Ethanol Production by State

Nebraska has the second largest ethanol production capacity in the country, based on the latest federal figures.  As of January 2007, Nebraska has the capacity to produce 1,345.5 million gallons of ethanol, which is 11.5 percent of the nation's capacity of 11.7 billion gallons.  Iowa has the largest production capacity (3,236.5 million gallons which is 27.6 percent of the nation's total), and Wyoming has the smallest production capacity (5 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 January 2007)
Rank State Ethanol Production Capacity
(Million Gallons Per Year)
1 Iowa 3,236.5
2 Nebraska 1,345.5
3 Illinois 1,212.0
4 South Dakota 910.0
5 Minnesota 782.1
6 Indiana 653.0
7 Kansas 507.5
8 Wisconsin 502.0
9 Texas 370.0
10 Ohio 333.0
11 Michigan 262.0
12 North Dakota 233.5
13 Tennessee 205.0
14 New York 164.0
15 Missouri 155.0
16 Oregon 143.0
17 Colorado 125.0
18 Georgia 100.4
19 California 68.0
20 Arizona 55.0
21 Washington 55.0
22 Kentucky 35.4
23 New Mexico 30.0
24 Wyoming 5.0
  United States Total 11,722.9

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

This table was updated on March 8, 2007.  Typically, there is one month between updates.

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