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Published annually, State Rankings features comprehensive state statistics making it easy to compare states across key measures in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance, and so much more. The editors compile useful statistics that would otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research making it a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. The rankings have been updated using specific methodology explained in the introduction. Geographic and data notes are also included to provide context. State Rankings compares every state and Washington, DC, in the following areas: - Agriculture - Population - Economy - Environment - Government finance - Crime - Education - Geography - Social welfare - Defense - Health - Energy - Housing
Energy and Environment
Energy and Environment
Energy Consumption in 2015
National Total = 97,251,000,000,000,000 BTUs*
ALPHA ORDER | RANK ORDER | ||||||
RANK | STATE | BTUs | % of USA | RANK | STATE | BTUs | % of USA |
17 | Alabama | 1,909,600,000,000,000 | 2.0% | 1 | Texas | 12,897,600,000,000,000 | 13.3% |
39 | Alaska | 619,900,000,000,000 | 0.6% | 2 | California | 7,676,300,000,000,000 | 7.9% |
27 | Arizona | 1,439,900,000,000,000 | 1.5% | 3 | Louisiana | 4,258,900,000,000,000 | 4.4% |
31 | Arkansas | 1,055,500,000,000,000 | 1.1% | 4 | Florida | 4,241,700,000,000,000 | 4.4% |
2 | California | 7,676,300,000,000,000 | 7.9% | 5 | Illinois | 3,942,700,000,000,000 | 4.1% |
25 | Colorado | 1,480,200,000,000,000 | 1.5% | 6 | Pennsylvania | 3,881,400,000,000,000 | 4.0% |
36 | Connecticut | 751,600,000,000,000 | 0.8% | 7 | Ohio | 3,740,800,000,000,000 | 3.8% |
48 | Delaware | 278,000,000,000,000 | 0.3% | 8 | New York | 3,724,500,000,000,000 | 3.8% |
4 | Florida | 4,241,700,000,000,000 | 4.4% | 9 | Georgia | 2,851,200,000,000,000 | 2.9% |
9 | Georgia | 2,851,200,000,000,000 | 2.9% | 10 | Indiana | 2,846,400,000,000,000 | 2.9% |
47 | Hawaii | 282,400,000,000,000 | 0.3% | 11 | Michigan | 2,767,300,000,000,000 | 2.8% |
41 | Idaho | 524,400,000,000,000 | 0.5% | 12 | North Carolina | 2,523,700,000,000,000 | 2.6% |
5 | Illinois | 3,942,700,000,000,000 | 4.1% | 13 | Virginia | 2,367,700,000,000,000 | 2.4% |
10 | Indiana | 2,846,400,000,000,000 | 2.9% | 14 | New Jersey | 2,287,700,000,000,000 | 2.4% |
24 | Iowa | 1,494,800,000,000,000 | 1.5% | 15 | Tennessee | 2,167,500,000,000,000 | 2.2% |
30 | Kansas | 1,082,600,000,000,000 | 1.1% | 16 | Washington | 1,988,400,000,000,000 | 2.0% |
21 | Kentucky | 1,725,500,000,000,000 | 1.8% | 17 | Alabama | 1,909,600,000,000,000 | 2.0% |
3 | Louisiana | 4,258,900,000,000,000 | 4.4% | 18 | Missouri | 1,826,800,000,000,000 | 1.9% |
43 | Maine | 405,600,000,000,000 | 0.4% | 19 | Wisconsin | 1,776,200,000,000,000 | 1.8% |
28 | Maryland | 1,399,500,000,000,000 | 1.4% | 20 | Minnesota | 1,769,900,000,000,000 | 1.8% |
26 | Massachusetts | 1,444,900,000,000,000 | 1.5% | 21 | Kentucky | 1,725,500,000,000,000 | 1.8% |
11 | Michigan | 2,767,300,000,000,000 | 2.8% | 22 | South Carolina | 1,648,500,000,000,000 | 1.7% |
20 | Minnesota | 1,769,900,000,000,000 | 1.8% | 23 | Oklahoma | 1,630,900,000,000,000 | 1.7% |
29 | Mississippi | 1,132,700,000,000,000 | 1.2% | 24 | Iowa | 1,494,800,000,000,000 | 1.5% |
18 | Missouri | 1,826,800,000,000,000 | 1.9% | 25 | Colorado | 1,480,200,000,000,000 | 1.5% |
44 | Montana | 391,400,000,000,000 | 0.4% | 26 | Massachusetts | 1,444,900,000,000,000 | 1.5% |
33 | Nebraska | 853,100,000,000,000 | 0.9% | 27 | Arizona | 1,439,900,000,000,000 | 1.5% |
38 | Nevada | 649,500,000,000,000 | 0.7% | 28 | Maryland | 1,399,500,000,000,000 | 1.4% |
46 | New Hampshire | 305,200,000,000,000 | 0.3% | 29 | Mississippi | 1,132,700,000,000,000 | 1.2% |
14 | New Jersey | 2,287,700,000,000,000 | 2.4% | 30 | Kansas | 1,082,600,000,000,000 | 1.1% |
37 | New Mexico | 675,600,000,000,000 | 0.7% | 31 | Arkansas | 1,055,500,000,000,000 | 1.1% |
8 | New York | 3,724,500,000,000,000 | 3.8% | 32 | Oregon | 956,700,000,000,000 | 1.0% |
12 | North Carolina | 2,523,700,000,000,000 | 2.6% | 33 | Nebraska | 853,100,000,000,000 | 0.9% |
40 | North Dakota | 607,600,000,000,000 | 0.6% | 34 | Utah | 791,000,000,000,000 | 0.8% |
7 | Ohio | 3,740,800,000,000,000 | 3.8% | 35 | West Virginia | 774,900,000,000,000 | 0.8% |
23 | Oklahoma | 1,630,900,000,000,000 | 1.7% | 36 | Connecticut | 751,600,000,000,000 | 0.8% |
32 | Oregon | 956,700,000,000,000 | 1.0% | 37 | New Mexico | 675,600,000,000,000 | 0.7% |
6 | Pennsylvania | 3,881,400,000,000,000 | 4.0% | 38 | Nevada | 649,500,000,000,000 | 0.7% |
49 | Rhode Island | 202,700,000,000,000 | 0.2% | 39 | Alaska | 619,900,000,000,000 | 0.6% |
22 | South Carolina | 1,648,500,000,000,000 | 1.7% | 40 | North Dakota | 607,600,000,000,000 | 0.6% |
45 | South Dakota | 383,500,000,000,000 | 0.4% | 41 | Idaho | 524,400,000,000,000 | 0.5% |
15 | Tennessee | 2,167,500,000,000,000 | 2.2% | 42 | Wyoming | 523,800,000,000,000 | 0.5% |
1 | Texas | 12,897,600,000,000,000 | 13.3% | 43 | Maine | 405,600,000,000,000 | 0.4% |
34 | Utah | 791,000,000,000,000 | 0.8% | 44 | Montana | 391,400,000,000,000 | 0.4% |
50 | Vermont | 132,000,000,000,000 | 0.1% | 45 | South Dakota | 383,500,000,000,000 | 0.4% |
13 | Virginia | 2,367,700,000,000,000 | 2.4% | 46 | New Hampshire | 305,200,000,000,000 | 0.3% |
16 | Washington | 1,988,400,000,000,000 | 2.0% | 47 | Hawaii | 282,400,000,000,000 | 0.3% |
35 | West Virginia | 774,900,000,000,000 | 0.8% | 48 | Delaware | 278,000,000,000,000 | 0.3% |
19 | Wisconsin | 1,776,200,000,000,000 | 1.8% | 49 | Rhode Island | 202,700,000,000,000 | 0.2% |
42 | Wyoming | 523,800,000,000,000 | 0.5% | 50 | Vermont | 132,000,000,000,000 | 0.1% |
District of Columbia | 178,800,000,000,000 | 0.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration “State Energy Data 2015: Consumption” (http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/)
*British Thermal Units: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree. National total includes 17.8 trillion Btu of net imports of coal coke that are not allocated to the states.
Per Capita Energy Consumption in 2015
National Per Capita = 302,925,021 BTUs*
ALPHA ORDER | RANK ORDER | ||||
RANK | STATE | PER CAPITA | RANK | STATE | PER CAPITA |
12 | Alabama | 393,662,317 | 1 | Louisiana | 911,733,595 |
3 | Alaska | 839,996,802 | 2 | Wyoming | 893,701,096 |
43 | Arizona | 211,679,585 | 3 | Alaska | 839,996,802 |
17 | Arkansas | 354,715,277 | 4 | North Dakota | 804,918,534 |
48 | California | 196,664,600 | 5 | Iowa | 479,337,163 |
34 | Colorado | 272,073,332 | 6 | Texas | 469,774,408 |
46 | Connecticut | 209,134,352 | 7 | Nebraska | 450,526,098 |
29 | Delaware | 294,458,149 | 8 | South Dakota | 449,044,303 |
45 | Florida | 209,274,785 | 9 | Indiana | 430,581,448 |
31 | Georgia | 279,542,210 | 10 | West Virginia | 421,194,640 |
47 | Hawaii | 197,992,035 | 11 | Oklahoma | 417,713,255 |
23 | Idaho | 317,948,444 | 12 | Alabama | 393,662,317 |
25 | Illinois | 306,537,425 | 13 | Kentucky | 390,203,021 |
9 | Indiana | 430,581,448 | 14 | Montana | 380,621,929 |
5 | Iowa | 479,337,163 | 15 | Mississippi | 379,426,235 |
16 | Kansas | 372,566,625 | 16 | Kansas | 372,566,625 |
13 | Kentucky | 390,203,021 | 17 | Arkansas | 354,715,277 |
1 | Louisiana | 911,733,595 | 18 | South Carolina | 336,949,606 |
26 | Maine | 305,470,682 | 19 | Tennessee | 328,871,205 |
39 | Maryland | 233,228,193 | 20 | New Mexico | 324,454,536 |
42 | Massachusetts | 212,672,884 | 21 | Minnesota | 322,783,727 |
32 | Michigan | 279,013,165 | 22 | Ohio | 322,315,294 |
21 | Minnesota | 322,783,727 | 23 | Idaho | 317,948,444 |
15 | Mississippi | 379,426,235 | 24 | Wisconsin | 308,381,761 |
28 | Missouri | 300,824,683 | 25 | Illinois | 306,537,425 |
14 | Montana | 380,621,929 | 26 | Maine | 305,470,682 |
7 | Nebraska | 450,526,098 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 303,444,795 |
41 | Nevada | 225,281,706 | 28 | Missouri | 300,824,683 |
40 | New Hampshire | 229,450,567 | 29 | Delaware | 294,458,149 |
36 | New Jersey | 255,323,632 | 30 | Virginia | 282,988,638 |
20 | New Mexico | 324,454,536 | 31 | Georgia | 279,542,210 |
50 | New York | 187,922,438 | 32 | Michigan | 279,013,165 |
37 | North Carolina | 251,320,260 | 33 | Washington | 277,988,340 |
4 | North Dakota | 804,918,534 | 34 | Colorado | 272,073,332 |
22 | Ohio | 322,315,294 | 35 | Utah | 264,998,993 |
11 | Oklahoma | 417,713,255 | 36 | New Jersey | 255,323,632 |
38 | Oregon | 238,190,262 | 37 | North Carolina | 251,320,260 |
27 | Pennsylvania | 303,444,795 | 38 | Oregon | 238,190,262 |
49 | Rhode Island | 191,966,028 | 39 | Maryland | 233,228,193 |
18 | South Carolina | 336,949,606 | 40 | New Hampshire | 229,450,567 |
8 | South Dakota | 449,044,303 | 41 | Nevada | 225,281,706 |
19 | Tennessee | 328,871,205 | 42 | Massachusetts | 212,672,884 |
6 | Texas | 469,774,408 | 43 | Arizona | 211,679,585 |
35 | Utah | 264,998,993 | 44 | Vermont | 211,384,327 |
44 | Vermont | 211,384,327 | 45 | Florida | 209,274,785 |
30 | Virginia | 282,988,638 | 46 | Connecticut | 209,134,352 |
33 | Washington | 277,988,340 | 47 | Hawaii | 197,992,035 |
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