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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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2023
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2024
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2024
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2023
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2024

U.S.

$0.165 $0.174 $0.173 $1.413 $1.429 $1.375

Northeast(1)

0.224 0.225 0.222 1.487 1.437 1.422

New England

0.305 0.269 0.270 1.913 1.888 1.879

Boston

0.341 0.297 0.297 1.996 2.171 2.153

Middle Atlantic

0.185 0.204 0.199 1.343 1.285 1.268

New York

0.216 0.266 0.259 1.546 1.645 1.581

Philadelphia

0.192 0.206 0.205 1.466 1.363 1.364

Midwest(2)

0.149 0.156 0.156 1.113 1.092 1.061

East North Central

0.162 0.167 0.167 1.056 1.074 1.036

Chicago

0.180     0.999 1.015 0.991

Detroit

0.192   0.203 1.174   1.124

West North Central

0.127 0.133 0.132 1.258 1.136 1.124

Minneapolis

0.172 0.180 0.180 1.055 0.941 0.898

St. Louis

0.131 0.129 0.129 1.428 1.435 1.485

South(3)

0.148 0.155 0.154 1.707 1.766 1.692

South Atlantic

0.152 0.159 0.160 1.831 1.871 1.787

Atlanta

0.127 0.146 0.146 2.426 2.692 2.523

Baltimore

0.177 0.182 0.183 1.420 1.766 1.690

Miami

0.168 0.157 0.149 2.964 3.053 3.026

Tampa

             

Washington, D.C.

0.153 0.160 0.159 1.505 1.505 1.361

East South Central

0.141 0.149 0.146 1.702 1.530 1.505

West South Central

0.144 0.152 0.150 1.554 1.763 1.675

Dallas

0.159 0.175 0.177 1.730 2.190 2.169

Houston

0.152 0.176 0.176 1.432 1.503  

West(4)

0.193 0.211 0.211 1.658 1.802 1.662

Mountain

0.145 0.151 0.151 1.777 1.971 1.853

Denver

0.152 0.161 0.161      

Phoenix

0.141 0.153 0.154 2.410 2.484 2.485

Pacific

0.224 0.250 0.249 1.613 1.738 1.590

Los Angeles

0.269 0.291 0.287 1.580 1.688 1.434

Riverside

0.275 0.289 0.285 1.545 1.626 1.365

San Diego

0.477 0.424 0.418 2.042 2.146 1.816

San Francisco

0.332 0.413 0.413 1.772 2.189 2.032

Seattle

0.127 0.135 0.137 1.491 1.188 1.334

Urban Alaska

0.201 0.226 0.230 1.135 1.165 1.165

Urban Hawaii

0.411 0.418 0.419 6.350 5.966 6.721

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.

$3.839 $3.707 $3.907 $3.735 $3.581 $3.776 $4.116 $3.987 $4.186 $4.485 $4.379 $4.604

Northeast(1)

3.658 3.518 3.707 3.549 3.381 3.572 3.970 3.859 4.033 4.307 4.219 4.400

New England

3.518 3.416 3.627 3.400 3.268 3.482 3.857 3.785 3.976 4.223 4.173 4.368

Boston

3.529 3.412 3.613 3.409 3.264 3.469 3.897 3.804 3.995 4.244 4.168 4.346

Middle Atlantic

3.716 3.569 3.747 3.611 3.437 3.616 4.017 3.896 4.062 4.342 4.243 4.416

New York

3.636 3.512 3.701 3.527 3.370 3.563 3.965 3.896 4.066 4.290 4.239 4.409

Philadelphia

3.666 3.468 3.681 3.569 3.343 3.562 3.992 3.829 4.015 4.245 4.105 4.290

Midwest(2)

3.683 3.505 3.644 3.613 3.417 3.556 3.982 3.825 3.967 4.421 4.277 4.423

East North Central

3.764 3.577 3.738 3.685 3.479 3.639 4.136 3.961 4.126 4.583 4.437 4.603

Chicago

4.250 4.009 4.202 4.169 3.910 4.103 4.632 4.398 4.597 5.090 4.878 5.073

Detroit

3.638 3.609 3.695 3.552 3.504 3.590 4.043 4.013 4.101 4.526 4.530 4.619

West North Central

3.488 3.330 3.418 3.438 3.267 3.354 3.610 3.496 3.582 4.031 3.891 3.987

Minneapolis

3.577 3.349 3.379 3.521 3.278 3.305 3.802 3.588 3.627 4.157 3.977 4.034

St. Louis

3.474 3.464 3.591 3.423 3.399 3.525 3.723 3.726 3.858 4.007 4.034 4.169

South(3)

3.479 3.348 3.471 3.396 3.238 3.362 3.768 3.656 3.777 4.092 4.000 4.123

South Atlantic

3.582 3.484 3.586 3.498 3.374 3.476 3.884 3.799 3.901 4.205 4.138 4.240

Atlanta

3.411 3.413 3.522 3.325 3.296 3.404 3.683 3.716 3.832 4.049 4.110 4.228

Baltimore

3.611 3.549 3.781 3.525 3.431 3.663 3.962 3.936 4.164 4.239 4.247 4.478

Miami

3.711 3.632 3.704 3.638 3.533 3.608 3.985 3.942 4.011 4.255 4.216 4.273

Tampa

3.687 3.573 3.643 3.603 3.465 3.535 3.989 3.877 3.948 4.307 4.215 4.286

Washington, D.C.

3.677 3.608 3.775 3.577 3.482 3.648 4.073 4.026 4.196 4.409 4.351 4.525

East South Central

3.451 3.296 3.448 3.363 3.179 3.331 3.745 3.605 3.754 4.102 3.996 4.146

West South Central

3.312 3.142 3.290 3.234 3.037 3.184 3.579 3.438 3.579 3.890 3.770 3.918

Dallas

3.429 3.269 3.454 3.354 3.170 3.355 3.674 3.541 3.717 3.982 3.862 4.043

Houston

3.298 3.101 3.291 3.211 2.984 3.175 3.579 3.418 3.607 3.945 3.802 3.986

West(4)

4.576 4.505 4.870 4.493 4.410 4.773 4.716 4.651 5.014 4.899 4.846 5.215

Mountain

4.255 3.942 4.277 4.151 3.824 4.157 4.418 4.122 4.451 4.661 4.362 4.703

Denver

3.581 3.116 3.180 3.438 2.956 3.020 3.834 3.380 3.435 4.141 3.684 3.748

Phoenix

4.913 3.855 4.370 4.796 3.720 4.236 5.093 4.058 4.566 5.369 4.333 4.845

Pacific

4.706 4.740 5.117 4.632 4.653 5.030 4.837 4.872 5.248 4.995 5.048 5.427

Los Angeles

4.960 5.036 5.398 4.892 4.959 5.321 5.103 5.167 5.527 5.223 5.308 5.671

Riverside

4.894 4.943 5.330 4.820 4.862 5.248 5.029 5.072 5.458 5.182 5.231 5.622

San Diego

4.960 5.036 5.389 4.886 4.954 5.307 5.097 5.171 5.518 5.247 5.328 5.679

San Francisco

5.000 5.082 5.621 4.927 4.997 5.536 5.131 5.211 5.751 5.283 5.384 5.924

Seattle

4.669 4.545 4.870 4.596 4.447 4.772 4.788 4.689 5.013 4.956 4.897 5.221

Urban Alaska

3.917 3.907 4.419 4.312 3.828 3.807 4.312 4.554 4.062 4.042 4.554 4.800 4.264 4.265 4.800

Urban Hawaii

4.767 4.656 4.718 4.613 4.665 4.551 4.613 4.837 4.898 4.782 4.837 5.095 5.169 5.035 5.095

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.