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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2014, at 395,665,099 short tons. Kansas had the lowest, at 66,366 short tons. The median was 17,934,416 short tons and the figure for the United States was 1,000,048,758 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest395,665,099Wyoming
Lowest66,366Kansas
Median17,934,41625 states
United States1,000,048,758History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 16,362,945 short tonsAlaska: 1,501,758 short tonsArizona: 8,050,607 short tonsArkansas: 93,989 short tonsColorado: 24,007,495 short tonsIllinois: 57,969,300 short tonsIndiana: 39,266,977 short tonsKansas: 66,366 short tonsKentucky: 77,334,723 short tonsLouisiana: 2,604,888 short tonsMaryland: 1,977,928 short tonsMississippi: 3,737,100 short tonsMissouri: 362,813 short tonsMontana: 44,562,048 short tonsNew Mexico: 21,963,311 short tonsNorth Dakota: 29,157,193 short tonsOhio: 22,252,365 short tonsOklahoma: 904,311 short tonsPennsylvania: 60,909,704 short tonsTennessee: 839,249 short tonsTexas: 43,654,013 short tonsUtah: 17,934,416 short tonsVirginia: 15,059,178 short tonsWest Virginia: 112,187,373 short tonsWyoming: 395,665,099 short tons
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short tons, 2014. 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, 2014

Wyoming: 395,665,099 short tonsWyoming395,665,099West Virginia: 112,187,373 short tonsWest Virginia112,187,373Kentucky: 77,334,723 short tonsKentucky77,334,723Pennsylvania: 60,909,704 short tonsPennsylvania60,909,704Illinois: 57,969,300 short tonsIllinois57,969,300Montana: 44,562,048 short tonsMontana44,562,048Texas: 43,654,013 short tonsTexas43,654,013Indiana: 39,266,977 short tonsIndiana39,266,977North Dakota: 29,157,193 short tonsNorth Dakota29,157,193Colorado: 24,007,495 short tonsColorado24,007,495Ohio: 22,252,365 short tonsOhio22,252,365New Mexico: 21,963,311 short tonsNew Mexico21,963,311Utah: 17,934,416 short tonsUtah17,934,416Alabama: 16,362,945 short tonsAlabama16,362,945Virginia: 15,059,178 short tonsVirginia15,059,178Arizona: 8,050,607 short tonsArizona8,050,607Mississippi: 3,737,100 short tonsMississippi3,737,100Louisiana: 2,604,888 short tonsLouisiana2,604,888Maryland: 1,977,928 short tonsMaryland1,977,928Alaska: 1,501,758 short tonsAlaska1,501,758Oklahoma: 904,311 short tonsOklahoma904,311Tennessee: 839,249 short tonsTennessee839,249Missouri: 362,813 short tonsMissouri362,813Arkansas: 93,989 short tonsArkansas93,989Kansas: 66,366 short tonsKansas66,366Wyoming: 395,665,099 short tonsWyoming395,665,099West Virginia: 112,187,373 short tonsWest Virginia112,187,373Kentucky: 77,334,723 short tonsKentucky77,334,723Pennsylvania: 60,909,704 short tonsPennsylvania60,909,704Illinois: 57,969,300 short tonsIllinois57,969,300Montana: 44,562,048 short tonsMontana44,562,048Texas: 43,654,013 short tonsTexas43,654,013Indiana: 39,266,977 short tonsIndiana39,266,977North Dakota: 29,157,193 short tonsNorth Dakota29,157,193Colorado: 24,007,495 short tonsColorado24,007,495Ohio: 22,252,365 short tonsOhio22,252,365New Mexico: 21,963,311 short tonsNew Mexico21,963,311Utah: 17,934,416 short tonsUtah17,934,416Alabama: 16,362,945 short tonsAlabama16,362,945Virginia: 15,059,178 short tonsVirginia15,059,178Arizona: 8,050,607 short tonsArizona8,050,607Mississippi: 3,737,100 short tonsMississippi3,737,100Louisiana: 2,604,888 short tonsLouisiana2,604,888Maryland: 1,977,928 short tonsMaryland1,977,928Alaska: 1,501,758 short tonsAlaska1,501,758Oklahoma: 904,311 short tonsOklahoma904,311Tennessee: 839,249 short tonsTennessee839,249Missouri: 362,813 short tonsMissouri362,813Arkansas: 93,989 short tonsArkansas93,989Kansas: 66,366 short tonsKansas66,366
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

RankStates2014
short tons		Change on 2013
1Wyoming395,665,099+2%
2West Virginia112,187,373-0.5%
3Kentucky77,334,723-3.8%
4Pennsylvania60,909,704+12.8%
5Illinois57,969,300+11.2%
6Montana44,562,048+5.5%
7Texas43,654,013+1.9%
8Indiana39,266,977+0.4%
9North Dakota29,157,193+5.5%
10Colorado24,007,495-0.9%
11Ohio22,252,365-11.4%
12New Mexico21,963,311-0%
13Utah17,934,416+5.6%
14Alabama16,362,945-12.1%
15Virginia15,059,178-9.4%
16Arizona8,050,607+5.9%
17Mississippi3,737,100+4.5%
18Louisiana2,604,888-7.3%
19Maryland1,977,928+2.7%
20Alaska1,501,758-8%
21Oklahoma904,311-20.4%
22Tennessee839,249-23.6%
23Missouri362,813-12.3%
24Arkansas93,989+60.5%
25Kansas66,366+199.6%

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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 2014 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 395,665,099 short tons in 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Kansas, with 66,366 short tons in 2014.

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