US states by nuclear electricity generation

Illinois had the highest nuclear electricity generation of 31 states in 2014, at 97.86 TWh. Iowa had the lowest, at 4.15 TWh. The median was 16.99 TWh and the figure for the United States was 797.17 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest97.86Illinois
Lowest4.15Iowa
Median16.9931 states
United States797.17History

All states, 2014

Illinois: 97.86 TWhIllinois97.86Pennsylvania: 78.71 TWhPennsylvania78.71South Carolina: 52.42 TWhSouth Carolina52.42New York: 43.04 TWhNew York43.04Alabama: 41.24 TWhAlabama41.24North Carolina: 40.97 TWhNorth Carolina40.97Texas: 39.29 TWhTexas39.29Georgia: 32.57 TWhGeorgia32.57Arizona: 32.32 TWhArizona32.32New Jersey: 31.51 TWhNew Jersey31.51Michigan: 31.25 TWhMichigan31.25Virginia: 30.22 TWhVirginia30.22Florida: 27.87 TWhFlorida27.87Tennessee: 27.67 TWhTennessee27.67Louisiana: 17.31 TWhLouisiana17.31California: 16.99 TWhCalifornia16.99Ohio: 16.28 TWhOhio16.28Connecticut: 15.84 TWhConnecticut15.84Arkansas: 14.48 TWhArkansas14.48Maryland: 14.34 TWhMaryland14.34Minnesota: 12.71 TWhMinnesota12.71Mississippi: 10.25 TWhMississippi10.25New Hampshire: 10.17 TWhNew Hampshire10.17Nebraska: 10.1 TWhNebraska10.1Washington: 9.5 TWhWashington9.5Wisconsin: 9.45 TWhWisconsin9.45Missouri: 9.28 TWhMissouri9.28Kansas: 8.56 TWhKansas8.56Massachusetts: 5.77 TWhMassachusetts5.77Vermont: 5.06 TWhVermont5.06Iowa: 4.15 TWhIowa4.15
TWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: net generation, nuclear, all sectors, annual (EIA-923) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
TWh
Change on 2013
1Illinois97.86+0.7%
2Pennsylvania78.710%
3South Carolina52.42-3.4%
4New York43.04-3.8%
5Alabama41.24+1%
6North Carolina40.97+1.8%
7Texas39.29+2.5%
8Georgia32.57-1%
9Arizona32.32+2.8%
10New Jersey31.51-5.6%
11Michigan31.25+8%
12Virginia30.22+3.1%
13Florida27.87+5.1%
14Tennessee27.67-2.9%
15Louisiana17.31+2.1%
16California16.99-5.2%
17Ohio16.28+1%
18Connecticut15.84-7.3%
19Arkansas14.48+21.2%
20Maryland14.34+0.6%
21Minnesota12.71+18.7%
22Mississippi10.25-5.6%
23New Hampshire10.17-6.9%
24Nebraska10.1+47.1%
25Washington9.5+12.2%
26Wisconsin9.45-19.1%
27Missouri9.28+10.9%
28Kansas8.56+19.4%
29Massachusetts5.77+33.2%
30Vermont5.06+4.4%
31Iowa4.15-22%

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About this ranking

Net electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the year, in terawatt hours, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-923.

United States and its states only. States without a nuclear plant have no value; a state's series stops when its last reactor closes.

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

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, nuclear, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Questions

Which state has the highest nuclear electricity generation?

Illinois, with 97.86 TWh in 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest nuclear electricity generation?

Iowa, with 4.15 TWh in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity data browser: net generation, nuclear, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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