Wyoming has the highest share of government revenue derived from fossil fuels. Between 2015 and 2019, fossil fuel production and marketing accounted for 59 percent of the total state and local own-source revenue. North Dakota followed, at 31 percent. Wyoming's annual average government fossil fuel revenue amounted to roughly 4.3 billion U.S. dollars during these years.
Annual average fossil fuel share in government revenue in the United States between 2015 and 2019, by key state*
Characteristic
Revenue share
Wyoming
59%
North Dakota
31%
Alaska
21%
New Mexico
15%
West Virginia
9.4%
Montana
7.9%
Oklahoma
7.7%
Louisiana
7.2%
Texas
7%
Colorado
4.1%
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* Fossil fuel revenues divided by total state and local own-source revenues, which consist of all local and state internal revenue (i.e., excludes intergovernmental transfers) averaged from 2015 to 2019.
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