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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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Feb.
2023
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2024
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2024
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2023
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2024
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2024

U.S.

$0.168 $0.173 $0.173 $1.609 $1.452 $1.465

Northeast(1)

0.232 0.223 0.223 1.714 1.435 1.445

New England

0.313 0.271 0.268 2.156 1.897 1.909

Boston

0.386 0.297 0.291 2.203 2.171 2.171

Middle Atlantic

0.194 0.201 0.202 1.565 1.278 1.289

New York

0.237 0.265 0.255 1.732 1.656 1.649

Philadelphia

0.197 0.200 0.201 1.609 1.338 1.340

Midwest(2)

0.148 0.156 0.156 1.300 1.132 1.150

East North Central

0.159 0.167 0.167 1.230 1.102 1.117

Chicago

0.156 0.170 0.173 1.149 1.005 1.040

Detroit

0.182 0.208 0.204   1.135  

West North Central

0.128 0.131 0.132 1.479 1.206 1.233

Minneapolis

0.163 0.174 0.177 1.309 1.073 1.111

St. Louis

0.134 0.126 0.127 1.453 1.429 1.423

South(3)

0.153 0.155 0.155 1.765 1.788 1.788

South Atlantic

0.149 0.159 0.159 1.841 1.906 1.906

Atlanta

  0.145 0.146   2.832 2.907

Baltimore

0.171 0.180 0.180 1.956 1.726 1.769

Miami

0.151 0.157 0.157 2.861 3.120 3.101

Tampa

0.173            

Washington, D.C.

0.152 0.156 0.156 1.831 1.480 1.432

East South Central

0.153 0.147 0.146 1.669 1.555 1.545

West South Central

0.161 0.153 0.153 1.740 1.768 1.773

Dallas

0.178 0.182 0.182 1.894 2.205 2.217

Houston

0.181 0.178 0.178 1.418 1.553 1.503

West(4)

0.188 0.207 0.208 2.020 1.822 1.841

Mountain

0.136 0.147 0.148 1.690 1.998 1.990

Denver

0.153 0.156 0.156      

Phoenix

0.137 0.148 0.148 2.391 2.636 2.601

Pacific

0.222 0.246 0.246 2.145 1.756 1.785

Los Angeles

0.271 0.285 0.285 2.221 1.630 1.679

Riverside

0.284 0.280 0.281 2.182 1.617 1.662

San Diego

0.475 0.401 0.401 2.504 2.001 2.158

San Francisco

0.317 0.412 0.412 2.769 2.433 2.412

Seattle

0.126 0.135 0.135 1.491 1.078 1.146

Urban Alaska

0.197 0.226 0.226 1.135 1.165 1.165

Urban Hawaii

0.439 0.428 0.423 6.214 5.657 5.852

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.

$3.622 $3.353 $3.486 $3.514 $3.221 $3.359 $3.912 $3.654 $3.774 $4.287 $4.053 $4.162

Northeast(1)

3.573 3.384 3.436 3.458 3.241 3.295 3.919 3.762 3.793 4.258 4.118 4.155

New England

3.420 3.245 3.320 3.290 3.086 3.168 3.809 3.675 3.711 4.189 4.054 4.100

Boston

3.506 3.356 3.354 3.382 3.204 3.204 3.887 3.771 3.757 4.244 4.131 4.123

Middle Atlantic

3.636 3.453 3.493 3.527 3.317 3.358 3.965 3.805 3.833 4.287 4.150 4.182

New York

3.576 3.399 3.438 3.460 3.252 3.292 3.946 3.823 3.838 4.269 4.150 4.183

Philadelphia

3.538 3.362 3.426 3.430 3.231 3.297 3.915 3.756 3.807 4.173 4.029 4.079

Midwest(2)

3.370 2.984 3.219 3.299 2.894 3.131 3.676 3.323 3.546 4.113 3.778 3.996

East North Central

3.407 3.033 3.293 3.328 2.932 3.195 3.783 3.439 3.683 4.227 3.913 4.153

Chicago

3.725 3.326 3.583 3.641 3.223 3.483 4.120 3.743 3.981 4.599 4.223 4.461

Detroit

3.448 3.062 3.284 3.360 2.954 3.180 3.853 3.503 3.697 4.359 4.007 4.200

West North Central

3.283 2.866 3.042 3.231 2.801 2.978 3.419 3.041 3.217 3.841 3.450 3.616

Minneapolis

3.385 2.914 3.124 3.328 2.840 3.052 3.633 3.175 3.368 3.980 3.565 3.759

St. Louis

3.201 2.930 3.114 3.148 2.862 3.047 3.452 3.214 3.391 3.744 3.522 3.696

South(3)

3.251 2.994 3.156 3.166 2.881 3.045 3.551 3.318 3.470 3.879 3.666 3.817

South Atlantic

3.370 3.141 3.297 3.283 3.026 3.185 3.685 3.476 3.621 4.015 3.820 3.966

Atlanta

3.337 3.098 3.224 3.250 2.976 3.104 3.613 3.421 3.540 3.983 3.829 3.945

Baltimore

3.379 3.215 3.394 3.289 3.092 3.276 3.747 3.630 3.784 4.031 3.939 4.092

Miami

3.560 3.281 3.443 3.480 3.175 3.338 3.869 3.615 3.765 4.144 3.910 4.060

Tampa

3.418 3.203 3.373 3.330 3.094 3.265 3.733 3.522 3.684 4.064 3.855 4.014

Washington, D.C.

3.477 3.266 3.411 3.375 3.133 3.281 3.904 3.726 3.848 4.227 4.049 4.175

East South Central

3.219 2.922 3.104 3.129 2.803 2.986 3.525 3.235 3.417 3.880 3.634 3.811

West South Central

3.061 2.778 2.941 2.982 2.670 2.836 3.330 3.091 3.238 3.642 3.421 3.570

Dallas

3.055 2.857 3.011 2.978 2.756 2.912 3.310 3.131 3.281 3.627 3.459 3.607

Houston

3.039 2.759 2.935 2.951 2.635 2.816 3.331 3.117 3.267 3.692 3.497 3.646

West(4)

4.366 4.148 4.209 4.284 4.052 4.112 4.508 4.298 4.360 4.684 4.492 4.553

Mountain

4.032 3.474 3.636 3.930 3.353 3.516 4.197 3.654 3.818 4.430 3.905 4.064

Denver

4.123 2.731 2.943 3.983 2.569 2.779 4.365 2.998 3.211 4.668 3.306 3.521

Phoenix

3.694 3.349 3.505 3.577 3.211 3.368 3.882 3.560 3.714 4.152 3.839 3.993

Pacific

4.501 4.429 4.447 4.428 4.342 4.360 4.634 4.566 4.585 4.787 4.736 4.756

Los Angeles

4.771 4.676 4.820 4.704 4.599 4.743 4.912 4.811 4.954 5.029 4.948 5.090

Riverside

4.674 4.551 4.729 4.600 4.468 4.648 4.806 4.683 4.862 4.960 4.842 5.014

San Diego

4.774 4.725 4.844 4.700 4.644 4.763 4.913 4.859 4.978 5.061 5.013 5.132

San Francisco

4.801 4.745 4.687 4.729 4.661 4.602 4.943 4.878 4.818 5.082 5.045 4.989

Seattle

4.397 4.311 4.225 4.327 4.218 4.128 4.517 4.452 4.371 4.669 4.642 4.568

Urban Alaska

3.855 3.692 3.641 3.538 3.763 3.587 3.538 3.788 4.009 3.844 3.788 4.010 4.212 4.067 4.010

Urban Hawaii

4.886 4.615 4.641 4.533 4.780 4.508 4.533 4.761 5.037 4.742 4.761 5.027 5.299 4.999 5.027

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.