Coal states in the U.S.

Coal is mined in 26 states, but more than two-thirds of it is taken from Wyoming, West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. While Wyoming produces the lion’s share of U.S. coal, West Virginia employs the largest number of miners, more than 20,000 in 2006. Nearly 18,000 coal miners worked in Kentucky that year, compared to more than 5,800 in Wyoming.



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