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US states by crude oil production

Texas had the highest crude oil production of 30 states in 2017, at 1,277,355 thousand barrels. Virginia had the lowest, at 7 thousand barrels. The median was 8,381 thousand barrels and the figure for the United States was 3,421,618 thousand barrels. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest1,277,355Texas
Lowest7Virginia
Median8,38130 states
United States3,421,618History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 6,832 thousand barrelsAlaska: 180,547 thousand barrelsArizona: 13 thousand barrelsArkansas: 5,285 thousand barrelsCalifornia: 173,948 thousand barrelsColorado: 129,931 thousand barrelsFlorida: 1,923 thousand barrelsIllinois: 8,313 thousand barrelsIndiana: 1,780 thousand barrelsKansas: 35,825 thousand barrelsKentucky: 2,477 thousand barrelsLouisiana: 51,521 thousand barrelsMississippi: 17,783 thousand barrelsMissouri: 116 thousand barrelsMontana: 20,718 thousand barrelsNebraska: 1,936 thousand barrelsNevada: 287 thousand barrelsNew Mexico: 172,302 thousand barrelsNew York: 194 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota: 394,826 thousand barrelsOhio: 19,960 thousand barrelsOklahoma: 165,890 thousand barrelsPennsylvania: 6,557 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota: 1,304 thousand barrelsTennessee: 271 thousand barrelsTexas: 1,277,355 thousand barrelsUtah: 34,438 thousand barrelsVirginia: 7 thousand barrelsWest Virginia: 8,448 thousand barrelsWyoming: 75,746 thousand barrels
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thousand barrels, 2017. 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, 2017

Texas: 1,277,355 thousand barrelsTexas1,277,355North Dakota: 394,826 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota394,826Alaska: 180,547 thousand barrelsAlaska180,547California: 173,948 thousand barrelsCalifornia173,948New Mexico: 172,302 thousand barrelsNew Mexico172,302Oklahoma: 165,890 thousand barrelsOklahoma165,890Colorado: 129,931 thousand barrelsColorado129,931Wyoming: 75,746 thousand barrelsWyoming75,746Louisiana: 51,521 thousand barrelsLouisiana51,521Kansas: 35,825 thousand barrelsKansas35,825Utah: 34,438 thousand barrelsUtah34,438Montana: 20,718 thousand barrelsMontana20,718Ohio: 19,960 thousand barrelsOhio19,960Mississippi: 17,783 thousand barrelsMississippi17,783West Virginia: 8,448 thousand barrelsWest Virginia8,448Illinois: 8,313 thousand barrelsIllinois8,313Alabama: 6,832 thousand barrelsAlabama6,832Pennsylvania: 6,557 thousand barrelsPennsylvania6,557Arkansas: 5,285 thousand barrelsArkansas5,285Kentucky: 2,477 thousand barrelsKentucky2,477Nebraska: 1,936 thousand barrelsNebraska1,936Florida: 1,923 thousand barrelsFlorida1,923Indiana: 1,780 thousand barrelsIndiana1,780South Dakota: 1,304 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,304Nevada: 287 thousand barrelsNevada287Tennessee: 271 thousand barrelsTennessee271New York: 194 thousand barrelsNew York194Missouri: 116 thousand barrelsMissouri116Arizona: 13 thousand barrelsArizona13Virginia: 7 thousand barrelsVirginia7Texas: 1,277,355 thousand barrelsTexas1,277,355North Dakota: 394,826 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota394,826Alaska: 180,547 thousand barrelsAlaska180,547California: 173,948 thousand barrelsCalifornia173,948New Mexico: 172,302 thousand barrelsNew Mexico172,302Oklahoma: 165,890 thousand barrelsOklahoma165,890Colorado: 129,931 thousand barrelsColorado129,931Wyoming: 75,746 thousand barrelsWyoming75,746Louisiana: 51,521 thousand barrelsLouisiana51,521Kansas: 35,825 thousand barrelsKansas35,825Utah: 34,438 thousand barrelsUtah34,438Montana: 20,718 thousand barrelsMontana20,718Ohio: 19,960 thousand barrelsOhio19,960Mississippi: 17,783 thousand barrelsMississippi17,783West Virginia: 8,448 thousand barrelsWest Virginia8,448Illinois: 8,313 thousand barrelsIllinois8,313Alabama: 6,832 thousand barrelsAlabama6,832Pennsylvania: 6,557 thousand barrelsPennsylvania6,557Arkansas: 5,285 thousand barrelsArkansas5,285Kentucky: 2,477 thousand barrelsKentucky2,477Nebraska: 1,936 thousand barrelsNebraska1,936Florida: 1,923 thousand barrelsFlorida1,923Indiana: 1,780 thousand barrelsIndiana1,780South Dakota: 1,304 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,304Nevada: 287 thousand barrelsNevada287Tennessee: 271 thousand barrelsTennessee271New York: 194 thousand barrelsNew York194Missouri: 116 thousand barrelsMissouri116Arizona: 13 thousand barrelsArizona13Virginia: 7 thousand barrelsVirginia7
thousand barrels. Source: EIA, Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2017
thousand barrels		Change on 2016
1Texas1,277,355+9.1%
2North Dakota394,826+3.8%
3Alaska180,547+0.7%
4California173,948-6.5%
5New Mexico172,302+17.5%
6Oklahoma165,890+7%
7Colorado129,931+12.1%
8Wyoming75,746+4.2%
9Louisiana51,521-10.3%
10Kansas35,825-5.6%
11Utah34,438+12.8%
12Montana20,718-10.6%
13Ohio19,960-9%
14Mississippi17,783-12.8%
15West Virginia8,448+10.6%
16Illinois8,313-3.8%
17Alabama6,832-15.8%
18Pennsylvania6,557+6.3%
19Arkansas5,285-4.2%
20Kentucky2,477-4.5%
21Nebraska1,936-2.4%
22Florida1,923-0.6%
23Indiana1,780-2.1%
24South Dakota1,304-7.3%
25Nevada287+1.1%
26Tennessee271+5.4%
27New York194-13.8%
28Missouri116-5.7%
29Arizona13+62.5%
30Virginia7-12.5%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest crude oil production?

Texas, with 1,277,355 thousand barrels in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest crude oil production?

Virginia, with 7 thousand barrels in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

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