The Top 5 U.S. States with the Most Coal Reserves

  State Coal Reserves
1 Montana 119 billion tons
2 Illinois 104 billion tons
3 Wyoming 62 billion tons
4 West Virginia 32 billion tons
5 Kentucky 29 billion tons
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Sources:  U.S. Energy Information Administration: Annual Energy Review 2009.

List Notes: Data is demonstrated coal reserves for the year 2009 in short tons (the short ton is a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.18474 kg).
U.S. States with the Most Coal Reserves

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