Fact #353: January 3, 2005
U.S. Production of Crude Oil by State

In 2003 there were 31 states that produced crude oil. Texas, Alaska, California, and Louisiana were the top four states in terms of production; the data for those states include offshore production.

Supporting Information

Production of Crude Oil by State, 2003

Rank	State	Thousand barrels
1	Texas*	405,801
2	Alaska*	355,582
3	California*	250,000
4	Louisiana*	90,111
5	New Mexico	66,130
6	Oklahoma	65,356
7	Wyoming	52,407
8	Kansas	33,944
9	North Dakota	29,406
10	Colorado	21,109
11	Montana	19,320
12	Mississippi	16,593
13	Utah	13,096
14	Illinois	11,696
15	Alabama	7,877
16	Arkansas	7,226
17	Michigan	6,524
18	Ohio	5,647
19	Florida	3,262
20	Nebraska	2,755
21	Kentucky	2,538
22	Pennsylvania	2,425
23	Indiana	1,865
24	West Virginia	1,334
25	South Dakota	1,237
26	Nevada	493
27	Tennessee	311
28	New York	144
29	Missouri	82
30	Arizona	47
31	Virginia	5
	U.S. Total*	2,073,453
* Includes the following offshore production (thousand barrels): Alaska: State - 107,971 California: State - 15,900 Louisiana: State - 10,535 Texas: State - 1,017 U.S. total, including federal offshore - 734,554 Source: Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Annual 2003, Volume 1, Table 14

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