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Table 56. Distribution of U.S. Coal by State of Origin, 1996-2000
(Thousand Short Tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Percent Change 1999-2000 Average Annual Percent Change
1996-2000
Alabama 20,293 19,297 23,046 23,921 24,636 5.2 -4.7
Alaska 1,580 1,573 1,341 1,424 1,473 .5 1.8
Arizona 12,986 12,623 12,169 11,044 10,970 2.9 4.3
Arkansas 11 22 23 9 7 -52.4 11.2
Colorado 29,413 30,017 29,294 26,968 25,405 -2.0 3.7
Illinois 32,424 40,167 39,754 41,220 47,076 -19.3 -8.9
Indiana 28,285 34,215 36,774 34,810 29,674 -17.3 -1.2
Kansas 201 408 440 434 245 -50.7 -4.8
Kentucky Total 133,756 138,632 153,102 152,746 152,891 -3.5 -3.3
  Eastern 107,077 108,922 120,227 119,196 117,404 -1.7 -2.3
  Western 26,678 29,710 32,876 33,550 35,487 -10.2 -6.9
Louisiana 3,704 2,952 3,331 3,545 3,222 25.5 3.5
Maryland 4,738 3,875 4,066 4,116 4,199 22.3 3.1
Mississippi 11 18 - - - -41.9 -
Missouri 436 392 296 401 846 11.2 -15.3
Montana 38,343 41,332 42,674 40,942 38,288 -7.2 *
New Mexico 27,136 28,450 28,026 27,377 25,043 -4.6 2.0
North Dakota 31,148 30,938 30,557 29,172 30,025 .7 .9
Ohio 22,461 23,074 27,166 29,434 28,881 -2.7 -6.1
Oklahoma 1,588 1,657 1,731 1,688 2,216 -4.2 -8.0
Pennsylvania Total 74,901 75,669 80,525 73,725 69,128 -1.0 2.0
  Anthracite 4,276 4,580 4,887 5,062 4,836 -6.6 -3.0
  Bituminous 70,625 71,089 75,637 68,664 64,291 -.6 2.4
Tennessee 2,665 3,155 2,741 3,080 3,052 -15.5 -3.3
Texas 48,877 53,075 52,935 53,463 49,655 -7.9 -.4
Utah 27,956 25,715 26,765 26,272 23,868 8.7 4.0
Virginia 34,190 31,634 33,539 35,577 36,208 8.1 -1.4
Washington 4,270 4,074 4,622 4,495 4,569 4.8 -1.7
West Virginia Total 161,452 157,730 172,612 172,236 169,200 2.4 -1.2
  Northern 39,389 39,512 44,784 46,316 46,436 -.3 -4.0
  Southern 122,063 118,219 127,828 125,920 122,764 3.3 -.1
Wyoming 339,129 337,027 314,891 280,795 279,117 .6 5.0
Appalachian Total1 427,778 423,357 463,922 461,287 452,707 1.0 -1.4
Interior Total1 142,215 162,616 168,160 169,119 168,427 -12.5 -4.1
Western Total1 511,960 511,748 490,339 448,490 438,758 * 3.9
East of Miss. River 515,176 527,467 573,325 570,866 564,944 -2.3 -2.3
West of Miss. River 566,777 570,254 549,096 508,030 494,948 -.6 3.4
U.S. Total 1,081,954 1,097,721 1,122,421 1,078,896 1,059,892 -1.4 .5


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
* Data round to zero.
       Notes: See Technical Note 1 for the difference between production and distribution.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
       Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-6A, "Coal Distribution Report."