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Distribution of U.S. Coal by Origin State
                                         

Release Date: January 2006
Next Release Date: 2006

Distribution of U.S. Coal by Origin State
Domestic Distribution of U.S. Coal by Origin State, Consumer, Destination and Method of Transportation, 2004
(Thousand Short Tons)
ORIGIN: U.S. TOTAL
State of Destination
by Method of Transportation
Electricity Generation
Coke Plants
Industrial Plants
(Except Coke)
Residential and Commercial
Total
Alabama
15,780
417
15,851
*
32,048
   Railroad
14,875
200
782
-
15,857
   River
827
-
79
-
906
   Tramway, Conveyor, and Slurry Pipeline
-
-
12,831
-
12,831
   Truck
78
217
2,159
*
2,454
Alaska
460
-
-
497
957
   Railroad
256
-
-
497
753
   Truck
204
-
-
*
204
Arizona
20,395
-
563
1
20,959
   Railroad
20,395
-
432
-
20,828
   Truck
-
-
131
1
132
Arkansas
12,991
-
485
*
13,476
   Railroad
12,991
-
376
-
13,366
   River
-
-
10
-
10
   Truck
-
-
100
*
100
California
723
-
2,260
8
2,992
   Railroad
691
-
2,212
8
2,911
   Truck
32
-
49
*
81
Colorado
16,321
-
263
222 [2]
16,810
   Railroad
13,180
-
259
6
13,445
   Truck
3,141
-
4
216
3,361
   Unknown
-
-
-
- [2]
4
Connecticut
733
-
99
4
835
   Railroad
48
-
1
-
49
   Tidewater Piers
685
-
-
-
685
   Truck
-
-
98
4
102
Delaware
801
-
7
*
808
   Railroad
801
-
-
-
801
   Truck
-
-
7
*
7
District of Columbia
-
-
-
30
30
   Railroad
-
-
-
30
30
Florida
15,801
-
507
-
16,308
   Railroad
11,088
-
506
-
11,595
   River
4,681
-
-
-
4,681
   Tidewater Piers
32
-
-
-
32
   Truck
*
-
*
-
*
Georgia
30,222
-
4,108
7
34,336
   Railroad
29,189
-
3,861
7
33,057
   River
701
-
-
-
701
   Truck
332
-
247
*
579
Idaho
-
-
572
7
579
   Railroad
-
-
525
-
525
   Truck
-
-
47
7
54
Illinois
48,620
272
8,940
250
58,082
   Great Lakes
-
-
7
-
7
   Railroad
45,038
112
2,143
-
47,293
   River
502
150
358
-
1,010
   Tramway, Conveyor, and Slurry Pipeline
-
-
4,984
-
4,984
   Truck
3,081
10
1,448
250
4,788
Indiana
40,481
6,944
12,875
429
60,744
   Railroad
30,131
6,189
494
15
36,829
   River
2,437
754
36
-
3,227
   Tidewater Piers
-
-
-
-
15
   Tramway, Conveyor, and Slurry Pipeline
732
-
2,974
-
3,705
   Truck
7,181
-
9,371
415
16,968
Iowa
20,281
-
1,296
177
21,753
   Railroad
20,109
-
883
-
20,991
   River
172
-
371
154
697
   Truck
-
-
42
23
66
Kansas
16,219
-
398
-
16,617
   Railroad
15,806
-
362
-
16,167
   Truck
413
-
36
-
450
Kentucky
29,365
85
19,823
274 [2]
49,547
   Railroad
8,190
85
2,348
63
10,686
   River
13,717
-
383
6
14,106
   Tramway, Conveyor, and Slurry Pipeline
-
-
7,917
-
7,917
   Truck
7,458
*
9,175
205
16,837
   Unknown
-
-
-
- [2]
*
Louisiana
11,539
-
57
-
11,596
   Railroad
7,569
-
-
-
7,569
   River
80
-
32
-
113
   Tramway, Conveyor, and Slurry Pipeline
1,961
-
-
-
1,961
   Truck
1,928
-
25
-
1,953
Maine
-
-
6
2
8
   Railroad
-
-
6
-
6
   Truck
-
-
-
2
2
Maryland
6,234
-
1,326
56 [2]
7,744
   Railroad
4,350
-
633
-
4,983
   River
20
-
14
-
34
   Tidewater Piers
1,106
-
4
-
1,110
   Truck
758
-
676
56
1,490
   Unknown
-
-
-
- [2]
127
Massachusetts
965
-
34
35
1,034
   Railroad
467
-
34
29
530
   Tidewater Piers
498
-
-
-
498
   Truck
-
-
*
5
6
Michigan
34,167
1,173
1,637
179
37,157
   Great Lakes
6,289
825
752
-
7,866
   Railroad
27,120
23
407
175
27,726
   River
630
325
59
-
1,015
   Truck
128
-
419
4
551
Minnesota
20,116
-
1,167
*
21,283
   Great Lakes
933
-
30
-
963
   Railroad
19,122
-
1,080
*
20,203
   River
61
-
57
-
118
   Truck
-
-
*
*
*
Mississippi
6,709
-
922
-
7,631
   Railroad
3,114
-
891
-
4,005
   River
24
-
19
-
42
   Truck
3,572
-
12
-
3,584
Missouri
47,891
-
1,182
193
49,266
   Railroad
47,469
-
-
36
47,505
   River
230
-
414
-
644
   Truck
193
-
769
157
1,118
Montana
10,995
-
153
108
11,256
   Railroad
655
-
98
107
861
   Tramway, Conveyor, and Slurry Pipeline
10,010
-
-
-
10,010
   Truck
329
-
54
2
385
See footnotes at end of table.

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see also:
Projected Coal Supply & Demand to 2030
Historical Coal Data back to 1949
International Coal Data