List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions for energy use,[1][2] as well as per capita[3][4] and by area.[5]
The state with the highest total carbon dioxide emissions is Texas and the lowest is Vermont. The state with the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions is Wyoming and the lowest is New York.
Table
[edit]| State or territory | % total CO2 | CO2 (MMt) | CO2 (tons per capita) | CO2 (Mt per 1000 mi2) | CO2
change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 2.2% | 104.3 | 20.2 | 2.0 | 5.8% |
 Alaska | 1% | 44.0 | 59.7 | 0.1 | 18.2% |
 Arizona | 1.8% | 82.2 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 3% |
 Arkansas | 1.3% | 58.4 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 6.4% |
 California | 6.6% | 316.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 3.9% |
 Colorado | 1.7% | 79.6 | 13.3 | 0.8 | -0.3% |
 Connecticut | 0.8% | 37.1 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 8.9% |
 Delaware | 0.3% | 11.5 | 11.0 | 4.6 | -7.7% |
 District of Columbia | 0.1% | 2.5 | 3.6 | 36.9 | 4.3% |
 Florida | 4.8% | 230.8 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 10.3% |
 Georgia | 2.7% | 127.8 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 9% |
 Hawaii | 0.4% | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 16.5% |
 Idaho | 0.5% | 21.1 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 8.6% |
 Illinois | 3.5% | 164.0 | 12.9 | 2.8 | -3.8% |
 Indiana | 3.2% | 152.3 | 22.0 | 4.2 | -1.4% |
 Iowa | 1.4% | 65.2 | 20.2 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
 Kansas | 1.2% | 55.1 | 18.6 | 0.7 | -5% |
 Kentucky | 2.3% | 106.9 | 23.3 | 2.6 | 4.7% |
 Louisiana | 3.9% | 186.9 | 40.5 | 3.6 | 1.8% |
 Maine | 0.4% | 16.0 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 15.6% |
 Maryland | 1.1% | 48.8 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 1.4% |
 Massachusetts | 1.3% | 58.1 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 10% |
 Michigan | 3.0% | 143.1 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 4.4% |
 Minnesota | 1.7% | 77.9 | 13.4 | 0.9 | -0.7% |
 Mississippi | 1.4% | 64.7 | 21.9 | 1.3 | 2.4% |
 Missouri | 2.1% | 98.0 | 15.7 | 1.4 | -10.9% |
 Montana | 0.6% | 27.2 | 23.9 | 0.2 | 3.6% |
 Nebraska | 1.0% | 43.5 | 21.7 | 0.6 | -6.9% |
 Nevada | 0.9% | 39.3 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 8.1% |
 New Hampshire | 0.3% | 13.6 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 8.9% |
 New Jersey | 1.9% | 87.8 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 4.5% |
 New Mexico | 0.9% | 41.6 | 19.6 | 0.3 | -8.6% |
 New York | 3.5% | 163.7 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 12.3% |
 North Carolina | 2.5% | 119.1 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 10.7% |
 North Dakota | 1.2% | 55.1 | 69.5 | 0.8 | 1.6% |
 Ohio | 3.9% | 186.3 | 15.7 | 4.2 | 0.3% |
 Oklahoma | 1.9% | 88.6 | 21.6 | 1.3 | 5.5% |
 Oregon | 0.9% | 38.9 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 4% |
 Pennsylvania | 4.2% | 201.6 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 4.1% |
 Rhode Island | 0.3% | 11.0 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 11.3% |
 South Carolina | 1.5% | 70.8 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 10.7% |
 South Dakota | 0.4% | 15.1 | 16.3 | 0.2 | 1.5% |
 Tennessee | 1.9% | 90.5 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 8.1% |
 Texas | 14.2% | 679.9 | 21.7 | 2.5 | 8.5% |
 Utah | 1.2% | 55.0 | 15.7 | 0.6 | -4% |
 Vermont | 0.2% | 5.4 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.9% |
 Virginia | 2.1% | 99.2 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1.1% |
 Washington | 1.6% | 73.8 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 7.5% |
 West Virginia | 1.6% | 72.3 | 40.9 | 3.0 | -6.7% |
 Wisconsin | 1.8% | 85.1 | 14.3 | 1.3 | -2.4% |
 Wyoming | 1.1% | 50.0 | 85.2 | 0.5 | -11.2% |
 American Samoa | 0.1% | 0.5 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 23% |
 Guam | 0.1% | 3.0 | 19.5 | 5.3 | 40% |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Puerto Rico | 0.5% | 20.0 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 5% |
 US Virgin Islands | 0.1% | 2.0 | 22.9 | 2.7 | -20% |
| States and DC | 99.5% | 4,784.9 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 4.1% |
| US Total | 100% | 4,810.4 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 4.1% |
See also
[edit]- Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
- Top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions
References
[edit]- ↑ "Energy-Related CO₂ Emission Data Tables". EIA. June 26, 2026. Table 4. Per capita energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by state. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Emissions by fuel". EIA. 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ↑ "State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". US Census. May 26, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Census Results". US Census. August 21, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". US Census. December 16, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2026.