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US states by coal production

Wyoming had the highest coal production of 25 states in 2016, at 297,218,132 short tons. Kansas had the lowest, at 26,788 short tons. The median was 12,634,136 short tons and the figure for the United States was 728,364,498 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest297,218,132Wyoming
Lowest26,788Kansas
Median12,634,13625 states
United States728,364,498History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 9,642,974 short tonsAlaska: 932,122 short tonsArizona: 5,422,850 short tonsArkansas: 49,415 short tonsColorado: 12,634,136 short tonsIllinois: 43,422,136 short tonsIndiana: 28,766,705 short tonsKansas: 26,788 short tonsKentucky: 42,867,898 short tonsLouisiana: 2,797,656 short tonsMaryland: 1,615,746 short tonsMississippi: 2,869,740 short tonsMissouri: 233,898 short tonsMontana: 32,335,656 short tonsNew Mexico: 13,341,089 short tonsNorth Dakota: 28,120,859 short tonsOhio: 12,564,129 short tonsOklahoma: 654,220 short tonsPennsylvania: 45,719,786 short tonsTennessee: 643,981 short tonsTexas: 39,000,584 short tonsUtah: 13,966,122 short tonsVirginia: 12,909,687 short tonsWest Virginia: 79,757,315 short tonsWyoming: 297,218,132 short tons
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short tons, 2016. 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, 2016

Wyoming: 297,218,132 short tonsWyoming297,218,132West Virginia: 79,757,315 short tonsWest Virginia79,757,315Pennsylvania: 45,719,786 short tonsPennsylvania45,719,786Illinois: 43,422,136 short tonsIllinois43,422,136Kentucky: 42,867,898 short tonsKentucky42,867,898Texas: 39,000,584 short tonsTexas39,000,584Montana: 32,335,656 short tonsMontana32,335,656Indiana: 28,766,705 short tonsIndiana28,766,705North Dakota: 28,120,859 short tonsNorth Dakota28,120,859Utah: 13,966,122 short tonsUtah13,966,122New Mexico: 13,341,089 short tonsNew Mexico13,341,089Virginia: 12,909,687 short tonsVirginia12,909,687Colorado: 12,634,136 short tonsColorado12,634,136Ohio: 12,564,129 short tonsOhio12,564,129Alabama: 9,642,974 short tonsAlabama9,642,974Arizona: 5,422,850 short tonsArizona5,422,850Mississippi: 2,869,740 short tonsMississippi2,869,740Louisiana: 2,797,656 short tonsLouisiana2,797,656Maryland: 1,615,746 short tonsMaryland1,615,746Alaska: 932,122 short tonsAlaska932,122Oklahoma: 654,220 short tonsOklahoma654,220Tennessee: 643,981 short tonsTennessee643,981Missouri: 233,898 short tonsMissouri233,898Arkansas: 49,415 short tonsArkansas49,415Kansas: 26,788 short tonsKansas26,788Wyoming: 297,218,132 short tonsWyoming297,218,132West Virginia: 79,757,315 short tonsWest Virginia79,757,315Pennsylvania: 45,719,786 short tonsPennsylvania45,719,786Illinois: 43,422,136 short tonsIllinois43,422,136Kentucky: 42,867,898 short tonsKentucky42,867,898Texas: 39,000,584 short tonsTexas39,000,584Montana: 32,335,656 short tonsMontana32,335,656Indiana: 28,766,705 short tonsIndiana28,766,705North Dakota: 28,120,859 short tonsNorth Dakota28,120,859Utah: 13,966,122 short tonsUtah13,966,122New Mexico: 13,341,089 short tonsNew Mexico13,341,089Virginia: 12,909,687 short tonsVirginia12,909,687Colorado: 12,634,136 short tonsColorado12,634,136Ohio: 12,564,129 short tonsOhio12,564,129Alabama: 9,642,974 short tonsAlabama9,642,974Arizona: 5,422,850 short tonsArizona5,422,850Mississippi: 2,869,740 short tonsMississippi2,869,740Louisiana: 2,797,656 short tonsLouisiana2,797,656Maryland: 1,615,746 short tonsMaryland1,615,746Alaska: 932,122 short tonsAlaska932,122Oklahoma: 654,220 short tonsOklahoma654,220Tennessee: 643,981 short tonsTennessee643,981Missouri: 233,898 short tonsMissouri233,898Arkansas: 49,415 short tonsArkansas49,415Kansas: 26,788 short tonsKansas26,788
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

RankStates2016
short tons		Change on 2015
1Wyoming297,218,132-20.9%
2West Virginia79,757,315-16.6%
3Pennsylvania45,719,786-8.6%
4Illinois43,422,136-22.6%
5Kentucky42,867,898-30.2%
6Texas39,000,584+8.6%
7Montana32,335,656-22.8%
8Indiana28,766,705-16.1%
9North Dakota28,120,859-2.4%
10Utah13,966,122-3.1%
11New Mexico13,341,089-32.2%
12Virginia12,909,687-7.2%
13Colorado12,634,136-33.1%
14Ohio12,564,129-26.3%
15Alabama9,642,974-26.9%
16Arizona5,422,850-20.3%
17Mississippi2,869,740-8.7%
18Louisiana2,797,656-18.6%
19Maryland1,615,746-15.9%
20Alaska932,122-20.8%
21Oklahoma654,220-16.1%
22Tennessee643,981-28.2%
23Missouri233,898+69.2%
24Arkansas49,415-46%
25Kansas26,788-86.6%

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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 2016 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 297,218,132 short tons in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest coal production?

Kansas, with 26,788 short tons in 2016.

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