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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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Oct.
2022
Sep.
2023
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2023
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2022
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2023

U.S.

$0.166 $0.171 $0.169 $1.668 $1.377 $1.388

Northeast(1)

0.214 0.214 0.212 1.728 1.343 1.327

New England

0.265 0.258 0.258 2.217 1.484 1.504

Boston

0.291 0.279 0.282 2.088 1.369 1.369

Middle Atlantic

0.191 0.194 0.190 1.563 1.295 1.268

New York

0.235 0.252 0.233 1.770 1.512 1.500

Philadelphia

0.184 0.196 0.194 1.616 1.408 1.382

Midwest(2)

0.145 0.159 0.152 1.459 1.037 1.067

East North Central

0.155 0.165 0.163 1.483 0.985 1.031

Chicago

0.132 0.162 0.160 1.721 0.992 0.997

Detroit

0.188 0.204 0.202 1.460 1.144 1.159

West North Central

0.129 0.146 0.129 1.397 1.169 1.160

Minneapolis

0.169 0.183 0.176 1.374 1.002  

St. Louis

0.128 0.164 0.126 1.414 1.390 1.396

South(3)

0.153 0.155 0.153 1.934 1.678 1.698

South Atlantic

0.146 0.156 0.154 1.933 1.781 1.781

Atlanta

  0.172 0.146   2.406 2.337

Baltimore

0.163 0.170 0.185 1.761 1.444 1.461

Miami

0.142 0.158 0.158 2.923 3.080 3.087

Tampa

0.155            

Washington, D.C.

0.161 0.166 0.170 1.966 1.401 1.435

East South Central

0.138 0.148 0.147 1.715 1.556 1.479

West South Central

0.173 0.156 0.155 2.035 1.617 1.715

Dallas

0.199 0.168 0.169 2.399 1.914 2.146

Houston

0.207 0.177 0.179 1.878 1.433 1.554

West(4)

0.185 0.199 0.201 1.782 1.857 1.845

Mountain

0.139 0.151 0.151 1.482 1.972 1.955

Denver

0.157 0.152 0.151      

Phoenix

0.153 0.160 0.160 2.267 2.625 2.630

Pacific

0.211 0.230 0.234 1.885 1.813 1.803

Los Angeles

0.260 0.280 0.287 1.902 1.806 1.699

Riverside

0.264 0.276 0.295 1.814 1.746 1.651

San Diego

0.409 0.475 0.475 2.165 2.190 2.089

San Francisco

0.307 0.354 0.350 2.519 2.041 2.211

Seattle

0.118 0.128 0.127 1.263 1.589 1.644

Urban Alaska

0.196 0.211 0.210 1.135 1.165 1.165

Urban Hawaii

0.467 0.415 0.430 7.062 6.971 6.672

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
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U.S.

$4.130 $4.107 $3.910 $4.016 $3.988 $3.782 $4.362 $4.418 $4.250 $4.914 $4.844 $4.701

Northeast(1)

3.763 3.927 3.824 3.665 3.815 3.704 4.118 4.257 4.194 4.427 4.597 4.541

New England

3.600 3.859 3.730 3.491 3.739 3.599 4.000 4.206 4.134 4.337 4.574 4.509

Boston

3.728 3.885 3.792 3.622 3.766 3.666 4.134 4.237 4.178 4.442 4.590 4.540

Middle Atlantic

3.833 3.956 3.864 3.739 3.847 3.748 4.169 4.278 4.219 4.465 4.606 4.554

New York

3.732 3.950 3.851 3.633 3.836 3.727 4.106 4.299 4.249 4.396 4.629 4.589

Philadelphia

3.853 3.915 3.727 3.755 3.810 3.612 4.258 4.267 4.128 4.505 4.536 4.405

Midwest(2)

3.906 3.768 3.472 3.845 3.694 3.395 4.207 4.091 3.822 4.614 4.540 4.278

East North Central

4.028 3.759 3.445 3.961 3.676 3.359 4.396 4.154 3.866 4.799 4.618 4.338

Chicago

4.513 4.169 3.804 4.440 4.083 3.715 4.907 4.590 4.248 5.358 5.059 4.726

Detroit

4.147 3.804 3.563 4.072 3.718 3.471 4.572 4.212 4.023 5.004 4.692 4.516

West North Central

3.628 3.789 3.537 3.580 3.736 3.481 3.776 3.941 3.716 4.193 4.354 4.131

Minneapolis

3.811 3.934 3.597 3.762 3.874 3.533 4.053 4.186 3.875 4.385 4.559 4.267

St. Louis

3.486 3.701 3.492 3.440 3.645 3.434 3.736 3.974 3.782 4.021 4.281 4.088

South(3)

3.419 3.583 3.316 3.342 3.496 3.224 3.727 3.893 3.649 4.049 4.225 3.990

South Atlantic

3.476 3.651 3.412 3.397 3.563 3.319 3.801 3.972 3.754 4.119 4.304 4.096

Atlanta

3.307 3.566 3.225 3.228 3.479 3.131 3.599 3.859 3.544 3.954 4.210 3.920

Baltimore

3.732 3.691 3.441 3.645 3.595 3.339 4.131 4.088 3.867 4.426 4.397 4.188

Miami

3.452 3.743 3.528 3.374 3.666 3.444 3.789 4.038 3.858 4.072 4.311 4.141

Tampa

3.380 3.673 3.393 3.300 3.585 3.300 3.705 4.001 3.742 4.030 4.324 4.075

Washington, D.C.

3.767 3.833 3.670 3.673 3.729 3.563 4.204 4.252 4.111 4.515 4.588 4.452

East South Central

3.525 3.574 3.287 3.446 3.481 3.191 3.819 3.884 3.622 4.175 4.261 4.002

West South Central

3.275 3.468 3.163 3.201 3.387 3.077 3.559 3.761 3.480 3.873 4.067 3.799

Dallas

3.268 3.434 3.133 3.197 3.355 3.050 3.533 3.702 3.426 3.837 4.015 3.747

Houston

3.222 3.396 3.170 3.137 3.302 3.067 3.556 3.739 3.554 3.912 4.090 3.920

West(4)

5.543 5.211 5.130 5.464 5.125 5.041 5.708 5.359 5.291 5.876 5.545 5.478

Mountain

4.802 4.682 4.542 4.705 4.576 4.430 4.985 4.854 4.735 5.210 5.099 4.979

Denver

3.691 4.031 3.750 3.556 3.886 3.604 3.935 4.287 4.011 4.257 4.595 4.318

Phoenix

4.922 4.879 4.620 4.806 4.762 4.492 5.139 5.069 4.842 5.406 5.339 5.117

Pacific

5.825 5.425 5.368 5.753 5.348 5.288 5.979 5.564 5.516 6.128 5.726 5.680

Los Angeles

6.102 5.830 5.789 6.034 5.759 5.719 6.259 5.978 5.933 6.383 6.107 6.062

Riverside

6.000 5.711 5.695 5.925 5.634 5.619 6.170 5.868 5.836 6.312 6.011 5.991

San Diego

6.082 5.798 5.856 6.006 5.722 5.780 6.250 5.938 6.005 6.397 6.095 6.151

San Francisco

6.165 5.616 5.664 6.096 5.541 5.586 6.306 5.740 5.798 6.452 5.908 5.969

Seattle

5.429 5.270 5.120 5.358 5.189 5.035 5.555 5.408 5.266 5.729 5.586 5.450

Urban Alaska

5.306 4.719 4.604 4.506 5.215 4.628 4.506 4.772 5.487 4.864 4.772 4.986 5.687 5.077 4.986

Urban Hawaii

5.244 4.790 4.760 4.660 5.148 4.692 4.660 4.908 5.407 4.918 4.908 5.150 5.652 5.176 5.150

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.