Distribution of U.S. Coal by Destination State

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The figures below represent the amount of coal exported from state to state within the United States. Coal that is mined throughout the United States is often exported from its state of origin to other states in the country. Primarily, this coal is transported by the nation's railroad system but this coal may also be transported by truck, river or other means not indicated below.

The table below shows the total amount of coal that is transported by rail to its state of destination. To view a further breakdown of the data, and to see how much coal is transported by means other than rail, please visit the Energy Information Administration report referenced below. The following data is from 2008 and is measured by thousand short tons per unit.[1]

Alabama

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 21,370 851 312 0 22,533
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 22,319 862 324 0 23,505

Alaska

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 0 0 0 0 0
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 0 0 0 0 0

Arizona

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 15,057 0 0 0 15,677
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 15,057 0 620 0 15,677

Arkansas

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 15,534 0 283 0 15,817
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 15,534 0 365 0 15,899

California

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 1,032 0 1,699 0 2,731
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 1,032 0 1,718 0 2,750

Colorado

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 7,298 0 0 0 7,298
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 7,811 0 0 0 7,781

Connecticut

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 658 0 0 0 658
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 658 0 0 0 658

Delaware

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 2,294 0 91 0 2,385
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 2,294 0 92 0 2,386

District of Columbia

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 0 0 0 17 17
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 0 0 0 17 17

Florida

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 11,878 0 1,035 0 12,913
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 23,735 0 1,056 0 24,791

Georgia

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 37,579 0 1,243 14 38,837
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 37,624 0 1,408 14 39,047

Idaho

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 0 0 307 0 307
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 0 0 310 9 319

Illinois

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 54,440 0 766 0 55,379
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 57,832 395 1,207 0 56,268

Indiana

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 48,927 4,266 3,167 34 56,394
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 31,091 4,862 3,504 43 39,500

Iowa

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 25,568 0 2,226 0 27,794
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 25,812 0 2,920 256 28,988

Kansas

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 21,346 0 0 0 21,346
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 21,485 0 184 0 21,579

Kentucky

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 6,358 754 35 0 7,148
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 15,274 754 284 0 16,338

Louisiana

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 11,517 0 0 0 11,517
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 11,517 0 78 0 11,596

Maryland

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 9,292 0 88 0 9,380
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 9,811 0 549 42 10,402

Massachusetts

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 595 0 59 0 653
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 837 0 60 0 897

Michigan

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 36,875 0 927 140 37,942
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 37,376 1,050 1,590 187 40,202

Minnesota

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 17,921 0 966 61 18,938
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 17,933 0 1,296 61 19,350

Mississippi

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 4,316 0 0 0 4,316
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 4,656 0 137 0 4,793

Missouri

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 44,129 0 88 0 44,217
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 44,535 0 1,024 198 45,659

Montana

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 0 0 0 0 0
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 0 0 0 11 0

Nebraska

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 14,130 0 419 0 14,548
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 14,130 0 419 0 14,548

Nevada

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 3,765 0 70 0 3,835
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 3,765 0 185 0 3,950

New Hampshire

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 586 0 0 0 586
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 586 0 0 0 586

New Jersey

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 3,162 0 0 0 3,162
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 3,162 0 0 0 3,162

New Mexico

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 0 0 0 0 0
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 0 0 0 0 0

New York

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 7,832 280 912 19 9,043
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 7,898 281 994 67 9,238

North Carolina

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 30,108 0 924 215 31,247
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 30,362 0 1,094 224 31,680

North Dakota

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 240 0 139 0 877
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 240 0 544 0 883

Ohio

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 14,556 1,831 76 50 16,514
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 41,982 1,495 1,780 184 45,498

Oklahoma

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 21,828 0 676 0 22,504
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 21,825 0 703 0 22,532

Oregon

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 2,655 0 63 0 2,717
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 2,655 0 63 0 2,717

Pennsylvania

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 5,734 283 484 0 6,501
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 11,860 4,917 2,222 32 18,800

South Carolina

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 15,309 0 992 0 16,301
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 15,309 0 1,203 14 16,527

South Dakota

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 2,467 0 0 8 2,475
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 2,497 0 202 9 2,679

Tennessee

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 18,949 0 1,828 0 20,777
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 26,743 0 2,774 102 29,619

Texas

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 63,609 0 1,519 11 65,140
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 63,609 0 1,520 11 65,141

Utah

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 2,474 0 0 0 2,474
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 2,475 0 53 0 2,528

Virginia

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 4,786 0 493 49 5,327
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 5,634 0 554 50 6,239

Washington

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 5,633 0 106 0 5,759
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 5,633 0 110 0 5,763

West Virginia

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 3,580 0 45 0 3,624
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 13,960 0 330 0 14,290

Wisconsin

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 25,368 0 1,469 96 26,933
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 25,487 0 1,680 169 27,336

Wyoming

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 0 0 1 0 1
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 0 0 28 0 27

United States Totals

Method of Transportation Totals Electricity Generation Coke Plants Industrial Plants (Except Coke) Residential and Commercial Total
Railroad Total 723,788 8,629 28,677 1,542 762,636
State Total (including other means of transportation like trucking) 1,011,895 21,013 53,989 3,449 1,090,346

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