The list of States by most polluted by Carbon dioxide emissions, the main causes are factories, transportation and other industrial activities that spit huge amount of Carbon dioxide emissions to the air. The data are shown below of the year 2011 report from State carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Texas is the most carbon dioxide emissions affected state with 680 billion tonnes of CO2 of emissions annually, California (360 billion tonnes), Pennsylvania (247 billion tonnes) and Ohio (237 billion tonnes), these are the top 4 highest polluted States in the United States. The data are shown below in Billion of tonnes of CO2 Emissions Annual in the report based on 2011.

List of Most Polluted States by Carbon Dioxide emissions
Rank | States | CO 2 Emissions Annual (In Billions of Tonnes) | Population |
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1 | Texas | 680 | 25631778 |
2 | California | 360 | 37683933 |
3 | Pennsylvania | 247 | 12743948 |
4 | Ohio | 237 | 11541007 |
5 | Florida | 231 | 19082262 |
6 | Illinois | 230 | 12859752 |
7 | Louisiana | 215 | 4574766 |
8 | Indiana | 208 | 6516353 |
9 | New York | 166 | 19501616 |
10 | Michigan | 160 | 9876801 |
11 | Georgia | 156 | 9812460 |
12 | Kentucky | 148 | 4366814 |
13 | Missouri | 136 | 6008984 |
14 | Alabama | 130 | 4803689 |
15 | North Carolina | 128 | 9651103 |
16 | New Jersey | 118 | 8834773 |
17 | Oklahoma | 108 | 3784163 |
18 | Tennessee | 106 | 6399787 |
19 | Virginia | 100 | 8104384 |
20 | Wisconsin | 98 | 5709843 |
21 | West Virginia | 96 | 1854908 |
22 | Arizona | 93 | 6467315 |
23 | Minnesota | 92 | 5347299 |
24 | Colorado | 91 | 5116302 |
25 | Iowa | 87 | 3064097 |