAlaska: 1,631,584 short tonsArizona: 7,602,722 short tonsArkansas: 58,578 short tonsColorado: 24,236,286 short tonsIllinois: 52,147,193 short tonsIndiana: 39,101,834 short tonsKansas: 22,150 short tonsKentucky: 80,379,779 short tonsLouisiana: 2,809,771 short tonsMaryland: 1,925,291 short tonsMississippi: 3,575,069 short tonsMissouri: 413,703 short tonsMontana: 42,231,483 short tonsNew Mexico: 21,968,641 short tonsNorth Dakota: 27,639,060 short tonsOhio: 25,112,837 short tonsOklahoma: 1,135,797 short tonsPennsylvania: 54,008,748 short tonsTennessee: 1,098,437 short tonsTexas: 42,850,619 short tonsUtah: 16,976,724 short tonsVirginia: 16,619,072 short tonsWest Virginia: 112,786,287 short tonsWyoming: 387,923,828 short tons
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short tons, 2013. 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, 2013

Wyoming: 387,923,828 short tonsWyoming387,923,828West Virginia: 112,786,287 short tonsWest Virginia112,786,287Kentucky: 80,379,779 short tonsKentucky80,379,779Pennsylvania: 54,008,748 short tonsPennsylvania54,008,748Illinois: 52,147,193 short tonsIllinois52,147,193Texas: 42,850,619 short tonsTexas42,850,619Montana: 42,231,483 short tonsMontana42,231,483Indiana: 39,101,834 short tonsIndiana39,101,834North Dakota: 27,639,060 short tonsNorth Dakota27,639,060Ohio: 25,112,837 short tonsOhio25,112,837Colorado: 24,236,286 short tonsColorado24,236,286New Mexico: 21,968,641 short tonsNew Mexico21,968,641Alabama: 18,620,017 short tonsAlabama18,620,017Utah: 16,976,724 short tonsUtah16,976,724Virginia: 16,619,072 short tonsVirginia16,619,072Arizona: 7,602,722 short tonsArizona7,602,722Mississippi: 3,575,069 short tonsMississippi3,575,069Louisiana: 2,809,771 short tonsLouisiana2,809,771Maryland: 1,925,291 short tonsMaryland1,925,291Alaska: 1,631,584 short tonsAlaska1,631,584Oklahoma: 1,135,797 short tonsOklahoma1,135,797Tennessee: 1,098,437 short tonsTennessee1,098,437Missouri: 413,703 short tonsMissouri413,703Arkansas: 58,578 short tonsArkansas58,578Kansas: 22,150 short tonsKansas22,150Wyoming: 387,923,828 short tonsWyoming387,923,828West Virginia: 112,786,287 short tonsWest Virginia112,786,287Kentucky: 80,379,779 short tonsKentucky80,379,779Pennsylvania: 54,008,748 short tonsPennsylvania54,008,748Illinois: 52,147,193 short tonsIllinois52,147,193Texas: 42,850,619 short tonsTexas42,850,619Montana: 42,231,483 short tonsMontana42,231,483Indiana: 39,101,834 short tonsIndiana39,101,834North Dakota: 27,639,060 short tonsNorth Dakota27,639,060Ohio: 25,112,837 short tonsOhio25,112,837Colorado: 24,236,286 short tonsColorado24,236,286New Mexico: 21,968,641 short tonsNew Mexico21,968,641Alabama: 18,620,017 short tonsAlabama18,620,017Utah: 16,976,724 short tonsUtah16,976,724Virginia: 16,619,072 short tonsVirginia16,619,072Arizona: 7,602,722 short tonsArizona7,602,722Mississippi: 3,575,069 short tonsMississippi3,575,069Louisiana: 2,809,771 short tonsLouisiana2,809,771Maryland: 1,925,291 short tonsMaryland1,925,291Alaska: 1,631,584 short tonsAlaska1,631,584Oklahoma: 1,135,797 short tonsOklahoma1,135,797Tennessee: 1,098,437 short tonsTennessee1,098,437Missouri: 413,703 short tonsMissouri413,703Arkansas: 58,578 short tonsArkansas58,578Kansas: 22,150 short tonsKansas22,150
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

RankStates2013
short tons		Change on 2012
1Wyoming387,923,828-3.4%
2West Virginia112,786,287-6.3%
3Kentucky80,379,779-11.5%
4Pennsylvania54,008,748-1.3%
5Illinois52,147,193+7.6%
6Texas42,850,619-3%
7Montana42,231,483+15.1%
8Indiana39,101,834+6.5%
9North Dakota27,639,060+0.4%
10Ohio25,112,837-4.6%
11Colorado24,236,286-15.2%
12New Mexico21,968,641-2.2%
13Alabama18,620,017-3.6%
14Utah16,976,724-0.2%
15Virginia16,619,072-12.4%
16Arizona7,602,722+1.5%
17Mississippi3,575,069+21.1%
18Louisiana2,809,771-29.2%
19Maryland1,925,291-15.7%
20Alaska1,631,584-20.5%
21Oklahoma1,135,797+7.8%
22Tennessee1,098,437+0.8%
23Missouri413,703-1.9%
24Arkansas58,578-40.3%
25Kansas22,150+39.6%

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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 2013 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 387,923,828 short tons in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Kansas, with 22,150 short tons in 2013.

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