U.S. transportation CO2 emissions by state

Texas is the biggest contributor to U.S. transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions. In 2021, transportation sector emissions in Texas totaled 215 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. This was almost double the transportation emissions released in Florida.

Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2021, by state (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Emissions in million metric tons
Texas	215.2
California	179.1
Florida	114.6
New York	67.3
Illinois	60.1
Ohio	58.8
Georgia	58.6
Pennsylvania	56
North Carolina	54.8
Virginia	49.8
Michigan	47.5
Tennessee	45.7
Louisiana	44.8
New Jersey	42.7
Washington	41.6
Indiana	39.8
Arizona	38.5
Alabama	37.2
Missouri	37.2
Kentucky	33.7
South Carolina	32.6
Oklahoma	30.8
Wisconsin	29.4
Minnesota	29.1
Colorado	28.9
Maryland	27.6
Massachusetts	26.7
Mississippi	23.4
Oregon	20.2
Iowa	19.8
Arkansas	19.5
Utah	18.2
Nevada	17.8
Kansas	17.5
New Mexico	16.3
Connecticut	14.3
Nebraska	13.8
Alaska	13.7
West Virginia	12.9
Idaho	11.6
Hawaii	10
North Dakota	8.8
Montana	8.2
Wyoming	7.5
Maine	7.1
South Dakota	7
New Hampshire	6.6
Delaware	5.4
Rhode Island	3.6
Vermont	2.9

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