State rankings
Helium Production by State
Kansas has the highest # of Plants (8), followed by Texas (4) and Colorado (3). Wyoming has the lowest (1).
# of PlantsBetter 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 →
8 of 51 states# of Plants
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All 8 ranked
Highest first.
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
1.5
Middle half 1 – 3.25
Average
2.63
8 states
Highest
8
Kansas
Lowest
1
Wyoming
Data
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8 states · # = rank by # of Plants
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kansas | 8 | Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas (5 plants), Grade-A helium from crude helium supplied by other producers (3 plants) |
| 2 |  Texas | 4 | Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas |
| 3 |  Colorado | 3 | Grade-A helium refined from natural gas (one plant), Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas (two plants) |
| 4 |  Oklahoma | 2 | Grade-A helium from crude helium supplied by other producers (one plant), Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas (one plant) |
| 5 |  Arizona | 1 | Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas |
| 5 |  Utah | 1 | Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas |
| 5 |  New Mexico | 1 | Crude 50% to 99% helium refined from natural gas |
| 5 |  Wyoming | 1 | Grade-A helium refined from natural gas |
What correlates with # of Plants?
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Correlations need at least 10 states with data; this metric covers 8.
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest # of Plants?
- Kansas has the highest # of Plants, at 8, followed by Texas (4) and Colorado (3).
- Which state has the lowest # of Plants?
- Wyoming has the lowest # of Plants, at 1.
- What is the median # of Plants across US states?
- The median is 1.5 across the 8 US states with data.
- Where does this helium production by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: United States Geological Survey; ResearchGate; Wiki.