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| Year | US Coal Production (in millions of short tons) | United States Population (in millions) | Coal Production / US Population |
| 1850 | 8.4 | 23.2 | 0.36 |
| 1870 | 40 | 38.6 | 1.04 |
| 1900 | 270 | 76.2 | 3.54 |
| 1918 | 680 | 103.2 | 6.59 |
| 1932 | 360 | 124.8 | 2.88 |
| 1949 | 480.6 | 149.2 | 3.22 |
| 1950 | 560.4 | 152.3 | 3.68 |
| 1951 | 576.3 | 154.9 | 3.72 |
| 1952 | 507.4 | 157.6 | 3.22 |
| 1953 | 488.2 | 160.2 | 3.05 |
| 1954 | 420.8 | 163.0 | 2.58 |
| 1955 | 490.8 | 165.9 | 2.96 |
| 1956 | 529.8 | 168.9 | 3.14 |
| 1957 | 518.0 | 172.0 | 3.01 |
| 1958 | 431.6 | 174.9 | 2.47 |
| 1959 | 432.7 | 177.8 | 2.43 |
| 1960 | 434.3 | 180.7 | 2.40 |
| 1961 | 420.4 | 183.7 | 2.29 |
| 1962 | 439.0 | 186.5 | 2.35 |
| 1963 | 477.2 | 189.2 | 2.52 |
| 1964 | 504.2 | 191.9 | 2.63 |
| 1965 | 527.0 | 194.3 | 2.71 |
| 1966 | 546.8 | 196.6 | 2.78 |
| 1967 | 564.9 | 198.7 | 2.84 |
| 1968 | 556.7 | 200.7 | 2.77 |
| 1969 | 571.0 | 202.7 | 2.82 |
| 1970 | 612.7 | 205.1 | 2.99 |
| 1971 | 560.9 | 207.7 | 2.70 |
| 1972 | 602.5 | 209.9 | 2.87 |
| 1973 | 598.6 | 211.9 | 2.82 |
| 1974 | 610.0 | 213.9 | 2.85 |
| 1975 | 654.6 | 216.0 | 3.03 |
| 1976 | 684.9 | 218.0 | 3.14 |
| 1977 | 697.2 | 220.2 | 3.17 |
| 1978 | 670.2 | 222.6 | 3.01 |
| 1979 | 781.1 | 225.1 | 3.47 |
| 1980 | 829.7 | 227.2 | 3.65 |
| 1981 | 823.8 | 229.5 | 3.59 |
| 1982 | 838.1 | 231.7 | 3.62 |
| 1983 | 782.1 | 233.8 | 3.35 |
| 1984 | 895.9 | 235.8 | 3.80 |
| 1985 | 883.6 | 237.9 | 3.71 |
| 1986 | 890.3 | 240.1 | 3.71 |
| 1987 | 918.8 | 242.3 | 3.79 |
| 1988 | 950.3 | 244.5 | 3.89 |
| 1989 | 980.7 | 246.8 | 3.97 |
| 1990 | 1,029.1 | 249.4 | 4.13 |
| 1991 | 996.0 | 252.1 | 3.95 |
| 1992 | 997.5 | 255.0 | 3.91 |
| 1993 | 945.4 | 257.7 | 3.67 |
| 1994 | 1,033.5 | 260.3 | 3.97 |
| 1995 | 1,033.0 | 262.8 | 3.93 |
| 1996 | 1,063.9 | 265.2 | 4.01 |
| 1997 | 1,089.9 | 267.7 | 4.07 |
| 1998 | 1,117.5 | 270.3 | 4.13 |
| 1999 | 1,100.4 | 272.7 | 4.04 |
| 2000 | 1,073.6 | 282.2 | 3.80 |
| 2001 | 1,127.7 | 285.1 | 3.96 |
| 2002 | 1,094.3 | 287.8 | 3.80 |
| 2003 | 1,071.8 | 290.3 | 3.69 |
| 2004 | 1,112.1 | 293.0 | 3.79 |
| 2005 | 1,131.5 | 295.8 | 3.83 |
| 2006 | 1,162.7 | 298.6 | 3.89 |
| 2007 | 1,146.6 | 301.6 | 3.80 |
| 2008 | 1,171.8 | 304.4 | 3.85 |
| 2009 | 1,074.9 | 307.0 | 3.50 |
| 2010 | 1,084.4 | 310.2 | 3.50 |
| 2011 | 1,094.3 | 311.6 | 3.51 |
| 2012 | 1,061.4 | 313.8 | 3.38 |
| 2013 | 984.8 | 316.2 | 3.11 |
| 2014 | 1,000.0 | 319.1 | 3.13 |
| 2015 | 896.9 | 321.4 | 2.79 |
| 2016 | 728.4 | 322.2 | 2.26 |
| 2017 | 774.6 | 324.5 | 2.39 |