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US states by crude oil production

Texas had the highest crude oil production of 30 states in 2021, at 1,746,278 thousand barrels. Virginia had the lowest, at 5 thousand barrels. The median was 10,246 thousand barrels and the figure for the United States was 4,133,116 thousand barrels. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Highest1,746,278Texas
Lowest5Virginia
Median10,24630 states
United States4,133,116History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 4,291 thousand barrelsAlaska: 159,673 thousand barrelsArizona: 6 thousand barrelsArkansas: 4,207 thousand barrelsCalifornia: 137,144 thousand barrelsColorado: 153,842 thousand barrelsFlorida: 1,490 thousand barrelsIllinois: 7,057 thousand barrelsIndiana: 1,521 thousand barrelsKansas: 27,905 thousand barrelsKentucky: 2,464 thousand barrelsLouisiana: 34,283 thousand barrelsMississippi: 13,434 thousand barrelsMissouri: 60 thousand barrelsMontana: 18,968 thousand barrelsNebraska: 1,592 thousand barrelsNevada: 223 thousand barrelsNew Mexico: 463,782 thousand barrelsNew York: 266 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota: 409,104 thousand barrelsOhio: 19,102 thousand barrelsOklahoma: 148,251 thousand barrelsPennsylvania: 6,158 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota: 1,017 thousand barrelsTennessee: 141 thousand barrelsTexas: 1,746,278 thousand barrelsUtah: 35,771 thousand barrelsVirginia: 5 thousand barrelsWest Virginia: 17,961 thousand barrelsWyoming: 85,250 thousand barrels
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thousand barrels, 2021. 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, 2021

Texas: 1,746,278 thousand barrelsTexas1,746,278New Mexico: 463,782 thousand barrelsNew Mexico463,782North Dakota: 409,104 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota409,104Alaska: 159,673 thousand barrelsAlaska159,673Colorado: 153,842 thousand barrelsColorado153,842Oklahoma: 148,251 thousand barrelsOklahoma148,251California: 137,144 thousand barrelsCalifornia137,144Wyoming: 85,250 thousand barrelsWyoming85,250Utah: 35,771 thousand barrelsUtah35,771Louisiana: 34,283 thousand barrelsLouisiana34,283Kansas: 27,905 thousand barrelsKansas27,905Ohio: 19,102 thousand barrelsOhio19,102Montana: 18,968 thousand barrelsMontana18,968West Virginia: 17,961 thousand barrelsWest Virginia17,961Mississippi: 13,434 thousand barrelsMississippi13,434Illinois: 7,057 thousand barrelsIllinois7,057Pennsylvania: 6,158 thousand barrelsPennsylvania6,158Alabama: 4,291 thousand barrelsAlabama4,291Arkansas: 4,207 thousand barrelsArkansas4,207Kentucky: 2,464 thousand barrelsKentucky2,464Nebraska: 1,592 thousand barrelsNebraska1,592Indiana: 1,521 thousand barrelsIndiana1,521Florida: 1,490 thousand barrelsFlorida1,490South Dakota: 1,017 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,017New York: 266 thousand barrelsNew York266Nevada: 223 thousand barrelsNevada223Tennessee: 141 thousand barrelsTennessee141Missouri: 60 thousand barrelsMissouri60Arizona: 6 thousand barrelsArizona6Virginia: 5 thousand barrelsVirginia5Texas: 1,746,278 thousand barrelsTexas1,746,278New Mexico: 463,782 thousand barrelsNew Mexico463,782North Dakota: 409,104 thousand barrelsNorth Dakota409,104Alaska: 159,673 thousand barrelsAlaska159,673Colorado: 153,842 thousand barrelsColorado153,842Oklahoma: 148,251 thousand barrelsOklahoma148,251California: 137,144 thousand barrelsCalifornia137,144Wyoming: 85,250 thousand barrelsWyoming85,250Utah: 35,771 thousand barrelsUtah35,771Louisiana: 34,283 thousand barrelsLouisiana34,283Kansas: 27,905 thousand barrelsKansas27,905Ohio: 19,102 thousand barrelsOhio19,102Montana: 18,968 thousand barrelsMontana18,968West Virginia: 17,961 thousand barrelsWest Virginia17,961Mississippi: 13,434 thousand barrelsMississippi13,434Illinois: 7,057 thousand barrelsIllinois7,057Pennsylvania: 6,158 thousand barrelsPennsylvania6,158Alabama: 4,291 thousand barrelsAlabama4,291Arkansas: 4,207 thousand barrelsArkansas4,207Kentucky: 2,464 thousand barrelsKentucky2,464Nebraska: 1,592 thousand barrelsNebraska1,592Indiana: 1,521 thousand barrelsIndiana1,521Florida: 1,490 thousand barrelsFlorida1,490South Dakota: 1,017 thousand barrelsSouth Dakota1,017New York: 266 thousand barrelsNew York266Nevada: 223 thousand barrelsNevada223Tennessee: 141 thousand barrelsTennessee141Missouri: 60 thousand barrelsMissouri60Arizona: 6 thousand barrelsArizona6Virginia: 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

RankStates2021
thousand barrels		Change on 2020
1Texas1,746,278-1.6%
2New Mexico463,782+22.7%
3North Dakota409,104-6.7%
4Alaska159,673-2.6%
5Colorado153,842-10.3%
6Oklahoma148,251-14.2%
7California137,144-5.1%
8Wyoming85,250-4.2%
9Utah35,771+15.4%
10Louisiana34,283-5.8%
11Kansas27,905-1.2%
12Ohio19,102-20.9%
13Montana18,968-0.6%
14West Virginia17,961-7.8%
15Mississippi13,434-5.2%
16Illinois7,057-1.3%
17Pennsylvania6,158+16.8%
18Alabama4,291-0.1%
19Arkansas4,207+1.7%
20Kentucky2,464+8.8%
21Nebraska1,592-4.8%
22Indiana1,521+15%
23Florida1,490+0.1%
24South Dakota1,017-0.7%
25New York266+11.8%
26Nevada223+0.9%
27Tennessee141-6.6%
28Missouri60-3.2%
29Arizona6+20%
30Virginia50%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest crude oil production?

Texas, with 1,746,278 thousand barrels in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest crude oil production?

Virginia, with 5 thousand barrels in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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