State rankings
Nuclear Power Plants by State
Illinois has the highest Active (5), followed by South Carolina (4) and Pennsylvania (3). New Hampshire has the lowest (1).
27 of 51 states
Active
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All 27 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
2
Middle half 1 – 2
Average
1.78
27 states
Highest
5
Illinois
Lowest
1
New Hampshire
Data
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31 states · # = rank by Active
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Illinois | 5 | 2 | — |
| 2 |  South Carolina | 4 | — | 1 |
| 3 |  Pennsylvania | 3 | 2 | — |
| 3 |  North Carolina | 3 | — | — |
| 5 |  Texas | 2 | — | — |
| 5 |  Florida | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  New York | 2 | — | — |
| 5 |  Ohio | 2 | — | — |
| 5 |  Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  Virginia | 2 | — | 1 |
| 5 |  Tennessee | 2 | — | — |
| 5 |  Minnesota | 2 | — | — |
| 5 |  Alabama | 2 | — | — |
| 5 |  Louisiana | 2 | — | — |
| 15 |  California | 1 | 3 | — |
| 15 |  Georgia | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15 |  New Jersey | 1 | 1 | — |
| 15 |  Washington | 1 | — | — |
| 15 |  Arizona | 1 | — | — |
| 15 |  Missouri | 1 | — | — |
| 15 |  Maryland | 1 | 1 | — |
| 15 |  Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | — |
| 15 |  Arkansas | 1 | — | — |
| 15 |  Kansas | 1 | — | — |
| 15 |  Mississippi | 1 | — | — |
| 15 |  Nebraska | 1 | 1 | — |
| 15 |  New Hampshire | 1 | — | — |
| — |  Massachusetts | — | 1 | — |
| — |  Connecticut | — | 1 | — |
| — |  Iowa | — | 2 | — |
| — |  Vermont | — | 1 | — |
What correlates with Active?
Pearson r against 2,127 other state metrics sharing at least 17 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Active tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Active tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Active?
- Illinois has the highest Active, at 5, followed by South Carolina (4) and Pennsylvania (3).
- Which state has the lowest Active?
- New Hampshire has the lowest Active, at 1.
- What is the median Active across US states?
- The median is 2 across the 27 US states with data.
- Where does this nuclear power plants by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: CNBC.