State rankings
Copper Production by State
Arizona has the highest Annual Production (700M lbs), followed by Utah (513.6M lbs) and New Mexico (178M lbs). Montana has the lowest (64M lbs).
Manufacturing & Mining5 states · 1 metricUpdated Apr 27, 2023Original page
16 sources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The University of Arizona
- Utah.gov
- NHMU
- Nevada Mining Association
- Nevada Copper
- Base Metals
- Idaho St Elko
- Resource World Magazine Inc
- The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- The Salt Lake Tribune
- BLOX Digital
- Wiki - Copper Mining in Michigan
- Wiki - Copper Mining in Arizona
- Guardian - How the rise of copper reveals clean energy’s dark side
- USGS - MIneral Commodities Summary 2021
Annual ProductionBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
5 of 51 statesAnnual Production
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
178M lbs
Middle half 163.7M lbs – 513.6M lbs
Average
323.9M lbs
5 states
Highest
700M lbs
Arizona
Lowest
64M lbs
Montana
Data
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5 states · # = rank by Annual Production
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona | 700M lbs |
| 2 |  Utah | 513.6M lbs |
| 3 |  New Mexico | 178M lbs |
| 4 |  Nevada | 163.7M lbs |
| 5 |  Montana | 64M lbs |
What correlates with Annual Production?
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Correlations need at least 10 states with data; this metric covers 5.
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Annual Production?
- Arizona has the highest Annual Production, at 700M lbs, followed by Utah (513.6M lbs) and New Mexico (178M lbs).
- Which state has the lowest Annual Production?
- Montana has the lowest Annual Production, at 64M lbs.
- What is the median Annual Production across US states?
- The median is 178M lbs across the 5 US states with data.
- Where does this copper production by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; The University of Arizona; Utah.gov; NHMU.