| 
       U.S. Coal Production  | 
  
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| 
         Year  | 
      
         Kentucky  | 
      
         United  | 
      
         Kentucky
        as  | 
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| 
         Eastern  | 
      
         Western  | 
      
         Total  | 
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| 
         1970  | 
      
         72.5  | 
      
         52.8  | 
      
         125.3  | 
      
         602.9  | 
      
         20.8  | 
    |||
| 
         1971  | 
      
         71.6  | 
      
         47.8  | 
      
         119.4  | 
      
         552.2  | 
      
         21.6  | 
    |||
| 
         1972  | 
      
         68.9  | 
      
         52.3  | 
      
         121.2  | 
      
         595.4  | 
      
         20.4  | 
    |||
| 
         1973  | 
      
         74.0  | 
      
         53.7  | 
      
         127.6  | 
      
         591.7  | 
      
         21.6  | 
    |||
| 
         1974  | 
      
         85.4  | 
      
         51.8  | 
      
         137.2  | 
      
         603.4  | 
      
         22.7  | 
    |||
| 
         1975  | 
      
         87.3  | 
      
         56.4  | 
      
         143.6  | 
      
         648.4  | 
      
         22.1  | 
    |||
| 
         1976  | 
      
         91.1  | 
      
         52.8  | 
      
         144.0  | 
      
         678.7  | 
      
         21.2  | 
    |||
| 
         1977  | 
      
         94.0  | 
      
         52.3  | 
      
         146.3  | 
      
         691.3  | 
      
         21.2  | 
    |||
| 
         1978  | 
      
         96.2  | 
      
         39.5  | 
      
         135.7  | 
      
         665.1  | 
      
         20.4  | 
    |||
| 
         1979  | 
      
         104.1  | 
      
         42.5  | 
      
         146.5  | 
      
         777.9  | 
      
         18.8  | 
    |||
| 
         1980  | 
      
         109.2  | 
      
         41.0  | 
      
         150.1  | 
      
         829.7  | 
      
         18.1  | 
    |||
| 
         1981  | 
      
         117.9  | 
      
         39.7  | 
      
         157.6  | 
      
         823.8  | 
      
         19.1  | 
    |||
| 
         1982  | 
      
         111.2  | 
      
         39.0  | 
      
         150.2  | 
      
         838.1  | 
      
         17.9  | 
    |||
| 
         1983  | 
      
         95.6  | 
      
         35.6  | 
      
         131.2  | 
      
         782.1  | 
      
         16.8  | 
    |||
| 
         1984  | 
      
         117.3  | 
      
         42.3  | 
      
         159.5  | 
      
         895.9  | 
      
         17.8  | 
    |||
| 
         1985  | 
      
         113.3  | 
      
         39.0  | 
      
         152.3  | 
      
         883.6  | 
      
         17.2  | 
    |||
| 
         1986  | 
      
         112.7  | 
      
         41.2  | 
      
         153.9  | 
      
         890.3  | 
      
         17.3  | 
    |||
| 
         1987  | 
      
         119.9  | 
      
         45.3  | 
      
         165.2  | 
      
         918.8  | 
      
         18.0  | 
    |||
| 
         1988  | 
      
         117.5  | 
      
         40.3  | 
      
         157.9  | 
      
         950.3  | 
      
         16.6  | 
    |||
| 
         1989  | 
      
         125.7  | 
      
         41.6  | 
      
         167.4  | 
      
         980.7  | 
      
         17.1  | 
    |||
| 
         1990  | 
      
         128.4  | 
      
         44.9  | 
      
         173.3  | 
      
         1,029.1  | 
      
         16.8  | 
    |||
| 
         1991  | 
      
         117.2  | 
      
         41.8  | 
      
         159.0  | 
      
         996.0  | 
      
         16.0  | 
    |||
| 
         1992  | 
      
         119.4  | 
      
         41.7  | 
      
         161.1  | 
      
         997.5  | 
      
         16.2  | 
    |||
| 
         1993  | 
      
         120.2  | 
      
         36.1  | 
      
         156.3  | 
      
         945.4  | 
      
         16.5  | 
    |||
| 
         1994  | 
      
         124.4  | 
      
         37.2  | 
      
         161.6  | 
      
         1,033.5  | 
      
         15.6  | 
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| 
         1995  | 
      
         118.5  | 
      
         35.2  | 
      
         153.7  | 
      
         1,033.0  | 
      
         14.9  | 
    |||
| 
         1996  | 
      
         117.0  | 
      
         35.5  | 
      
         152.4  | 
      
         1,063.9  | 
      
         14.3  | 
    |||
| 1997 | 120.9 | 34.9 | 155.9 | 1,089.9 | 14.3 | |||
| 1998 | 116.7 | 33.6 | 150.3 | 1,118.1 | 13.4 | |||
| 1999 | 110.0 | 29.6 | 139.6 | 1,100.4 | 12.7 | |||
| 2000 | 105.0 | 25.8 | 130.7 | 1,073.6 | 12.2 | |||
| 2001 | 109.1 | 24.7 | 133.8 | 1,125.9 | 11.9 | |||
| 2002 | 99.4 | 24.7 | 124.1 | 1,094.3 | 11.3 | |||
| 2003 | 91.3 | 21.5 | 112.8 | 1,071.8 | 10.5 | |||
| 2004 | 90.9 | 23.4 | 114.2 | 1,112.1 | 10.3 | |||
| 2005 | 93.3 | 26.4 | 119.7 | 1,131.5 | 10.6 | |||
| 2006 | 93.6 | 27.2 | 120.8 | 1,162.7 | 10.4 | |||
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         * NOTE: These are the
        official U.S. DOE numbers for Kentucky.  State and Federal numbers will
        differ.  | 
    
        
 
 U.S. Leading Coal Producers Kentucky ranked third in the United States in coal production during 2006. 
 
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         Sources: U.S. DOE - Energy Information Administration; Coal Industry Annual, 1993-2006, Coal Production, 1977-1992. U.S. Bureau of Mines, Mineral Yearbook, 1970-1976.  |