Ethanol Production by State

Nebraska has the second largest ethanol production capacity in the country, based on the latest federal figures.  As of October 2006, Nebraska has the capacity to produce 1,146.5 million gallons of ethanol, which is 13 percent of the nation's capacity of 8.6 billion gallons.  Iowa has the largest production capacity (2,271.5 million gallons which is 26 percent of the nation's total), and Georgia has the smallest production capacity (0.4 million gallons).

The ethanol section of the state energy office's energy statistics has more information.

See the archive for reports from prior months.

Ethanol Production Capacity Ranked by State
(Largest to Smallest Production Capacity as of October 2006)
Rank State Ethanol Production Capacity
(Million Gallons Per Year)
1 Iowa 2,271.5
2 Nebraska 1,146.5
3 Illinois 921.0
4 South Dakota 840.0
5 Minnesota 614.6
6 Indiana 552.0
7 Wisconsin 360.0
8 Texas 270.0
9 Kansas 267.5
10 North Dakota 233.5
11 Michigan 207.0
12 Ohio 163.0
13 Missouri 155.0
17 Colorado 125.0
15 New York 114.0
16 Oregon 108.0
17 California 68.0
18 Tennessee 67.0
19 Arizona 55.0
20 Kentucky 35.4
21 New Mexico 30.0
22 Wyoming 5.0
23 Georgia 0.4
  United States Total 8,579.4

Sources:  Renewable Fuels Association, Washington, DC.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

This table was updated on October 27, 2006.  Typically, there is one month between updates.

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