U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, January - March 2024

Table 43. Average quality of coal received at manufacturing and coke plants by census division and state

Year to date

Census division

and state1

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic

Btu 14,219 14,191 14,195 14,219 14,195 0.2

Sulfur 1.11 1.09 1.14 1.11 1.14 -2.0

Ash 7.24 7.08 7.32 7.24 7.32 -1.1

New York

Btu 12,699 12,626 12,716 12,699 12,716 -0.1

Sulfur 2.20 2.21 2.26 2.20 2.26 -2.5

Ash 9.33 10.05 9.30 9.33 9.30 0.3

Pennsylvania

Btu 14,280 14,232 14,277 14,280 14,277 s

Sulfur 1.07 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.07 -0.3

Ash 7.16 7.00 7.21 7.16 7.21 -0.8

East North Central

Btu 13,632 13,603 13,568 13,632 13,568 0.5

Sulfur 1.14 1.09 1.10 1.14 1.10 3.5

Ash 7.05 7.23 7.10 7.05 7.10 -0.7

Illinois

Btu 11,666 11,480 11,710 11,666 11,710 -0.4

Sulfur 1.68 1.87 1.79 1.68 1.79 -6.3

Ash 7.02 7.13 7.03 7.02 7.03 -0.2

Indiana

Btu 14,249 14,249 14,199 14,249 14,199 0.4

Sulfur 0.98 0.95 0.91 0.98 0.91 7.3

Ash 7.02 7.13 6.82 7.02 6.82 3.0

Michigan

Btu 13,938 13,877 13,835 13,938 13,835 0.7

Sulfur 0.87 0.81 0.71 0.87 0.71 21.8

Ash 7.66 7.72 7.30 7.66 7.30 5.0

Ohio

Btu 14,256 14,257 14,218 14,256 14,218 0.3

Sulfur 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.02 0.5

Ash 6.97 7.22 7.44 6.97 7.44 -6.3

Wisconsin

Btu 11,211 11,089 10,350 11,211 10,350 8.3

Sulfur 0.49 0.55 0.55 0.49 0.55 -10.6

Ash 6.86 6.35 7.65 6.86 7.65 -10.3

West North Central

Btu 8,248 8,458 8,390 8,248 8,390 -1.7

Sulfur 0.76 0.79 0.66 0.76 0.66 15.9

Ash 6.22 6.07 5.74 6.22 5.74 8.5

Iowa

Btu 8,910 9,002 8,868 8,910 8,868 0.5

Sulfur 0.49 0.64 0.40 0.49 0.40 20.4

Ash 5.19 5.39 5.14 5.19 5.14 0.8

Kansas

Btu 11,046 10,871 10,884 11,046 10,884 1.5

Sulfur 2.05 1.56 2.32 2.05 2.32 -11.6

Ash 10.72 10.25 11.69 10.72 11.69 -8.3

Minnesota

Btu 9,305 9,302 9,293 9,305 9,293 0.1

Sulfur 0.30 0.30 0.34 0.30 0.34 -12.1

Ash 3.98 4.13 4.24 3.98 4.24 -6.3

Missouri

Btu 11,157 11,057 11,149 11,157 11,149 0.1

Sulfur 2.00 2.28 1.58 2.00 1.58 26.0

Ash 8.94 8.58 8.91 8.94 8.91 0.4

Nebraska
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Year to date

Census division

and state1

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

Btu 8,800 8,807 8,812 8,800 8,812 -0.1

Sulfur 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.4

Ash 5.00 5.01 5.01 5.00 5.01 -0.3

North Dakota

Btu 7,288 7,433 7,455 7,288 7,455 -2.2

Sulfur 0.85 0.80 0.75 0.85 0.75 14.0

Ash 6.81 6.53 5.89 6.81 5.89 15.6

South Dakota

Btu 7,972 8,001 8,014 7,972 8,014 -0.5

Sulfur 0.38 0.36 0.35 0.38 0.35 9.9

Ash 5.59 5.30 5.31 5.59 5.31 5.2

South Atlantic

Btu 13,076 13,449 13,280 13,076 13,280 -1.5

Sulfur 1.12 1.10 1.16 1.12 1.16 -3.1

Ash 9.62 9.43 9.88 9.62 9.88 -2.6

Florida

Btu 12,809 12,739 11,709 12,809 11,709 9.4

Sulfur 2.40 3.70 2.02 2.40 2.02 19.3

Ash 8.83 11.12 9.23 8.83 9.23 -4.4

Georgia

Btu 12,248 12,483 12,329 12,248 12,329 -0.7

Sulfur 0.82 1.11 1.17 0.82 1.17 -30.1

Ash 10.07 9.66 11.76 10.07 11.76 -14.4

Maryland

Btu 11,908 11,597 11,187 11,908 11,187 6.4

Sulfur 1.55 1.78 1.75 1.55 1.75 -11.7

Ash 18.01 19.00 25.04 18.01 25.04 -28.1

North Carolina

Btu 12,905 12,855 13,539 12,905 13,539 -4.7

Sulfur 1.00 1.01 0.90 1.00 0.90 11.3

Ash 8.54 8.72 7.93 8.54 7.93 7.6

South Carolina

Btu 12,814 12,872 13,137 12,814 13,137 -2.5

Sulfur 1.53 0.77 1.20 1.53 1.20 27.2

Ash 11.17 9.66 8.32 11.17 8.32 34.3

Virginia

Btu 13,651 14,293 13,991 13,651 13,991 -2.4

Sulfur 0.87 0.85 1.01 0.87 1.01 -13.8

Ash 7.11 6.95 7.49 7.11 7.49 -5.0

West Virginia

Btu 13,058 13,558 13,412 13,058 13,412 -2.6

Sulfur 1.03 1.03 1.17 1.03 1.17 -12.1

Ash 9.05 6.46 7.76 9.05 7.76 16.6

East South Central

Btu 13,147 13,263 13,296 13,147 13,296 -1.1

Sulfur 1.20 1.33 1.21 1.20 1.21 -1.0

Ash 7.44 7.39 7.42 7.44 7.42 0.3

Alabama

Btu 13,812 13,932 13,801 13,812 13,801 0.1

Sulfur 1.09 1.01 1.12 1.09 1.12 -2.2

Ash 7.05 6.79 7.16 7.05 7.16 -1.6

Kentucky

Btu 12,740 12,785 12,849 12,740 12,849 -0.8

Sulfur 1.49 1.76 1.06 1.49 1.06 40.0

Ash 8.33 8.18 7.43 8.33 7.43 12.1

Mississippi

Btu 14,741 14,863 14,720 14,741 14,720 0.1

Sulfur 0.76 0.77 0.80 0.76 0.80 -5.7

Ash 3.93 2.86 3.47 3.93 3.47 13.2

Tennessee

Btu 12,821 12,946 13,038 12,821 13,038 -1.7
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Year to date

Census division

and state1

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

Sulfur 1.16 1.35 1.42 1.16 1.42 -18.1

Ash 7.51 7.67 7.90 7.51 7.90 -5.0

West South Central

Btu 9,935 10,223 10,105 9,935 10,105 -1.7

Sulfur 0.77 0.96 0.67 0.77 0.67 15.7

Ash 7.70 7.91 8.18 7.70 8.18 -5.8

Arkansas

Btu 11,441 11,151 11,783 11,441 11,783 -2.9

Sulfur 1.54 1.63 1.29 1.54 1.29 19.2

Ash 12.29 10.49 9.54 12.29 9.54 28.8

Louisiana

Btu 7,489 7,489 7,489 7,489 7,489 s

Sulfur 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.50 s

Ash 5.98 5.92 6.65 5.98 6.65 -10.1

Oklahoma

Btu 11,192 12,328 10,530 11,192 10,530 6.3

Sulfur 0.92 1.47 0.55 0.92 0.55 67.6

Ash 6.47 8.89 7.34 6.47 7.34 -11.9

Texas

Btu 11,089 11,370 11,456 11,089 11,456 -3.2

Sulfur 0.58 0.91 0.60 0.58 0.60 -3.7

Ash 8.09 8.25 9.99 8.09 9.99 -19.0

Mountain

Btu 11,366 10,722 10,570 11,366 10,570 7.5

Sulfur 0.56 0.57 0.52 0.56 0.52 7.6

Ash 6.21 6.92 6.62 6.21 6.62 -6.2

Arizona

Btu 11,318 11,479 11,129 11,318 11,129 1.7

Sulfur 0.50 0.61 0.60 0.50 0.60 -16.5

Ash 8.41 10.16 9.52 8.41 9.52 -11.7

Colorado

Btu 11,692 11,654 11,716 11,692 11,716 -0.2

Sulfur 0.54 0.55 0.52 0.54 0.52 3.0

Ash 9.40 9.90 9.82 9.40 9.82 -4.2

Idaho

Btu 11,199 11,873 11,280 11,199 11,280 -0.7

Sulfur 0.96 0.87 0.46 0.96 0.46 107.9

Ash 10.78 10.10 10.56 10.78 10.56 2.1

Montana

Btu 9,497 9,258 9,546 9,497 9,546 -0.5

Sulfur 0.35 0.31 0.35 0.35 0.35 -1.4

Ash 4.97 5.26 5.17 4.97 5.17 -3.8

Nevada

Btu 11,504 11,783 11,457 11,504 11,457 0.4

Sulfur 0.50 0.48 0.47 0.50 0.47 7.4

Ash 10.40 10.23 9.42 10.40 9.42 10.4

New Mexico

Btu 11,361 11,306 11,973 11,361 11,973 -5.1

Sulfur 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.74 s

Ash 11.07 12.01 12.48 11.07 12.48 -11.3

Utah

Btu 11,300 11,530 11,376 11,300 11,376 -0.7

Sulfur 0.57 0.48 0.46 0.57 0.46 26.2

Ash 8.80 8.89 9.78 8.80 9.78 -10.0

Wyoming

Btu 11,565 10,168 10,083 11,565 10,083 14.7

Sulfur 0.60 0.63 0.55 0.60 0.55 8.7

Ash 4.06 4.26 4.35 4.06 4.35 -6.6

Pacific

Btu 11,125 11,279 11,169 11,125 11,169 -0.4

Sulfur 0.60 0.56 0.44 0.60 0.44 37.3
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, January - March 2024

Year to date

Census division

and state1

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

Ash 8.03 8.98 8.10 8.03 8.10 -0.9

California

Btu 11,241 11,322 11,298 11,241 11,298 -0.5

Sulfur 0.62 0.57 0.45 0.62 0.45 38.1

Ash 8.26 9.25 8.34 8.26 8.34 -1.0

Oregon

Btu 12,323 11,759 12,237 12,323 12,237 0.7

Sulfur 0.51 0.60 0.35 0.51 0.35 45.7

Ash 9.92 8.34 8.09 9.92 8.09 22.6

Washington

Btu 9,406 9,363 9,317 9,406 9,317 1.0

Sulfur 0.36 0.38 0.30 0.36 0.30 18.7

Ash 4.67 4.68 4.67 4.67 4.67 s

U.S. Total

Btu 11,899 12,042 11,845 11,899 11,845 0.5

Sulfur 0.98 0.98 0.93 0.98 0.93 5.0

Ash 7.04 7.13 6.98 7.04 6.98 0.9

1 Quality units are Btu (per pound); sulfur (percent by weight); and ash (percent by weight).

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'