US states by wind electricity generation

Texas had the highest wind electricity generation of 42 states in 2021, at 99.47 TWh. Delaware had the lowest, at 0 TWh. The median was 3.07 TWh and the figure for the United States was 378.2 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest99.47Texas
Lowest0Delaware
Median3.0742 states
United States378.2History

All states, 2021

Texas: 99.47 TWhTexas99.47Iowa: 37.1 TWhIowa37.1Oklahoma: 32.54 TWhOklahoma32.54Kansas: 25.69 TWhKansas25.69Illinois: 19.13 TWhIllinois19.13California: 15.18 TWhCalifornia15.18Colorado: 15.13 TWhColorado15.13North Dakota: 14.94 TWhNorth Dakota14.94Minnesota: 12.27 TWhMinnesota12.27New Mexico: 10.58 TWhNew Mexico10.58Nebraska: 9.59 TWhNebraska9.59Oregon: 9.38 TWhOregon9.38South Dakota: 9.33 TWhSouth Dakota9.33Washington: 9.3 TWhWashington9.3Wyoming: 8.45 TWhWyoming8.45Indiana: 7.86 TWhIndiana7.86Michigan: 7.7 TWhMichigan7.7Missouri: 6.53 TWhMissouri6.53New York: 4.16 TWhNew York4.16Montana: 3.47 TWhMontana3.47Pennsylvania: 3.46 TWhPennsylvania3.46Idaho: 2.68 TWhIdaho2.68Ohio: 2.59 TWhOhio2.59Maine: 2.54 TWhMaine2.54West Virginia: 1.62 TWhWest Virginia1.62Arizona: 1.6 TWhArizona1.6Wisconsin: 1.59 TWhWisconsin1.59Utah: 0.83 TWhUtah0.83Hawaii: 0.66 TWhHawaii0.66Maryland: 0.52 TWhMaryland0.52North Carolina: 0.51 TWhNorth Carolina0.51New Hampshire: 0.5 TWhNew Hampshire0.5Nevada: 0.34 TWhNevada0.34Vermont: 0.34 TWhVermont0.34Massachusetts: 0.21 TWhMassachusetts0.21Rhode Island: 0.17 TWhRhode Island0.17Alaska: 0.13 TWhAlaska0.13Virginia: 0.05 TWhVirginia0.05Tennessee: 0.03 TWhTennessee0.03New Jersey: 0.02 TWhNew Jersey0.02Connecticut: 0.01 TWhConnecticut0.01Delaware: 0 TWhDelaware0
TWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: net generation, wind, all sectors, annual (EIA-923) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
TWh
Change on 2020
1Texas99.47+7.6%
2Iowa37.1+8.5%
3Oklahoma32.54+10.6%
4Kansas25.69+7.2%
5Illinois19.13+17.9%
6California15.18+11.7%
7Colorado15.13+13%
8North Dakota14.94+9.5%
9Minnesota12.27+3.7%
10New Mexico10.58+46.5%
11Nebraska9.59+5.2%
12Oregon9.38+6.8%
13South Dakota9.33+68.2%
14Washington9.3+0.3%
15Wyoming8.45+53.2%
16Indiana7.86+25%
17Michigan7.7+14.3%
18Missouri6.53+95.3%
19New York4.16-8.1%
20Montana3.47+13.5%
21Pennsylvania3.46-7.8%
22Idaho2.68-3.3%
23Ohio2.59+13%
24Maine2.54+6.2%
25West Virginia1.62-14.4%
26Arizona1.6+148.4%
27Wisconsin1.59-9.6%
28Utah0.83+2.8%
29Hawaii0.66+11.1%
30Maryland0.52-5.2%
31North Carolina0.51-5.8%
32New Hampshire0.5-3.9%
33Nevada0.34+4.7%
34Vermont0.34-11.8%
35Massachusetts0.21-12.4%
36Rhode Island0.17-19.8%
37Alaska0.13+2.9%
38Virginia0.05n/a
39Tennessee0.03-28.1%
40New Jersey0.02-1.4%
41Connecticut0.01+4.7%
42Delaware0-6.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Net electricity generated by onshore and offshore wind turbines at utility-scale plants (1 megawatt or more) 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 wind farms have no value.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 2 states with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, wind, 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 wind electricity generation?

Texas, with 99.47 TWh in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest wind electricity generation?

Delaware, with 0 TWh in 2021.

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, wind, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 states have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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