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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2015, at 375,772,504 short tons. Arkansas had the lowest, at 91,462 short tons. The median was 14,419,078 short tons and the figure for the United States was 896,940,563 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest375,772,504Wyoming
Lowest91,462Arkansas
Median14,419,07825 states
United States896,940,563History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 13,190,832 short tonsAlaska: 1,177,390 short tonsArizona: 6,804,555 short tonsArkansas: 91,462 short tonsColorado: 18,878,915 short tonsIllinois: 56,101,030 short tonsIndiana: 34,295,444 short tonsKansas: 199,199 short tonsKentucky: 61,424,961 short tonsLouisiana: 3,438,728 short tonsMaryland: 1,921,869 short tonsMississippi: 3,143,392 short tonsMissouri: 138,206 short tonsMontana: 41,864,004 short tonsNew Mexico: 19,678,796 short tonsNorth Dakota: 28,801,826 short tonsOhio: 17,040,975 short tonsOklahoma: 780,199 short tonsPennsylvania: 50,030,833 short tonsTennessee: 897,484 short tonsTexas: 35,917,966 short tonsUtah: 14,419,078 short tonsVirginia: 13,914,269 short tonsWest Virginia: 95,632,900 short tonsWyoming: 375,772,504 short tons
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short tons, 2015. 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, 2015

Wyoming: 375,772,504 short tonsWyoming375,772,504West Virginia: 95,632,900 short tonsWest Virginia95,632,900Kentucky: 61,424,961 short tonsKentucky61,424,961Illinois: 56,101,030 short tonsIllinois56,101,030Pennsylvania: 50,030,833 short tonsPennsylvania50,030,833Montana: 41,864,004 short tonsMontana41,864,004Texas: 35,917,966 short tonsTexas35,917,966Indiana: 34,295,444 short tonsIndiana34,295,444North Dakota: 28,801,826 short tonsNorth Dakota28,801,826New Mexico: 19,678,796 short tonsNew Mexico19,678,796Colorado: 18,878,915 short tonsColorado18,878,915Ohio: 17,040,975 short tonsOhio17,040,975Utah: 14,419,078 short tonsUtah14,419,078Virginia: 13,914,269 short tonsVirginia13,914,269Alabama: 13,190,832 short tonsAlabama13,190,832Arizona: 6,804,555 short tonsArizona6,804,555Louisiana: 3,438,728 short tonsLouisiana3,438,728Mississippi: 3,143,392 short tonsMississippi3,143,392Maryland: 1,921,869 short tonsMaryland1,921,869Alaska: 1,177,390 short tonsAlaska1,177,390Tennessee: 897,484 short tonsTennessee897,484Oklahoma: 780,199 short tonsOklahoma780,199Kansas: 199,199 short tonsKansas199,199Missouri: 138,206 short tonsMissouri138,206Arkansas: 91,462 short tonsArkansas91,462Wyoming: 375,772,504 short tonsWyoming375,772,504West Virginia: 95,632,900 short tonsWest Virginia95,632,900Kentucky: 61,424,961 short tonsKentucky61,424,961Illinois: 56,101,030 short tonsIllinois56,101,030Pennsylvania: 50,030,833 short tonsPennsylvania50,030,833Montana: 41,864,004 short tonsMontana41,864,004Texas: 35,917,966 short tonsTexas35,917,966Indiana: 34,295,444 short tonsIndiana34,295,444North Dakota: 28,801,826 short tonsNorth Dakota28,801,826New Mexico: 19,678,796 short tonsNew Mexico19,678,796Colorado: 18,878,915 short tonsColorado18,878,915Ohio: 17,040,975 short tonsOhio17,040,975Utah: 14,419,078 short tonsUtah14,419,078Virginia: 13,914,269 short tonsVirginia13,914,269Alabama: 13,190,832 short tonsAlabama13,190,832Arizona: 6,804,555 short tonsArizona6,804,555Louisiana: 3,438,728 short tonsLouisiana3,438,728Mississippi: 3,143,392 short tonsMississippi3,143,392Maryland: 1,921,869 short tonsMaryland1,921,869Alaska: 1,177,390 short tonsAlaska1,177,390Tennessee: 897,484 short tonsTennessee897,484Oklahoma: 780,199 short tonsOklahoma780,199Kansas: 199,199 short tonsKansas199,199Missouri: 138,206 short tonsMissouri138,206Arkansas: 91,462 short tonsArkansas91,462
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

RankStates2015
short tons		Change on 2014
1Wyoming375,772,504-5%
2West Virginia95,632,900-14.8%
3Kentucky61,424,961-20.6%
4Illinois56,101,030-3.2%
5Pennsylvania50,030,833-17.9%
6Montana41,864,004-6.1%
7Texas35,917,966-17.7%
8Indiana34,295,444-12.7%
9North Dakota28,801,826-1.2%
10New Mexico19,678,796-10.4%
11Colorado18,878,915-21.4%
12Ohio17,040,975-23.4%
13Utah14,419,078-19.6%
14Virginia13,914,269-7.6%
15Alabama13,190,832-19.4%
16Arizona6,804,555-15.5%
17Louisiana3,438,728+32%
18Mississippi3,143,392-15.9%
19Maryland1,921,869-2.8%
20Alaska1,177,390-21.6%
21Tennessee897,484+6.9%
22Oklahoma780,199-13.7%
23Kansas199,199+200.2%
24Missouri138,206-61.9%
25Arkansas91,462-2.7%

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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 2015 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 375,772,504 short tons in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Arkansas, with 91,462 short tons in 2015.

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