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List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions

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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]

Carbon emissions per capita, 2020
Carbon emissions per 1000 square miles, 2020

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.

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CO2 emissions by state, 2020
State or territory %
total
CO2		 CO2
(MMt)		 CO2
(tons per
capita)		 CO2
(Mt per
1000 mi2)
  Alabama  2.1%  98.3 19.6  1.9
  Alaska  0.8%  36.0 49.1  0.1
  Arizona  1.7%  79.8 11.2  0.7
  Arkansas  1.2%  54.7 18.2  1.0
  California  6.6% 303.7  7.7  1.9
  Colorado  1.7%  79.8 13.8  0.8
  Connecticut  0.7%  33.8  9.4  6.1
  Delaware  0.3%  12.4 12.6  5.0
  District of Columbia  0.1%   2.4  3.5 35.1
  Florida  4.5% 207.3  9.6  3.2
  Georgia  2.5% 116.4 10.9  2.0
  Hawaii  0.3%  15.0 10.3  1.4
  Idaho  0.4%  19.3 10.5  0.2
  Illinois  3.7% 170.2 13.3  2.9
  Indiana  3.3% 154.3 22.7  4.2
  Iowa  1.4%  65.7 20.6  1.2
  Kansas  1.3%  57.8 19.7  0.7
  Kentucky  2.2% 101.9 22.6  2.5
  Louisiana  4.0% 183.6 39.4  3.5
  Maine  0.3%  13.5  9.9  0.4
  Maryland  1.0%  48.1  7.8  3.9
  Massachusetts  1.1%  52.3  7.4  5.0
  Michigan  3.0% 136.9 13.6  1.4
  Minnesota  1.7%  78.4 13.7  0.9
  Mississippi  1.4%  63.2 21.4  1.3
  Missouri  2.4% 108.7 17.7  1.6
  Montana  0.6%  26.2 24.1  0.2
  Nebraska  1.0%  46.5 23.7  0.6
  Nevada  0.8%  36.1 11.6  0.3
  New Hampshire  0.3%  12.4  9.0  1.3
  New Jersey  1.8%  83.9  9.0  9.6
  New Mexico  1.0%  45.2 21.3  0.4
  New York  3.1% 143.7  7.1  2.6
  North Carolina  2.3% 106.4 10.2  2.0
  North Dakota  1.2%  54.3 69.6  0.8
  Ohio  4.0% 185.8 15.7  4.1
  Oklahoma  1.8%  83.7 21.1  1.2
  Oregon  0.8%  37.4  8.8  0.4
  Pennsylvania  4.2% 193.4 14.9  4.2
  Rhode Island  0.2%   9.8  9.0  6.4
  South Carolina  1.4%  63.3 12.4  2.0
  South Dakota  0.3%  14.9 16.8  0.2
  Tennessee  1.8%  83.2 12.0  2.0
  Texas 13.5% 622.4 21.4  2.3
  Utah  1.2%  57.2 17.5  0.7
  Vermont  0.1%   5.4  8.4  0.6
  Virginia  2.1%  98.2 11.4  2.3
  Washington  1.5%  68.3  8.9  1.0
  West Virginia  1.7%  77.1 43.0  3.2
  Wisconsin  1.9%  87.1 14.8  1.3
  Wyoming  1.2%  55.6 96.4  0.6
  American Samoa  0.0%   0.4  7.2  0.7
  Guam  0.0%   1.8 11.3  3.2
  Northern Mariana Islands  0.0%   0.0  0.0  0.0
  Puerto Rico  0.4%  19.0  5.8  3.6
  US Virgin Islands  0.1%   2.4 22.6  3.3
States and DC 99.5% 4591 13.9 1.21
US Total 100% 4615 13.8 1.23

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Energy-Related CO₂ Emission Data Tables". EIA. October 11, 2022. Table 4. Per capita energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by state. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Emissions by fuel". EIA. 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". US Census. March 23, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020 Population of U.S. Island Areas Just Under 339,000". US Census. October 28, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". US Census. December 16, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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