U.S. State Impacts

Below is a table ranking U.S. states by total concentrations of CO2 emitted in 2003, and by population size (1 being the highest).

Total concentrations of C02 emissions is just one part of the picture. These maps show C02 emissions data by sector and by per capita and GDP.

For information about how climate change is likely to impact each state, click on a state name.

Emissions source: EPA Population source: U.S. Census
State	CO2 Emission Rank	Population Rank
Alabama	15	23
Alaska	37	48
Arizona	27	20
Arkansas	33	33
California	2	1
Colorado	26	24
Connecticut	40	29
Delaware	46	45
Florida	5	4
Georgia	11	10
Hawaii	44	42
Idaho	47	39
Illinois	6	5
Indiana	7	14
Iowa	25	30
Kansas	30	32
Kentucky	13	25
Louisiana	9	22
Maine	43	40
Maryland	29	19
Massachusetts	23	13
Michigan	10	8
Minnesota	22	21
Mississippi	32	31
Missouri	14	17
Montana	42	44
Nebraska	39	38
Nevada	38	35
New Hampshire	45	41
New Jersey	17	9
New Mexico	35	36
New York	8	3
North Carolina	12	11
North Dakota	36	47
Ohio	4	7
Oklahoma	16	27
Oregon	41	28
Pennsylvania	3	6
Rhode Island	48	43
South Carolina	28	26
South Dakota	49	46
Tennessee	18	16
Texas	1	2
Utah	34	34
Vermont	50	49
Virginia	19	12
Washington	24	15
West Virginia	20	37
Wisconsin	21	18
Wyoming	31	50

Maps

See C02 output by sector, coastal population maps, and maps of regional initiatives.

Your Impact

Estimate your CO2 footprint by using a carbon calculator such as the one on the Inconvenient Truth web site.

How green is your energy? The EPA has a power profiler that can tell you.