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Table 10. Coal Production by State, Coal Rank, and Group, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region Bituminous Low Volatile Bituminous Medium Volatile Bituminous High Volatile Bituminous Total Subbitumi- nous Lignite Anthracite Total
Alabama NA NA NA 19,324 - - - 19,324
Alaska NA NA NA - 1,641 - - 1,641
Arizona NA NA NA 13,111 - - - 13,111
Arkansas NA NA NA 12 - - - 12
Colorado NA NA NA 21,907 7,230 - - 29,137
Illinois NA NA NA 33,444 - - - 33,444
Indiana NA NA NA 27,965 - - - 27,965
Kansas NA NA NA 201 - - - 201
Kentucky Total NA NA NA 130,688 - - - 130,688
  Eastern NA NA NA 104,901 - - - 104,901
  Western NA NA NA 25,787 - - - 25,787
Louisiana NA NA NA - - 3,699 - 3,699
Maryland NA NA NA 4,546 - - - 4,546
Mississippi NA NA NA - - 902 - 902
Missouri NA NA NA 436 - - - 436
Montana NA NA NA - 37,980 372 - 38,352
New Mexico NA NA NA 6,156 21,167 - - 27,323
North Dakota NA NA NA - - 31,270 - 31,270
Ohio NA NA NA 22,269 - - - 22,269
Oklahoma NA NA NA 1,588 - - - 1,588
Pennsylvania Total NA NA NA 70,046 - - 4,572 74,619
  Anthracite NA NA NA - - - 4,572 4,572
  Bituminous NA NA NA 70,046 - - - 70,046
Tennessee NA NA NA 2,669 - - - 2,669
Texas NA NA NA 180 - 49,319 - 49,498
Utah NA NA NA 26,656 - - - 26,656
Virginia NA NA NA 32,834 - - - 32,834
Washington NA NA NA - 4,270 - - 4,270
West Virginia Total NA NA NA 158,257 - - - 158,257
  Northern NA NA NA 37,601 - - - 37,601
  Southern NA NA NA 120,656 - - - 120,656
Wyoming NA NA NA 1,985 336,915 - - 338,900
Appalachian Total1 NA NA NA 414,847 - - 4,572 419,419
Interior Total1 NA NA NA 89,612 - 53,919 - 143,531
Western Total1 NA NA NA 69,816 409,203 31,641 - 510,661
East of Miss. River NA NA NA 502,043 - 902 4,572 507,517
West of Miss. River NA NA NA 72,233 409,203 84,659 - 566,094
U.S. Total NA NA NA 574,276 409,203 85,561 4,572 1,073,612


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
NA/ Not available.
       Notes: Refer to the Classification of Coals by Rank table in Appendix C for coal group definitions.  Coal production excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
       Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report" and U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."