~3.1 Tcf
Marketed Gas Production
2023
3rd
National Rank
2023
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of West Virginia vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by natural gas share of electricity.
| #1 | Rhode Island | 89% |
| #2 | Delaware | 88% |
| #3 | Illinois | 81% |
| #4 | Florida | 74% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | 68% |
| #6 | Louisiana | 68% |
| #7 | Virginia | 61% |
| #8 | Montana | 55 |
| #9 | Nevada | 55% |
| #10 | Ohio | 50% |
| #11 | Vermont | 50 |
| #12 | New Jersey | 48% |
| #13 | Georgia | 40% |
| #14 | Arizona | 39% |
| #15 | Michigan | 36% |
| #16 | North Carolina | 35% |
| #17 | Indiana | 34% |
| #18 | Colorado | 30% |
| #19 | New Mexico | 28% |
| #20 | Utah | 27% |
| #21 | Oregon | 25% |
| #22 | Wisconsin | 24% |
| #23 | Washington | 24% |
| #24 | Kentucky | 22% |
| #25 | Minnesota | 22% |
| #26 | Tennessee | 22% |
| #27 | New Hampshire | 20% |
| #28 | Alaska | 20% |
| #29 | Texas | 11.6 |
| #30 | South Dakota | 10% |
| #31 | Missouri | 9% |
| #32 | Pennsylvania | 7.6 |
| #33 | Wyoming | 7 |
| #34 | Maine | 5% |
Overview
West Virginia's Marcellus and Utica shale plays make it one of the country's top natural gas producers, with output around 3.1 trillion cubic feet in 2023, ranking third nationally behind Texas and Pennsylvania.
Did you know?
- West Virginia's natural gas output has more than quadrupled since 2010 thanks to Marcellus Shale drilling.