Which states get the most electricity from coal?
In 2025 coal made 86.9% of West Virginia's electricity, followed by Kentucky (66.0%) and Missouri (63.7%). Across the US it made 16.6%, and ten states and D.C. made none. Each bar is coal's share of the electricity generated in that state, which may differ from what its homes use; the 2025 figures are preliminary.
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The data
| State | Share of the state's electricity generation (%) |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 86.9 |
| Kentucky | 66 |
| Missouri | 63.7 |
| Wyoming | 58.5 |
| North Dakota | 53.1 |
| Utah | 48.1 |
| Nebraska | 45.6 |
| Indiana | 44.9 |
| Montana | 35.2 |
| Wisconsin | 35 |
| Kansas | 30.7 |
| Arkansas | 30.6 |
| Iowa | 25.7 |
| Colorado | 24.7 |
| Ohio | 24.3 |
| Tennessee | 24.2 |
| Minnesota | 23.2 |
| Michigan | 22.9 |
| New Mexico | 20.9 |
| South Carolina | 17.4 |
| U.S. overall | 16.6 |
| Illinois | 16 |
| Alabama | 15.3 |
| Georgia | 13.7 |
| North Carolina | 13.2 |
| Alaska | 12.3 |
| Texas | 11.7 |
| Oklahoma | 10.4 |
| South Dakota | 9.1 |
| Arizona | 7.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.1 |
| Maryland | 6.1 |
| Nevada | 5.7 |
| Louisiana | 5.4 |
| Mississippi | 5.4 |
| Delaware | 4.7 |
| Florida | 3.8 |
| Virginia | 3.4 |
| Washington | 3.1 |
| New Hampshire | 1.2 |
| Maine | 0.2 |
| California | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 |
| New Jersey | 0 |
| New York | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 0 |
| Vermont | 0 |