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US states by crude oil production

Texas had the highest crude oil production of 30 states in 2016, at 1,170,497 thousand barrels. Virginia had the lowest, at 8 thousand barrels. The median was 8,375 thousand barrels and the figure for the United States was 3,242,282 thousand barrels. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest1,170,497Texas
Lowest8Virginia
Median8,37530 states
United States3,242,282History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 8,112 thousand barrelsAlaska: 179,378 thousand barrelsArizona: 8 thousand barrelsArkansas: 5,516 thousand barrelsCalifornia: 186,079 thousand barrelsColorado: 115,927 thousand barrelsFlorida: 1,934 thousand barrelsIllinois: 8,638 thousand barrelsIndiana: 1,818 thousand barrelsKansas: 37,944 thousand barrelsKentucky: 2,595 thousand barrelsLouisiana: 57,414 thousand barrelsMississippi: 20,386 thousand barrelsMissouri: 123 thousand barrelsMontana: 23,176 thousand barrelsNebraska: 1,983 thousand barrelsNevada: 284 thousand barrelsNew Mexico: 146,634 thousand barrelsNew York: 225 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota: 380,393 thousand barrelsOhio: 21,926 thousand barrelsOklahoma: 155,031 thousand barrelsPennsylvania: 6,170 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota: 1,406 thousand barrelsTennessee: 257 thousand barrelsTexas: 1,170,497 thousand barrelsUtah: 30,528 thousand barrelsVirginia: 8 thousand barrelsWest Virginia: 7,636 thousand barrelsWyoming: 72,659 thousand barrels
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thousand barrels, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: EIA, Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

Texas: 1,170,497 thousand barrelsTexas1,170,497North Dakota: 380,393 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota380,393California: 186,079 thousand barrelsCalifornia186,079Alaska: 179,378 thousand barrelsAlaska179,378Oklahoma: 155,031 thousand barrelsOklahoma155,031New Mexico: 146,634 thousand barrelsNew Mexico146,634Colorado: 115,927 thousand barrelsColorado115,927Wyoming: 72,659 thousand barrelsWyoming72,659Louisiana: 57,414 thousand barrelsLouisiana57,414Kansas: 37,944 thousand barrelsKansas37,944Utah: 30,528 thousand barrelsUtah30,528Montana: 23,176 thousand barrelsMontana23,176Ohio: 21,926 thousand barrelsOhio21,926Mississippi: 20,386 thousand barrelsMississippi20,386Illinois: 8,638 thousand barrelsIllinois8,638Alabama: 8,112 thousand barrelsAlabama8,112West Virginia: 7,636 thousand barrelsWest Virginia7,636Pennsylvania: 6,170 thousand barrelsPennsylvania6,170Arkansas: 5,516 thousand barrelsArkansas5,516Kentucky: 2,595 thousand barrelsKentucky2,595Nebraska: 1,983 thousand barrelsNebraska1,983Florida: 1,934 thousand barrelsFlorida1,934Indiana: 1,818 thousand barrelsIndiana1,818South Dakota: 1,406 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,406Nevada: 284 thousand barrelsNevada284Tennessee: 257 thousand barrelsTennessee257New York: 225 thousand barrelsNew York225Missouri: 123 thousand barrelsMissouri123Arizona: 8 thousand barrelsArizona8Virginia: 8 thousand barrelsVirginia8Texas: 1,170,497 thousand barrelsTexas1,170,497North Dakota: 380,393 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota380,393California: 186,079 thousand barrelsCalifornia186,079Alaska: 179,378 thousand barrelsAlaska179,378Oklahoma: 155,031 thousand barrelsOklahoma155,031New Mexico: 146,634 thousand barrelsNew Mexico146,634Colorado: 115,927 thousand barrelsColorado115,927Wyoming: 72,659 thousand barrelsWyoming72,659Louisiana: 57,414 thousand barrelsLouisiana57,414Kansas: 37,944 thousand barrelsKansas37,944Utah: 30,528 thousand barrelsUtah30,528Montana: 23,176 thousand barrelsMontana23,176Ohio: 21,926 thousand barrelsOhio21,926Mississippi: 20,386 thousand barrelsMississippi20,386Illinois: 8,638 thousand barrelsIllinois8,638Alabama: 8,112 thousand barrelsAlabama8,112West Virginia: 7,636 thousand barrelsWest Virginia7,636Pennsylvania: 6,170 thousand barrelsPennsylvania6,170Arkansas: 5,516 thousand barrelsArkansas5,516Kentucky: 2,595 thousand barrelsKentucky2,595Nebraska: 1,983 thousand barrelsNebraska1,983Florida: 1,934 thousand barrelsFlorida1,934Indiana: 1,818 thousand barrelsIndiana1,818South Dakota: 1,406 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,406Nevada: 284 thousand barrelsNevada284Tennessee: 257 thousand barrelsTennessee257New York: 225 thousand barrelsNew York225Missouri: 123 thousand barrelsMissouri123Arizona: 8 thousand barrelsArizona8Virginia: 8 thousand barrelsVirginia8
thousand barrels. Source: EIA, Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
thousand barrels		Change on 2015
1Texas1,170,497-7.3%
2North Dakota380,393-11.5%
3California186,079-7.6%
4Alaska179,378+1.8%
5Oklahoma155,031-6.4%
6New Mexico146,634-1%
7Colorado115,927-5.1%
8Wyoming72,659-16%
9Louisiana57,414-9.9%
10Kansas37,944-16.6%
11Utah30,528-17.8%
12Montana23,176-18.8%
13Ohio21,926-19.1%
14Mississippi20,386-18.2%
15Illinois8,638-9.2%
16Alabama8,112-16.3%
17West Virginia7,636-8%
18Pennsylvania6,170-13%
19Arkansas5,516-11.4%
20Kentucky2,595-9.3%
21Nebraska1,983-17.4%
22Florida1,934-12.4%
23Indiana1,818-18.1%
24South Dakota1,406-15.5%
25Nevada284+1.1%
26Tennessee257-13.2%
27New York225-21.3%
28Missouri123-17.4%
29Arizona8-78.4%
29Virginia8-27.3%

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About this ranking

Crude oil, including lease condensate, produced from wells in the year (field production), in thousand barrels of 42 US gallons, as published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

An annual volume for the United States and its states. Production in federal offshore waters (most of it in the federal offshore Gulf, which EIA now labels Gulf of America) is counted in the United States total and in no state, so the states add up to less than the nation. State series start in 1981 and the national series in 1859. For daily rates that compare countries see crude_oil_production_bpd. EIA revises the latest years as final survey data arrive.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A) (US states by crude oil production, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm

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Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A), US states by crude oil production, 2016. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 22 Sept. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/crude-oil-production/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). US states by crude oil production, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/crude-oil-production/us-states?period=2016.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A), US states by crude oil production, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_a.htm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/crude-oil-production/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest crude oil production?

Texas, with 1,170,497 thousand barrels in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest crude oil production?

Virginia, with 8 thousand barrels in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

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