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US states by crude oil production

Texas had the highest crude oil production of 30 states in 2020, at 1,774,693 thousand barrels. Virginia had the lowest, at 5 thousand barrels. The median was 10,658 thousand barrels and the figure for the United States was 4,153,695 thousand barrels. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest1,774,693Texas
Lowest5Virginia
Median10,65830 states
United States4,153,695History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 4,295 thousand barrelsAlaska: 163,880 thousand barrelsArizona: 5 thousand barrelsArkansas: 4,138 thousand barrelsCalifornia: 144,521 thousand barrelsColorado: 171,508 thousand barrelsFlorida: 1,488 thousand barrelsIllinois: 7,150 thousand barrelsIndiana: 1,323 thousand barrelsKansas: 28,258 thousand barrelsKentucky: 2,265 thousand barrelsLouisiana: 36,401 thousand barrelsMississippi: 14,166 thousand barrelsMissouri: 62 thousand barrelsMontana: 19,083 thousand barrelsNebraska: 1,673 thousand barrelsNevada: 221 thousand barrelsNew Mexico: 377,883 thousand barrelsNew York: 238 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota: 438,683 thousand barrelsOhio: 24,149 thousand barrelsOklahoma: 172,868 thousand barrelsPennsylvania: 5,273 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota: 1,024 thousand barrelsTennessee: 151 thousand barrelsTexas: 1,774,693 thousand barrelsUtah: 31,001 thousand barrelsVirginia: 5 thousand barrelsWest Virginia: 19,484 thousand barrelsWyoming: 88,984 thousand barrels
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thousand barrels, 2020. 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, 2020

Texas: 1,774,693 thousand barrelsTexas1,774,693North Dakota: 438,683 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota438,683New Mexico: 377,883 thousand barrelsNew Mexico377,883Oklahoma: 172,868 thousand barrelsOklahoma172,868Colorado: 171,508 thousand barrelsColorado171,508Alaska: 163,880 thousand barrelsAlaska163,880California: 144,521 thousand barrelsCalifornia144,521Wyoming: 88,984 thousand barrelsWyoming88,984Louisiana: 36,401 thousand barrelsLouisiana36,401Utah: 31,001 thousand barrelsUtah31,001Kansas: 28,258 thousand barrelsKansas28,258Ohio: 24,149 thousand barrelsOhio24,149West Virginia: 19,484 thousand barrelsWest Virginia19,484Montana: 19,083 thousand barrelsMontana19,083Mississippi: 14,166 thousand barrelsMississippi14,166Illinois: 7,150 thousand barrelsIllinois7,150Pennsylvania: 5,273 thousand barrelsPennsylvania5,273Alabama: 4,295 thousand barrelsAlabama4,295Arkansas: 4,138 thousand barrelsArkansas4,138Kentucky: 2,265 thousand barrelsKentucky2,265Nebraska: 1,673 thousand barrelsNebraska1,673Florida: 1,488 thousand barrelsFlorida1,488Indiana: 1,323 thousand barrelsIndiana1,323South Dakota: 1,024 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,024New York: 238 thousand barrelsNew York238Nevada: 221 thousand barrelsNevada221Tennessee: 151 thousand barrelsTennessee151Missouri: 62 thousand barrelsMissouri62Arizona: 5 thousand barrelsArizona5Virginia: 5 thousand barrelsVirginia5Texas: 1,774,693 thousand barrelsTexas1,774,693North Dakota: 438,683 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota438,683New Mexico: 377,883 thousand barrelsNew Mexico377,883Oklahoma: 172,868 thousand barrelsOklahoma172,868Colorado: 171,508 thousand barrelsColorado171,508Alaska: 163,880 thousand barrelsAlaska163,880California: 144,521 thousand barrelsCalifornia144,521Wyoming: 88,984 thousand barrelsWyoming88,984Louisiana: 36,401 thousand barrelsLouisiana36,401Utah: 31,001 thousand barrelsUtah31,001Kansas: 28,258 thousand barrelsKansas28,258Ohio: 24,149 thousand barrelsOhio24,149West Virginia: 19,484 thousand barrelsWest Virginia19,484Montana: 19,083 thousand barrelsMontana19,083Mississippi: 14,166 thousand barrelsMississippi14,166Illinois: 7,150 thousand barrelsIllinois7,150Pennsylvania: 5,273 thousand barrelsPennsylvania5,273Alabama: 4,295 thousand barrelsAlabama4,295Arkansas: 4,138 thousand barrelsArkansas4,138Kentucky: 2,265 thousand barrelsKentucky2,265Nebraska: 1,673 thousand barrelsNebraska1,673Florida: 1,488 thousand barrelsFlorida1,488Indiana: 1,323 thousand barrelsIndiana1,323South Dakota: 1,024 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,024New York: 238 thousand barrelsNew York238Nevada: 221 thousand barrelsNevada221Tennessee: 151 thousand barrelsTennessee151Missouri: 62 thousand barrelsMissouri62Arizona: 5 thousand barrelsArizona5Virginia: 5 thousand barrelsVirginia5
thousand barrels. Source: EIA, Crude oil field production by state, annual, thousand barrels (PET.MCRFP<state>1.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2020
thousand barrels		Change on 2019
1Texas1,774,693-4.8%
2North Dakota438,683-16.4%
3New Mexico377,883+12.1%
4Oklahoma172,868-20.5%
5Colorado171,508-10.8%
6Alaska163,880-3.6%
7California144,521-7.6%
8Wyoming88,984-12.9%
9Louisiana36,401-20.5%
10Utah31,001-16.1%
11Kansas28,258-14.9%
12Ohio24,149-13.6%
13West Virginia19,484+12.9%
14Montana19,083-17%
15Mississippi14,166-16.1%
16Illinois7,150-13.3%
17Pennsylvania5,273-19.5%
18Alabama4,295-11.6%
19Arkansas4,138-14.2%
20Kentucky2,265-9.6%
21Nebraska1,673-10.3%
22Florida1,488-23.2%
23Indiana1,323-16.2%
24South Dakota1,024-12.2%
25New York238-14.1%
26Nevada221-17.5%
27Tennessee151-28.4%
28Missouri62-27.1%
29Arizona5-28.6%
29Virginia5-16.7%

Other periods

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest crude oil production?

Texas, with 1,774,693 thousand barrels in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest crude oil production?

Virginia, with 5 thousand barrels in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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