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Top 10 US States that Produce the Most Coal

Can you name the U.S. states that mine the most coal?
Source: US Energy Information Administration, 2024
Change = change since 2014
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First submittedApril 12, 2017
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Short tons
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State
191 m
-52%
Wyoming
68.4 m
-39%
West Virginia
40.6 m
-33%
Pennsylvania
34.2 m
-41%
Illinois
27.0 m
-39%
Montana
Short tons
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State
25.4 m
-13%
North Dakota
20.1 m
-49%
Indiana
24.3 m
-69%
Kentucky
14.4 m
-12%
Alabama
12.4 m
-48%
Colorado
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12 Comments
Gamer1162
+4
Level 58
Apr 12, 2017
These numbers will probably be quite smaller as the US moves from coal to alternative fuel sources.
Gamer1162
+2
Level 58
Dec 26, 2019
Interestingly, the numbers have gone up for most of these states. Ohio dropped out of the top ten
loganite
+1
Level 94
Jun 11, 2017
Alabama is going to have to rewrite their song. "Hello Wy-o-ming coal miner, let me thank you for your time..."
InfiniteInsanity999
+1
Level 41
Jun 11, 2017
Got them all after a lot of guessing with 11 seconds left, phew xD
q1zmst3r
+2
Level 43
Mar 10, 2021
This was kind of hard because I couldn't find a trend. nice quiz!
AlmostAGenius
+8
Level 89
Mar 14, 2026
Nice to see all these numbers going down.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Mar 15, 2026
Although this might change over the next several years :/
halpie
+3
Level 81
Mar 15, 2026
These won't change. Coal is no longer economically viable compared to other fuel sources, both renewable and non-renewable. No amount of wishing by some politicians can change these economics. Coal country needs meaningful economic transitions instead.
KanzazKyote
+1
Level 92
Mar 17, 2026
Yeah, and no amount of wishing will give them meaningful economic transitions in any short to middle term time frame either.
TheodoreE45
+2
Level 94
Mar 20, 2026
Very glad to see the numbers going down, but I hope that all future leadership (on the federal and state levels) invest heavily in clean energy to offset coal completely. Coal mining is incredibly unsafe for the miners themselves, and coal as a fuel is terrible, both the environment and as an effective fuel source. It's much worse than nuclear, hydro or even solar power.
iRDM
+2
Level 81
Mar 22, 2026
Man, what a random group. Four big northwest states (Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota), five heartland states (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania), and... Alabama. I wonder what caused this grouping, and why Ohio and Utah aren't up there.
CornishEuropean
+1
Level 58
Mar 24, 2026
Finished with 4 seconds to spare (Alabama?? lol) as a Brit.

I was almost certain Ohio would be near the top of this list. No idea why I was so wrong?

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