U.S. Energy Information Administration Quarterly Coal Report, October - December 2023

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

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2023

July - September

2023

October - December

2022 2023 2022

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic

Btu 14,191 14,175 14,238 14,185 14,180 s

Sulfur 1.09 1.09 1.11 1.11 1.13 -1.7

Ash 7.08 7.17 7.32 7.22 7.34 -1.6

New York

Btu 12,626 12,663 12,679 12,654 12,723 -0.5

Sulfur 2.21 2.23 2.20 2.23 2.21 0.9

Ash 10.05 9.86 9.57 9.75 9.54 2.2

Pennsylvania

Btu 14,232 14,221 14,317 14,239 14,245 s

Sulfur 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.07 1.08 -0.9

Ash 7.00 7.09 7.21 7.13 7.24 -1.5

East North Central

Btu 13,603 13,556 13,469 13,562 13,418 1.1

Sulfur 1.09 1.02 1.16 1.07 1.21 -12.0

Ash 7.23 6.94 7.42 7.06 7.46 -5.3

Illinois

Btu 11,480 11,481 11,977 11,499 12,008 -4.2

Sulfur 1.87 1.35 2.14 1.65 2.30 -28.4

Ash 7.13 6.49 7.43 6.78 7.47 -9.2

Indiana

Btu 14,249 14,171 13,858 14,228 13,902 2.3

Sulfur 0.95 0.90 0.96 0.91 0.91 0.1

Ash 7.13 6.83 7.36 6.94 7.40 -6.1

Michigan

Btu 13,877 13,812 14,014 13,843 13,550 2.2

Sulfur 0.81 0.84 0.72 0.81 0.72 13.1

Ash 7.72 7.57 7.45 7.55 7.64 -1.2

Ohio

Btu 14,257 14,292 14,195 14,255 14,202 0.4

Sulfur 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.03 1.0

Ash 7.22 7.14 7.59 7.24 7.49 -3.3

Wisconsin

Btu 11,089 11,502 11,040 10,823 10,942 -1.1

Sulfur 0.55 0.71 0.61 0.56 0.88 -36.5

Ash 6.35 7.03 6.62 6.77 7.06 -4.1

West North Central

Btu 8,458 8,457 8,380 8,380 8,237 1.7

Sulfur 0.79 0.77 0.79 0.74 0.77 -3.9

Ash 6.07 6.17 6.48 5.97 6.15 -2.9

Iowa

Btu 9,002 8,911 9,122 8,904 8,968 -0.7

Sulfur 0.64 0.48 0.69 0.47 0.53 -11.6

Ash 5.39 5.16 5.58 5.19 4.98 4.3

Kansas

Btu 10,871 10,683 11,083 10,940 10,497 4.2

Sulfur 1.56 1.71 2.15 1.81 2.26 -19.7

Ash 10.25 8.74 10.85 10.80 13.66 -21.0

Minnesota

Btu 9,302 9,232 9,312 9,276 9,306 -0.3

Sulfur 0.30 0.32 0.35 0.33 0.35 -7.0

Ash 4.13 4.28 4.25 4.23 4.26 -0.7

Missouri

Btu 11,057 11,326 11,216 11,185 11,183 s

Sulfur 2.28 1.90 2.19 2.05 2.12 -3.3

Ash 8.58 8.44 8.67 8.59 8.54 0.5

Nebraska

Btu 8,807 8,806 8,845 8,811 8,767 0.5
U.S. Energy Information Administration Quarterly Coal Report, October - December 2023

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2023

July - September

2023

October - December

2022 2023 2022

Percent

change

Sulfur 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.30 0.23 27.9

Ash 5.01 5.00 5.04 5.01 4.66 7.6

North Dakota

Btu 7,433 7,380 7,321 7,375 7,228 2.0

Sulfur 0.80 0.82 0.77 0.79 0.82 -3.7

Ash 6.53 6.67 7.16 6.28 6.73 -6.7

South Dakota

Btu 8,001 7,989 8,008 8,005 8,015 -0.1

Sulfur 0.36 0.37 0.34 0.36 0.35 2.6

Ash 5.30 5.43 4.52 5.34 4.85 10.1

South Atlantic

Btu 13,449 13,266 13,033 13,301 13,117 1.4

Sulfur 1.10 1.17 1.20 1.15 1.16 -0.8

Ash 9.43 9.85 10.68 9.84 10.43 -5.6

Florida

Btu 12,739 12,048 11,255 11,795 12,017 -1.8

Sulfur 3.70 1.58 2.37 2.14 2.46 -13.2

Ash 11.12 7.67 10.15 9.09 10.02 -9.2

Georgia

Btu 12,483 12,368 12,670 12,358 12,488 -1.0

Sulfur 1.11 1.09 0.93 1.12 0.93 21.2

Ash 9.66 10.71 7.98 10.94 10.20 7.2

Maryland

Btu 11,597 11,509 11,177 11,522 11,096 3.8

Sulfur 1.78 1.74 1.48 1.74 1.38 25.7

Ash 19.00 18.48 21.76 20.08 22.59 -11.1

North Carolina

Btu 12,855 12,837 13,384 13,297 13,402 -0.8

Sulfur 1.01 0.97 1.25 0.92 1.00 -7.6

Ash 8.72 8.79 8.19 8.10 8.17 -0.8

South Carolina

Btu 12,872 13,323 13,001 13,175 12,909 2.1

Sulfur 0.77 1.30 1.34 1.19 1.55 -23.3

Ash 9.66 7.89 9.89 8.30 9.13 -9.0

Virginia

Btu 14,293 14,231 13,986 14,148 14,020 0.9

Sulfur 0.85 0.94 0.98 0.93 0.92 1.0

Ash 6.95 7.04 7.61 7.23 7.35 -1.7

West Virginia

Btu 13,558 13,300 12,942 13,389 13,362 0.2

Sulfur 1.03 1.12 1.14 1.14 1.26 -9.3

Ash 6.46 8.20 10.44 7.72 8.65 -10.7

East South Central

Btu 13,263 13,496 13,391 13,344 13,231 0.9

Sulfur 1.33 1.22 1.31 1.25 1.31 -4.3

Ash 7.39 7.11 7.46 7.30 7.58 -3.7

Alabama

Btu 13,932 14,249 13,857 14,013 13,606 3.0

Sulfur 1.01 0.91 1.06 1.00 1.13 -10.8

Ash 6.79 6.53 8.06 6.90 8.15 -15.3

Kentucky

Btu 12,785 12,972 13,323 12,864 12,938 -0.6

Sulfur 1.76 1.59 1.46 1.46 1.39 5.6

Ash 8.18 7.48 7.16 7.50 7.28 3.0

Mississippi

Btu 14,863 14,835 14,763 14,766 14,734 0.2

Sulfur 0.77 0.77 0.81 0.79 0.81 -3.5

Ash 2.86 3.79 3.40 3.55 3.73 -4.9

Tennessee

Btu 12,946 13,013 12,912 12,970 12,928 0.3

Sulfur 1.35 1.32 1.48 1.37 1.50 -8.3
U.S. Energy Information Administration Quarterly Coal Report, October - December 2023

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2023

July - September

2023

October - December

2022 2023 2022

Percent

change

Ash 7.67 7.67 7.31 7.78 7.40 5.1

West South Central

Btu 10,223 9,690 9,932 10,050 10,097 -0.5

Sulfur 0.96 0.79 0.70 0.75 0.66 13.3

Ash 7.91 8.44 8.46 8.11 7.91 2.5

Arkansas

Btu 11,151 11,293 11,201 11,379 11,323 0.5

Sulfur 1.63 1.59 1.43 1.36 1.19 13.7

Ash 10.49 10.99 10.27 10.18 9.21 10.6

Louisiana

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

Sulfur 0.51 0.51 0.58 0.51 0.55 -7.0

Ash 5.92 6.86 6.42 6.56 7.21 -9.0

Oklahoma

Btu 12,328 10,796 10,826 10,462 11,240 -6.9

Sulfur 1.47 0.94 0.56 0.68 0.64 6.1

Ash 8.89 8.34 6.30 7.35 7.11 3.4

Texas

Btu 11,370 11,444 11,584 11,497 11,613 -1.0

Sulfur 0.91 0.64 0.57 0.74 0.54 37.2

Ash 8.25 9.79 11.15 9.30 8.72 6.6

Mountain

Btu 10,722 10,710 10,321 10,666 10,600 0.6

Sulfur 0.57 0.61 0.53 0.58 0.51 12.7

Ash 6.92 6.87 6.39 6.77 6.52 3.8

Arizona

Btu 11,479 11,403 11,331 11,397 11,532 -1.2

Sulfur 0.61 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.65 s

Ash 10.16 11.88 10.00 10.86 9.28 17.0

Colorado

Btu 11,654 11,627 11,653 11,660 11,819 -1.3

Sulfur 0.55 0.65 0.71 0.56 0.61 -8.3

Ash 9.90 11.29 8.87 10.70 8.45 26.6

Idaho

Btu 11,873 11,905 12,168 11,735 12,297 -4.6

Sulfur 0.87 0.85 0.52 0.81 0.58 39.5

Ash 10.10 10.05 9.66 10.23 9.26 10.5

Montana

Btu 9,258 9,529 8,554 9,542 9,081 5.1

Sulfur 0.31 0.43 0.35 0.38 0.35 8.0

Ash 5.26 5.71 5.01 5.42 5.15 5.2

Nevada

Btu 11,783 11,399 11,597 11,466 11,516 -0.4

Sulfur 0.48 0.51 0.48 0.48 0.46 4.4

Ash 10.23 9.80 10.03 9.90 9.86 0.4

New Mexico

Btu 11,306 11,347 11,928 11,563 12,205 -5.3

Sulfur 0.75 0.78 0.83 0.75 0.71 5.6

Ash 12.01 13.01 12.38 12.74 10.31 23.6

Utah

Btu 11,530 11,547 11,379 11,448 11,631 -1.6

Sulfur 0.48 0.48 0.45 0.48 0.44 8.3

Ash 8.89 8.59 9.19 9.01 10.24 -12.0

Wyoming

Btu 10,168 10,252 9,809 10,157 10,000 1.6

Sulfur 0.63 0.64 0.54 0.62 0.52 20.0

Ash 4.26 3.92 4.08 4.02 4.24 -5.4

Pacific

Btu 11,279 11,096 11,125 11,168 11,254 -0.8

Sulfur 0.56 0.71 0.45 0.57 0.43 32.3

Ash 8.98 10.54 8.35 9.43 8.11 16.2
U.S. Energy Information Administration Quarterly Coal Report, October - December 2023

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2023

July - September

2023

October - December

2022 2023 2022

Percent

change

California

Btu 11,322 11,196 11,206 11,257 11,366 -1.0

Sulfur 0.57 0.73 0.46 0.58 0.42 36.6

Ash 9.25 10.87 8.43 9.73 8.21 18.6

Oregon

Btu 11,759 - 10,864 11,695 11,162 4.8

Sulfur 0.60 - 0.32 0.60 0.64 -6.4

Ash 8.34 - 10.45 8.79 10.48 -16.1

Washington

Btu 9,363 9,362 9,340 9,356 9,395 -0.4

Sulfur 0.38 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.35 -2.1

Ash 4.68 4.75 5.01 4.60 4.66 -1.4

U.S. Total

Btu 12,042 12,122 11,872 11,963 11,775 1.6

Sulfur 0.98 0.95 1.00 0.95 1.00 -4.9

Ash 7.13 7.13 7.37 7.08 7.28 -2.6

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.'