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Average energy prices for the United States, regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas

Household energy
Area Electricity, price per kWh
Utility (piped) gas, price per therm
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May
2023
Apr.
2024
May
2024
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2023
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2024
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2024

U.S.

$0.165 $0.173 $0.175 $1.385 $1.375 $1.369

Northeast(1)

0.216 0.222 0.226 1.402 1.422 1.375

New England

0.294 0.270 0.273 1.592 1.879 1.638

Boston

0.328 0.297 0.297 1.540 2.153 1.588

Middle Atlantic

0.179 0.199 0.201 1.338 1.268 1.273

New York

0.219 0.259 0.252 1.519 1.581 1.575

Philadelphia

0.193 0.205 0.206 1.477 1.364 1.373

Midwest(2)

0.151 0.156 0.159 1.097 1.061 1.061

East North Central

0.161 0.167 0.171 1.059 1.036 1.035

Chicago

0.178 0.178 0.186 0.984 0.991 1.000

Detroit

0.192 0.203 0.203 1.154 1.124 1.129

West North Central

0.130 0.132 0.133 1.194 1.124 1.129

Minneapolis

0.180 0.180 0.184 1.014 0.898 1.019

St. Louis

0.132 0.129 0.129 1.420 1.485 1.486

South(3)

0.147 0.154 0.152 1.664 1.692 1.661

South Atlantic

0.149 0.160 0.155 1.839 1.787 1.735

Atlanta

0.128 0.146 0.158 2.335 2.523 2.210

Baltimore

0.175 0.183 0.182 1.459 1.690 1.680

Miami

0.163 0.149 0.141 3.130 3.026 3.017

Tampa

0.168            

Washington, D.C.

0.154 0.159 0.160 1.579 1.361 1.517

East South Central

0.145 0.146 0.141 1.583 1.505 1.499

West South Central

0.144 0.150 0.151 1.489 1.675 1.642

Dallas

0.160 0.177 0.183 1.700 2.169 2.140

Houston

0.152 0.176 0.185 1.405   1.502

West(4)

0.195 0.211 0.213 1.697 1.662 1.736

Mountain

0.150 0.151 0.156 1.796 1.853 1.890

Denver

0.152 0.161 0.158      

Phoenix

0.161 0.154 0.173 2.480 2.485 2.475

Pacific

0.224 0.249 0.250 1.660 1.590 1.677

Los Angeles

0.269 0.287 0.286 1.696 1.434 1.559

Riverside

0.276 0.285 0.283 1.657 1.365 1.492

San Diego

0.477 0.418 0.418 2.089 1.816 1.868

San Francisco

0.332 0.413 0.413 1.700 2.032 2.051

Seattle

0.127 0.137 0.139 1.589 1.334 1.625

Urban Alaska

0.201 0.230 0.230 1.135 1.165 1.165

Urban Hawaii

0.405 0.419 0.424 6.743 6.721 6.780

Footnotes
(1) The Northeast region includes the New England and Middle Atlantic divisions.
The New England division includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Middle Atlantic division includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
(2) The Midwest region includes the East North Central and West North Central divisions.
The East North Central division includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
The West North Central division includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
(3) The South region includes the South Atlantic, East South Central, and West South Central divisions.
The South Atlantic division includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The East South Central division includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
The West South Central division includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(4) The West region includes the Mountain and Pacific divisions.
The Mountain division includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Pacific division includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Note: Empty cells indicate data are not available.
The average price per kilowatt-hour represents the total bill divided by the kilowatt-hour usage. The total bill is the sum of all items applicable to all consumers appearing on an electricity bill including, but not limited to, variable rates per kWh, fixed costs, taxes, surcharges, and credits. This calculation also applies to the average price per therm for utility (piped) gas.

Gasoline, price per gallon
Area Average price, all grades
Regular
Mid
Premium
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2023
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2024
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2024
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2023
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U.S.

$3.794 $3.907 $3.885 $3.685 $3.776 $3.755 $4.082 $4.186 $4.168 $4.468 $4.604 $4.580

Northeast(1)

3.703 3.707 3.806 3.594 3.572 3.669 4.019 4.033 4.144 4.357 4.400 4.506

New England

3.590 3.627 3.735 3.472 3.482 3.588 3.922 3.976 4.101 4.296 4.368 4.486

Boston

3.602 3.613 3.740 3.482 3.469 3.596 3.966 3.995 4.114 4.318 4.346 4.475

Middle Atlantic

3.750 3.747 3.841 3.645 3.616 3.709 4.059 4.062 4.165 4.382 4.416 4.516

New York

3.699 3.701 3.832 3.589 3.563 3.693 4.034 4.066 4.203 4.358 4.409 4.545

Philadelphia

3.656 3.681 3.744 3.557 3.562 3.622 3.993 4.015 4.094 4.244 4.290 4.367

Midwest(2)

3.612 3.644 3.623 3.539 3.556 3.534 3.925 3.967 3.953 4.373 4.423 4.411

East North Central

3.698 3.738 3.732 3.617 3.639 3.632 4.086 4.126 4.126 4.541 4.603 4.607

Chicago

4.231 4.202 4.233 4.149 4.103 4.133 4.630 4.597 4.635 5.090 5.073 5.108

Detroit

3.540 3.695 3.690 3.453 3.590 3.583 3.959 4.101 4.102 4.441 4.619 4.624

West North Central

3.404 3.418 3.360 3.352 3.354 3.295 3.538 3.582 3.535 3.968 3.987 3.938

Minneapolis

3.561 3.379 3.360 3.504 3.305 3.284 3.803 3.627 3.616 4.158 4.034 4.033

St. Louis

3.437 3.591 3.512 3.384 3.525 3.445 3.704 3.858 3.786 3.995 4.169 4.098

South(3)

3.359 3.471 3.460 3.273 3.362 3.349 3.664 3.777 3.772 3.989 4.123 4.119

South Atlantic

3.462 3.586 3.571 3.375 3.476 3.459 3.778 3.901 3.894 4.100 4.240 4.232

Atlanta

3.338 3.522 3.534 3.253 3.404 3.416 3.613 3.832 3.844 3.972 4.228 4.237

Baltimore

3.527 3.781 3.723 3.441 3.663 3.603 3.883 4.164 4.124 4.158 4.478 4.431

Miami

3.639 3.704 3.676 3.562 3.608 3.578 3.938 4.011 3.991 4.199 4.273 4.252

Tampa

3.529 3.643 3.625 3.442 3.535 3.516 3.852 3.948 3.934 4.175 4.286 4.271

Washington, D.C.

3.598 3.775 3.746 3.497 3.648 3.616 4.011 4.196 4.182 4.334 4.525 4.513

East South Central

3.399 3.448 3.480 3.309 3.331 3.361 3.706 3.754 3.790 4.063 4.146 4.191

West South Central

3.158 3.290 3.265 3.077 3.184 3.159 3.442 3.579 3.560 3.757 3.918 3.898

Dallas

3.189 3.454 3.379 3.112 3.355 3.279 3.442 3.717 3.647 3.758 4.043 3.973

Houston

3.137 3.291 3.250 3.048 3.175 3.132 3.433 3.607 3.570 3.797 3.986 3.959

West(4)

4.603 4.870 4.763 4.519 4.773 4.665 4.746 5.014 4.909 4.933 5.215 5.112

Mountain

4.299 4.277 4.123 4.192 4.157 4.002 4.469 4.451 4.300 4.719 4.703 4.552

Denver

3.479 3.180 3.386 3.336 3.020 3.226 3.732 3.435 3.639 4.036 3.748 3.954

Phoenix

5.054 4.370 4.172 4.936 4.236 4.034 5.240 4.566 4.381 5.515 4.845 4.661

Pacific

4.727 5.117 5.029 4.651 5.030 4.940 4.858 5.248 5.162 5.020 5.427 5.344

Los Angeles

4.907 5.398 5.246 4.839 5.321 5.167 5.049 5.527 5.379 5.173 5.671 5.525

Riverside

4.852 5.330 5.189 4.778 5.248 5.104 4.987 5.458 5.324 5.143 5.622 5.490

San Diego

4.899 5.389 5.280 4.824 5.307 5.198 5.033 5.518 5.417 5.189 5.679 5.572

San Francisco

4.926 5.621 5.456 4.852 5.536 5.370 5.059 5.751 5.587 5.214 5.924 5.763

Seattle

4.790 4.870 4.868 4.715 4.772 4.770 4.908 5.013 5.007 5.084 5.221 5.218

Urban Alaska

3.965 4.419 4.482 4.365 3.874 4.312 4.365 4.645 4.115 4.554 4.645 4.899 4.321 4.800 4.899

Urban Hawaii

4.748 4.718 4.768 4.662 4.646 4.613 4.662 4.897 4.876 4.837 4.897 5.147 5.151 5.095 5.147

Footnotes
(1) The Northeast region includes the New England and Middle Atlantic divisions.
The New England division includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Middle Atlantic division includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
(2) The Midwest region includes the East North Central and West North Central divisions.
The East North Central division includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
The West North Central division includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
(3) The South region includes the South Atlantic, East South Central, and West South Central divisions.
The South Atlantic division includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The East South Central division includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
The West South Central division includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(4) The West region includes the Mountain and Pacific divisions.
The Mountain division includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Pacific division includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Note: Empty cells indicate data are not available.