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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
Back
data
Sep.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Back
data
Sep.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024

U.S.

$0.171 $0.177 $0.178 $1.377 $1.401 $1.399

Northeast(1)

0.214 0.234 0.235 1.343 1.369 1.393

New England

0.258 0.281 0.283 1.484 1.572 1.621

Boston

0.279 0.305 0.302 1.369 1.561 1.561

Middle Atlantic

0.194 0.209 0.209 1.295 1.290 1.305

New York

0.252 0.276 0.273 1.512 1.558 1.700

Philadelphia

0.196 0.207 0.206 1.408 1.388 1.377

Midwest(2)

0.159 0.167 0.166 1.037 1.102 1.087

East North Central

0.165 0.169 0.168 0.985 1.088 1.062

Chicago

0.162 0.167 0.168 0.992 1.054 1.017

Detroit

0.204 0.212 0.212 1.144 1.137 1.107

West North Central

0.146 0.162 0.162 1.169 1.138 1.152

Minneapolis

0.183 0.202 0.199 1.002 1.060 1.133

St. Louis

0.164 0.171   1.390 1.507 1.547

South(3)

0.155 0.156 0.158 1.678 1.688 1.678

South Atlantic

0.156 0.160 0.161 1.781 1.745 1.726

Atlanta

0.172 0.182 0.181 2.406 2.196 2.204

Baltimore

0.170 0.182 0.176 1.444 1.696 1.699

Miami

0.158 0.140 0.141 3.080 3.023 2.982

Tampa

             

Washington, D.C.

0.164 0.167 0.171 1.401 1.506 1.454

East South Central

0.148 0.149 0.148 1.556 1.570 1.569

West South Central

0.156 0.151 0.155 1.617 1.671 1.667

Dallas

0.168 0.191 0.184 1.914 2.168 2.197

Houston

0.177 0.175 0.183 1.433 1.482 1.482

West(4)

0.199 0.207 0.208 1.857 1.765 1.776

Mountain

0.151 0.157 0.154 1.972 1.624 1.581

Denver

0.152          

Phoenix

0.160 0.176 0.174 2.625 2.500 2.562

Pacific

0.230 0.239 0.239 1.813 1.824 1.854

Los Angeles

0.280 0.282 0.282 1.806 1.630 1.625

Riverside

0.276 0.258 0.258 1.746 1.551 1.544

San Diego

0.475 0.417 0.417 2.190 1.932 1.930

San Francisco

0.354 0.381 0.383 2.041 2.458 2.579

Seattle

0.128 0.139 0.139 1.589 1.735 1.705

Urban Alaska

0.211 0.234 0.236 1.165 1.206 1.194

Urban Hawaii

0.415 0.419 0.415 6.971 5.961 5.514

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
Back
data
Sep.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
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data
Sep.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Back
data
Sep.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
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data
Sep.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024

U.S.

$4.107 $3.648 $3.478 $3.988 $3.521 $3.344 $4.418 $3.936 $3.785 $4.844 $4.322 $4.189

Northeast(1)

3.927 3.629 3.433 3.815 3.488 3.288 4.257 3.984 3.810 4.597 4.349 4.169

New England

3.859 3.540 3.317 3.739 3.390 3.162 4.206 3.925 3.735 4.574 4.305 4.104

Boston

3.885 3.581 3.378 3.766 3.434 3.226 4.237 3.966 3.784 4.590 4.332 4.153

Middle Atlantic

3.956 3.672 3.490 3.847 3.536 3.351 4.278 4.012 3.847 4.606 4.371 4.201

New York

3.950 3.608 3.380 3.836 3.466 3.236 4.299 3.975 3.777 4.629 4.329 4.110

Philadelphia

3.915 3.499 3.325 3.810 3.370 3.193 4.267 3.879 3.719 4.536 4.156 3.993

Midwest(2)

3.768 3.538 3.255 3.694 3.442 3.157 4.091 3.909 3.642 4.540 4.382 4.117

East North Central

3.759 3.631 3.323 3.676 3.524 3.213 4.154 4.068 3.775 4.618 4.572 4.284

Chicago

4.169 4.092 3.729 4.083 3.985 3.617 4.590 4.552 4.217 5.059 5.030 4.698

Detroit

3.804 3.656 3.469 3.718 3.540 3.350 4.212 4.117 3.937 4.692 4.667 4.504

West North Central

3.789 3.315 3.091 3.736 3.246 3.021 3.941 3.527 3.319 4.354 3.924 3.714

Minneapolis

3.934 3.407 3.172 3.874 3.326 3.088 4.186 3.688 3.478 4.559 4.123 3.908

St. Louis

3.701 3.336 3.058 3.645 3.267 2.987 3.974 3.635 3.380 4.281 3.938 3.670

South(3)

3.583 3.282 3.065 3.496 3.169 2.951 3.893 3.607 3.401 4.225 3.955 3.748

South Atlantic

3.651 3.402 3.196 3.563 3.288 3.080 3.972 3.738 3.547 4.304 4.079 3.886

Atlanta

3.566 3.354 3.141 3.479 3.238 3.023 3.859 3.657 3.458 4.210 4.051 3.849

Baltimore

3.691 3.458 3.229 3.595 3.333 3.101 4.088 3.898 3.687 4.397 4.191 3.983

Miami

3.743 3.484 3.298 3.666 3.384 3.195 4.038 3.807 3.640 4.311 4.078 3.909

Tampa

3.673 3.465 3.302 3.585 3.353 3.187 4.001 3.797 3.650 4.324 4.130 3.986

Washington, D.C.

3.833 3.589 3.360 3.729 3.457 3.225 4.252 4.033 3.829 4.588 4.371 4.155

East South Central

3.574 3.295 3.016 3.481 3.173 2.894 3.884 3.625 3.356 4.261 4.022 3.749

West South Central

3.468 3.075 2.868 3.387 2.967 2.759 3.761 3.379 3.176 4.067 3.718 3.516

Dallas

3.434 3.127 2.898 3.355 3.024 2.796 3.702 3.416 3.183 4.015 3.738 3.507

Houston

3.396 3.092 2.861 3.302 2.973 2.740 3.739 3.403 3.181 4.090 3.805 3.579

West(4)

5.211 4.286 4.286 5.125 4.187 4.186 5.359 4.437 4.443 5.545 4.639 4.644

Mountain

4.682 3.809 3.803 4.576 3.688 3.677 4.854 3.984 3.990 5.099 4.241 4.249

Denver

4.031 3.498 3.552 3.886 3.337 3.388 4.287 3.753 3.815 4.595 4.070 4.134

Phoenix

4.879 3.595 3.558 4.762 3.455 3.416 5.069 3.805 3.760 5.339 4.094 4.065

Pacific

5.425 4.484 4.487 5.348 4.395 4.397 5.564 4.625 4.632 5.726 4.804 4.809

Los Angeles

5.830 4.616 4.626 5.759 4.536 4.546 5.978 4.753 4.764 6.107 4.899 4.909

Riverside

5.711 4.556 4.562 5.634 4.472 4.475 5.868 4.691 4.703 6.011 4.856 4.869

San Diego

5.798 4.740 4.729 5.722 4.655 4.643 5.938 4.882 4.874 6.095 5.042 5.032

San Francisco

5.616 4.791 5.041 5.541 4.704 4.954 5.740 4.927 5.179 5.908 5.100 5.351

Seattle

5.270 4.469 4.394 5.189 4.371 4.294 5.408 4.632 4.559 5.586 4.818 4.748

Urban Alaska

4.719 3.843 3.824 3.697 4.628 3.716 3.697 4.001 4.864 4.025 4.001 4.277 5.077 4.295 4.277

Urban Hawaii

4.790 4.595 4.570 4.459 4.692 4.485 4.459 4.737 4.918 4.759 4.737 4.964 5.176 4.989 4.964

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.