Knott County Historical Production Figures |
| YEAR | SURFACE | UNDERGROUND | TOTAL |
| 1889 | 0 | 1,158 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 0 | 34,023 | 34,023 |
| 1922 | 0 | 215,452 | 215,452 |
| 1923 | 0 | 342,599 | 342,599 |
| 1924 | 0 | 342,321 | 342,321 |
| 1925 | 0 | 472,255 | 472,255 |
| 1926 | 0 | 635,952 | 635,952 |
| 1927 | 0 | 661,750 | 661,750 |
| 1928 | 0 | 534,966 | 534,966 |
| 1929 | 0 | 361,837 | 361,837 |
| 1930 | 0 | 397,094 | 397,094 |
| 1931 | 0 | 621,642 | 621,642 |
| 1932 | 0 | 620,106 | 620,106 |
| 1933 | 0 | 554,804 | 554,804 |
| 1934 | 0 | 355,934 | 355,934 |
| 1935 | 0 | 379,442 | 379,442 |
| 1936 | 0 | 370,812 | 370,812 |
| 1937 | 0 | 552,417 | 552,417 |
| 1938 | 0 | 182,214 | 182,214 |
| 1939 | 0 | 351,172 | 351,172 |
| 1940 | 0 | 477,628 | 477,628 |
| 1941 | 0 | 450,574 | 450,574 |
| 1942 | 0 | 688,757 | 688,757 |
| 1943 | 0 | 554,397 | 554,397 |
| 1944 | 0 | 819,380 | 819,380 |
| 1945 | 0 | 892,602 | 892,602 |
| 1946 | 0 | 1,057,167 | 1,057,167 |
| 1947 | 0 | 1,365,879 | 1,365,879 |
| 1948 | 48,118 | 1,208,671 | 1,256,789 |
| 1949 | 12,240 | 1,408,639 | 1,420,879 |
| 1950 | 37,833 | 1,815,176 | 1,853,009 |
| 1951 | 0 | 1,617,598 | 1,617,598 |
| 1952 | 0 | 822,927 | 822,927 |
| 1953 | 3,487 | 780,170 | 783,657 |
| 1954 | 23,960 | 698,238 | 722,198 |
| 1955 | 974 | 974,120 | 975,094 |
| 1956 | 9,460 | 1,146,393 | 1,155,853 |
| 1957 | 42,374 | 1,413,201 | 1,455,575 |
| 1958 | 87,335 | 1,554,883 | 1,642,218 |
| 1959 | 9,330 | 1,137,885 | 1,147,215 |
| 1960 | 165,207 | 1,192,589 | 1,357,796 |
| 1961 | 655,630 | 1,427,670 | 2,083,300 |
| 1962 | 692,364 | 1,371,587 | 2,063,951 |
| 1963 | 879,556 | 1,589,597 | 2,469,153 |
| 1964 | 390,929 | 1,502,619 | 1,893,548 |
| 1965 | 731,455 | 1,417,860 | 2,149,315 |
| 1966 | 1,045,398 | 1,995,143 | 3,040,541 |
| 1967 | 658,272 | 1,587,074 | 2,245,346 |
| 1968 | 546,586 | 1,472,017 | 2,018,603 |
| 1969 | 1,082,547 | 1,652,731 | 2,735,278 |
| 1970 | 1,436,625 | 2,377,970 | 3,814,595 |
| 1971 | 1,641,977 | 2,194,611 | 3,836,588 |
| 1972 | 633,813 | 2,751,410 | 3,385,223 |
| 1973 | 896,771 | 3,178,682 | 4,075,453 |
| 1974 | 1,253,836 | 3,319,367 | 4,573,203 |
| 1975 | 1,079,375 | 2,894,287 | 3,973,662 |
| 1976 | 1,535,067 | 2,785,781 | 4,320,848 |
| 1977 | 2,511,334 | 2,817,900 | 5,329,234 |
| 1978 | 2,548,260 | 3,053,457 | 5,601,717 |
| 1979 | 1,943,550 | 3,893,903 | 5,837,453 |
| 1980 | 2,622,633 | 3,336,821 | 5,959,454 |
| 1981 | 3,473,857 | 4,043,129 | 7,516,986 |
| 1982 | 3,808,083 | 3,102,600 | 6,910,683 |
| 1983 | 2,562,189 | 3,165,195 | 5,727,384 |
| 1984 | 3,721,491 | 4,383,330 | 8,104,821 |
| 1985 | 3,503,296 | 4,770,900 | 8,274,196 |
| 1986 | 3,414,023 | 5,589,817 | 9,003,840 |
| 1987 | 3,339,499 | 4,886,350 | 8,225,849 |
| 1988 | 1,467,674 | 4,608,534 | 6,076,208 |
| 1989 | 2,563,537 | 5,209,060 | 7,772,597 |
| 1990 | 4,059,289 | 4,470,693 | 8,529,982 |
| 1991 | 2,159,464 | 5,465,229 | 7,624,693 |
| 1992 | 2,686,732 | 5,818,738 | 8,505,470 |
| 1993 | 3,692,997 | 10,193,416 | 13,886,413 |
| 1994 | 3,736,506 | 7,068,356 | 10,804,862 |
| 1995 | 3,446,540 | 6,276,062 | 9,722,602 |
| 1996 | 3,940,163 | 4,919,450 | 8,859,613 |
| 1997 | 3,759,531 | 5,120,974 | 8,880,505 |
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