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Table CO2.7. Total CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, per capita CO2 emissions, and carbon intensities, ranked by state, 2023
Table CO2.7. Total CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, per capita CO2 emissions, and carbon intensities, ranked by state, 2023


Rank
Total CO2 emissions Per capita CO2 emissions Carbon intensity of primary energy supply Carbon intensity of economy
State Million metric tons State Metric tons State Metric tons CO2
per billion Btu
State Metric tons CO2
per million
chained 2017
dollars GDP
1 Texas 669.9 Wyoming 92.9 Wyoming 74.5 Wyoming 1,351.6
2 California 324.3 North Dakota 68.8 West Virginia 73.4 West Virginia 923.5
3 Florida 229.5 Alaska 58.6 Kentucky 69.5 North Dakota 899.6
4 Pennsylvania 200.9 West Virginia 42.1 North Dakota 67.2 Alaska 798.3
5 Ohio 184.2 Louisiana 40.1 Hawaii 66.1 Louisiana 739.5
6 Louisiana 183.8 Montana 26.0 Utah 65.7 Mississippi 533.6
7 Illinois 166.6 Kentucky 23.0 Missouri 65.1 Montana 512.4
8 New York 164.9 Nebraska 22.9 Montana 64.4 Kentucky 467.1
9 Indiana 153.9 Indiana 22.4 Indiana 64.0 Arkansas 422.8
10 Michigan 141.1 Texas 21.8 Colorado 60.5 Oklahoma 418.0
11 Georgia 125.7 Mississippi 21.7 Delaware 59.8 Alabama 411.8
12 North Carolina 111.4 Oklahoma 21.4 Alaska 57.8 New Mexico 382.4
13 Kentucky 104.8 Iowa 21.1 Ohio 57.7 Indiana 380.6
14 Missouri 101.5 New Mexico 19.9 Massachusetts 57.2 Iowa 336.8
15 Alabama 101.0 Alabama 19.7 New Mexico 56.7 Texas 319.5
16 Virginia 94.6 Arkansas 19.7 Nevada 56.0 Kansas 314.7
17 New Jersey 91.2 Kansas 19.6 Wisconsin 55.2 Nebraska 314.6
18 Tennessee 88.5 South Dakota 16.4 Rhode Island 54.6 Missouri 291.3
19 Oklahoma 86.9 Missouri 16.4 Florida 54.1 South Dakota 262.8
20 Wisconsin 86.2 Utah 16.0 Oklahoma 53.5 South Carolina 262.4
21 Arizona 83.0 Ohio 15.6 Kansas 53.2 Ohio 259.5
22 Colorado 82.2 Pennsylvania 15.4 District of Columbia 53.0 Michigan 254.6
23 Minnesota 80.8 Wisconsin 14.5 Arkansas 52.5 Pennsylvania 251.3
24 Washington 76.3 Minnesota 14.0 Michigan 52.3 Wisconsin 250.3
25 West Virginia 74.6 Michigan 14.0 Nebraska 52.3 Utah 243.9
26 South Carolina 68.8 Colorado 13.9 Mississippi 51.1 Idaho 222.3
27 Iowa 68.0 Illinois 13.2 Idaho 50.5 Tennessee 209.7
28 Mississippi 63.8 South Carolina 12.8 New York 50.4 Maine 207.5
29 Arkansas 60.4 Hawaii 12.5 California 50.3 Minnesota 206.8
30 Kansas 57.8 Tennessee 12.4 Maryland 49.9 Hawaii 203.6
31 Massachusetts 56.8 Nevada 12.2 Minnesota 49.8 Nevada 201.3
32 Utah 55.0 Delaware 11.7 Tennessee 48.8 Arizona 196.4
33 Wyoming 54.3 Georgia 11.4 New Jersey 48.5 Colorado 188.2
34 North Dakota 54.3 Maine 11.1 Arizona 48.5 Illinois 188.2
35 Maryland 48.6 Arizona 11.1 Washington 47.9 Georgia 185.4
36 Nebraska 45.6 Virginia 10.8 Georgia 47.9 Florida 177.5
37 Alaska 43.2 Idaho 10.8 Texas 47.7 Rhode Island 175.2
38 New Mexico 42.2 North Carolina 10.2 North Carolina 47.5 North Carolina 174.7
39 Nevada 39.3 Rhode Island 10.0 Virginia 47.2 Virginia 158.3
40 Oregon 38.9 Florida 10.0 Maine 46.5 Delaware 156.0
41 Connecticut 36.2 Connecticut 9.9 Iowa 46.4 Vermont 154.2
42 Montana 29.4 New Jersey 9.7 Pennsylvania 46.3 Oregon 148.4
43 Idaho 21.3 Washington 9.7 Louisiana 46.0 New Hampshire 145.0
44 Hawaii 18.0 New Hampshire 9.7 Connecticut 45.8 New Jersey 137.4
45 Maine 15.6 Oregon 9.1 Alabama 44.6 Connecticut 126.2
46 South Dakota 15.1 Vermont 8.4 Oregon 44.3 Maryland 115.0
47 New Hampshire 13.5 New York 8.4 Illinois 43.4 Washington 112.7
48 Delaware 12.2 California 8.3 South Dakota 41.5 California 99.8
49 Rhode Island 11.1 Massachusetts 8.0 South Carolina 39.6 Massachusetts 92.3
50 Vermont 5.4 Maryland 7.8 New Hampshire 39.0 New York 92.0
51 District of Columbia 2.5 District of Columbia 3.6 Vermont 38.4 District of Columbia 16.8
United States 4,785.6 United States 14.2 United States 51.2 United States 211.1

Footnotes:

— = No consumption. Where shown, (s) = Value less than 0.05.

Notes: · Data are carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions estimates from fossil fuels primary energy consumption for all sectors, excluding renewable energy. The state data do not account for interstate flow of electricity and represent CO2 emissions in the state where fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity, although the electricity might be sold to ultimate customers in other states and sectors. U.S. totals include net imports of coal coke consumption not allocated to the states. · Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

Web page: All data are available at https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php.

Data source: Table by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System based on population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and GDP data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. See technical notes. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/