State rankings
Windiest States in the U.S.
Alaska has the highest Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft in 2025 (1,833 W/m²), followed by Wyoming (1,204 W/m²) and Montana (1,057 W/m²). Georgia has the lowest (180 W/m²).
51 of 51 states
Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft, 2025
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All 51 ranked
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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
494 W/m²
Middle half 356 W/m² – 603 W/m²
Average
532 W/m²
51 states
Highest
1,833 W/m²
Alaska
Lowest
180 W/m²
Georgia
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alaska | 1,833 W/m² | 10.3 mph | 1,750 W/m² | 9.04 mph | 16.35 mph |
| 2 |  Wyoming | 1,204 W/m² | 10.39 mph | 734 W/m² | 7.86 mph | 20.88 mph |
| 3 |  Montana | 1,057 W/m² | 9.53 mph | 650 W/m² | 6.98 mph | 21.03 mph |
| 4 |  Hawaii | 853 W/m² | 9.36 mph | 435 W/m² | 6.89 mph | 14.03 mph |
| 5 |  Michigan | 832 W/m² | 9.34 mph | 405 W/m² | 7.1 mph | 17.5 mph |
| 6 |  Colorado | 790 W/m² | 9.12 mph | 472 W/m² | 6.54 mph | 20.16 mph |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | 759 W/m² | 9 mph | 373 W/m² | 6.88 mph | 18.4 mph |
| 8 |  Washington | 734 W/m² | 7.91 mph | 506 W/m² | 5.95 mph | 15.03 mph |
| 9 |  California | 732 W/m² | 7.81 mph | 507 W/m² | 6.18 mph | 13.54 mph |
| 10 |  South Dakota | 663 W/m² | 8.96 mph | 230 W/m² | 5.76 mph | 21.32 mph |
| 11 |  Nebraska | 633 W/m² | 9.05 mph | 217 W/m² | 5.82 mph | 18.51 mph |
| 12 |  New York | 632 W/m² | 8.31 mph | 283 W/m² | 6.02 mph | 15.57 mph |
| 13 |  Oklahoma | 606 W/m² | 8.79 mph | 178 W/m² | 5.42 mph | 16.46 mph |
| 14 |  New Hampshire | 600 W/m² | 7.69 mph | 63 W/m² | 2.68 mph | 17.13 mph |
| 15 |  North Dakota | 596 W/m² | 8.64 mph | 208 W/m² | 5.61 mph | 18.8 mph |
| 16 |  Ohio | 576 W/m² | 8.21 mph | 260 W/m² | 5.96 mph | 16.16 mph |
| 17 |  New Mexico | 575 W/m² | 8.59 mph | 256 W/m² | 5.78 mph | 17.82 mph |
| 18 |  Utah | 568 W/m² | 7.73 mph | 451 W/m² | 6.25 mph | 18.26 mph |
| 19 |  Kansas | 564 W/m² | 8.6 mph | 170 W/m² | 5.31 mph | 19.3 mph |
| 20 |  Oregon | 555 W/m² | 7.56 mph | 315 W/m² | 5.63 mph | 16.38 mph |
| 21 |  Idaho | 542 W/m² | 7.81 mph | 440 W/m² | 6.26 mph | 20.59 mph |
| 22 |  Nevada | 532 W/m² | 7.52 mph | 424 W/m² | 6.33 mph | 17.43 mph |
| 23 |  Minnesota | 523 W/m² | 8.24 mph | 192 W/m² | 5.39 mph | 18.51 mph |
| 24 |  Texas | 508 W/m² | 8.47 mph | 163 W/m² | 5.28 mph | 15.55 mph |
| 25 |  Vermont | 500 W/m² | 7.53 mph | 95 W/m² | 3.7 mph | 18.07 mph |
| 26 |  West Virginia | 494 W/m² | 7.29 mph | 62 W/m² | 2.79 mph | 18.72 mph |
| 27 |  Maine | 479 W/m² | 7.46 mph | 88 W/m² | 3.6 mph | 16.95 mph |
| 28 |  Iowa | 476 W/m² | 8.14 mph | 133 W/m² | 4.94 mph | 18.09 mph |
| 29 |  Massachusetts | 473 W/m² | 7.52 mph | 89 W/m² | 3.55 mph | 15.76 mph |
| 30 |  Illinois | 467 W/m² | 7.82 mph | 155 W/m² | 4.96 mph | 18.28 mph |
| 31 |  Pennsylvania | 454 W/m² | 7.45 mph | 118 W/m² | 4.04 mph | 17.42 mph |
| 32 |  Rhode Island | 439 W/m² | 7.43 mph | 177 W/m² | 5.16 mph | 14.91 mph |
| 33 |  Maryland | 416 W/m² | 7.23 mph | 92 W/m² | 3.99 mph | 19.74 mph |
| 34 |  Arizona | 413 W/m² | 6.92 mph | 293 W/m² | 5.34 mph | 15.92 mph |
| 35 |  North Carolina | 407 W/m² | 7.06 mph | 91 W/m² | 3.9 mph | 17.99 mph |
| 36 |  Indiana | 405 W/m² | 7.48 mph | 103 W/m² | 4.37 mph | 17.84 mph |
| 37 |  Missouri | 390 W/m² | 7.64 mph | 94 W/m² | 4.37 mph | 19.31 mph |
| 38 |  Delaware | 369 W/m² | 7.26 mph | 107 W/m² | 4.4 mph | 12.91 mph |
| 39 |  Virginia | 343 W/m² | 7.09 mph | 68 W/m² | 3.32 mph | 19.32 mph |
| 40 |  New Jersey | 334 W/m² | 6.91 mph | 86 W/m² | 3.91 mph | 14.33 mph |
| 41 |  Arkansas | 321 W/m² | 6.94 mph | 69 W/m² | 3.79 mph | 16.44 mph |
| 42 |  Tennessee | 313 W/m² | 6.56 mph | 59 W/m² | 3.34 mph | 17.43 mph |
| 43 |  Kentucky | 311 W/m² | 6.78 mph | 73 W/m² | 3.7 mph | 16.26 mph |
| 44 |  Connecticut | 293 W/m² | 6.51 mph | 42 W/m² | 2.7 mph | 13.97 mph |
| 45 |  Louisiana | 286 W/m² | 6.72 mph | 104 W/m² | 4.6 mph | 13.6 mph |
| 46 |  Mississippi | 240 W/m² | 6.34 mph | 52 W/m² | 3.44 mph | 15.19 mph |
| 46 |  District of Columbia | 240 W/m² | 6.06 mph | 91 W/m² | 3.97 mph | 31.44 mph |
| 48 |  Alabama | 205 W/m² | 5.94 mph | 37 W/m² | 2.87 mph | 14.7 mph |
| 49 |  Florida | 199 W/m² | 5.99 mph | 71 W/m² | 4.02 mph | 14.63 mph |
| 50 |  South Carolina | 197 W/m² | 5.94 mph | 43 W/m² | 3.06 mph | 15.88 mph |
| 51 |  Georgia | 180 W/m² | 5.66 mph | 31 W/m² | 2.79 mph | 15.34 mph |
What correlates with Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft (2025)?
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft?
- Alaska has the highest Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft in 2025, at 1,833 W/m², followed by Wyoming (1,204 W/m²) and Montana (1,057 W/m²).
- Which state has the lowest Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft?
- Georgia has the lowest Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft in 2025, at 180 W/m².
- What is the median Mean Wind Power Density at 328 ft across US states?
- The median is 494 W/m² across the 51 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this windiest states in the u.s. data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: U.S. Average Wind Speed State Rank - USA; Wind Energy Layers - Global Wind Atlas.