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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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Mar.
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.

$0.166 $0.173 $0.174 $1.493 $1.465 $1.429

Northeast(1)

0.228 0.223 0.225 1.587 1.445 1.437

New England

0.314 0.268 0.269 1.934 1.909 1.888

Boston

0.389 0.291 0.297 1.996 2.171 2.171

Middle Atlantic

0.186 0.202 0.204 1.470 1.289 1.285

New York

0.223 0.255 0.266 1.595 1.649 1.645

Philadelphia

0.193 0.201 0.206 1.480 1.340 1.363

Midwest(2)

0.151 0.156 0.156 1.190 1.150 1.092

East North Central

0.163 0.167 0.167 1.141 1.117 1.074

Chicago

0.179 0.173 0.173 1.007 1.040 1.015

Detroit

0.192 0.204   1.207    

West North Central

0.129 0.132 0.133 1.313 1.233 1.136

Minneapolis

0.168 0.177 0.180 1.129 1.111 0.941

St. Louis

0.131 0.127 0.129 1.428 1.423 1.435

South(3)

0.148 0.155 0.155 1.763 1.788 1.766

South Atlantic

0.149 0.159 0.159 1.874 1.906 1.871

Atlanta

0.127 0.146 0.146 2.844 2.907 2.692

Baltimore

0.177 0.180 0.182 1.827 1.769 1.766

Miami

0.151 0.157 0.157 3.020 3.101 3.053

Tampa

             

Washington, D.C.

0.154 0.156 0.160 1.393 1.432 1.505

East South Central

0.146 0.146 0.149 1.710 1.545 1.530

West South Central

0.149 0.153 0.152 1.658 1.773 1.763

Dallas

0.160 0.182 0.175 1.812 2.217 2.190

Houston

0.161 0.178 0.176 1.404 1.503 1.503

West(4)

0.193 0.208 0.211 1.753 1.841 1.802

Mountain

0.145 0.148 0.151 1.693 1.990 1.971

Denver

0.153 0.156 0.161      

Phoenix

0.141 0.148 0.153 2.405 2.601 2.484

Pacific

0.224 0.246 0.250 1.776 1.785 1.738

Los Angeles

0.269 0.285 0.291 1.768 1.679 1.688

Riverside

0.279 0.281 0.289 1.699 1.662 1.626

San Diego

0.475 0.401 0.424 2.096 2.158 2.146

San Francisco

0.332 0.412 0.413 2.137 2.412 2.189

Seattle

0.126 0.135 0.135 1.491 1.146 1.188

Urban Alaska

0.197 0.226 0.226 1.135 1.165 1.165

Urban Hawaii

0.427 0.423 0.418 6.062 5.852 5.966

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
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2024
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U.S.

$3.660 $3.486 $3.707 $3.551 $3.359 $3.581 $3.953 $3.774 $3.987 $4.339 $4.162 $4.379

Northeast(1)

3.503 3.436 3.518 3.390 3.295 3.381 3.841 3.793 3.859 4.180 4.155 4.219

New England

3.357 3.320 3.416 3.231 3.168 3.268 3.731 3.711 3.785 4.113 4.100 4.173

Boston

3.414 3.354 3.412 3.290 3.204 3.264 3.803 3.757 3.804 4.153 4.123 4.168

Middle Atlantic

3.564 3.493 3.569 3.456 3.358 3.437 3.888 3.833 3.896 4.208 4.182 4.243

New York

3.501 3.438 3.512 3.385 3.292 3.370 3.863 3.838 3.896 4.186 4.183 4.239

Philadelphia

3.470 3.426 3.468 3.366 3.297 3.343 3.836 3.807 3.829 4.080 4.079 4.105

Midwest(2)

3.412 3.219 3.505 3.341 3.131 3.417 3.718 3.546 3.825 4.155 3.996 4.277

East North Central

3.485 3.293 3.577 3.406 3.195 3.479 3.862 3.683 3.961 4.302 4.153 4.437

Chicago

3.821 3.583 4.009 3.738 3.483 3.910 4.215 3.981 4.398 4.680 4.461 4.878

Detroit

3.543 3.284 3.609 3.458 3.180 3.504 3.939 3.697 4.013 4.428 4.200 4.530

West North Central

3.236 3.042 3.330 3.183 2.978 3.267 3.371 3.217 3.496 3.801 3.616 3.891

Minneapolis

3.348 3.124 3.349 3.290 3.052 3.278 3.590 3.368 3.588 3.953 3.759 3.977

St. Louis

3.220 3.114 3.464 3.168 3.047 3.399 3.477 3.391 3.726 3.761 3.696 4.034

South(3)

3.258 3.156 3.348 3.173 3.045 3.238 3.556 3.470 3.656 3.882 3.817 4.000

South Atlantic

3.359 3.297 3.484 3.273 3.185 3.374 3.672 3.621 3.799 3.996 3.966 4.138

Atlanta

3.286 3.224 3.413 3.199 3.104 3.296 3.567 3.540 3.716 3.930 3.945 4.110

Baltimore

3.361 3.394 3.549 3.274 3.276 3.431 3.728 3.784 3.936 3.998 4.092 4.247

Miami

3.491 3.443 3.632 3.410 3.338 3.533 3.799 3.765 3.942 4.082 4.060 4.216

Tampa

3.403 3.373 3.573 3.316 3.265 3.465 3.719 3.684 3.877 4.044 4.014 4.215

Washington, D.C.

3.455 3.411 3.608 3.353 3.281 3.482 3.871 3.848 4.026 4.195 4.175 4.351

East South Central

3.215 3.104 3.296 3.126 2.986 3.179 3.522 3.417 3.605 3.880 3.811 3.996

West South Central

3.103 2.941 3.142 3.025 2.836 3.037 3.371 3.238 3.438 3.684 3.570 3.770

Dallas

3.156 3.011 3.269 3.080 2.912 3.170 3.407 3.281 3.541 3.718 3.607 3.862

Houston

3.067 2.935 3.101 2.979 2.816 2.984 3.350 3.267 3.418 3.719 3.646 3.802

West(4)

4.512 4.209 4.505 4.430 4.112 4.410 4.653 4.360 4.651 4.833 4.553 4.846

Mountain

4.204 3.636 3.942 4.100 3.516 3.824 4.374 3.818 4.122 4.611 4.064 4.362

Denver

3.903 2.943 3.116 3.761 2.779 2.956 4.149 3.211 3.380 4.458 3.521 3.684

Phoenix

4.332 3.505 3.855 4.215 3.368 3.720 4.516 3.714 4.058 4.792 3.993 4.333

Pacific

4.637 4.447 4.740 4.563 4.360 4.653 4.766 4.585 4.872 4.923 4.756 5.048

Los Angeles

4.938 4.820 5.036 4.871 4.743 4.959 5.076 4.954 5.167 5.196 5.090 5.308

Riverside

4.880 4.729 4.943 4.807 4.648 4.862 5.014 4.862 5.072 5.166 5.014 5.231

San Diego

4.953 4.844 5.036 4.880 4.763 4.954 5.090 4.978 5.171 5.238 5.132 5.328

San Francisco

4.992 4.687 5.082 4.920 4.602 4.997 5.126 4.818 5.211 5.273 4.989 5.384

Seattle

4.490 4.225 4.545 4.418 4.128 4.447 4.610 4.371 4.689 4.768 4.568 4.897

Urban Alaska

3.857 3.641 3.907 3.807 3.766 3.538 3.807 4.042 4.014 3.788 4.042 4.265 4.216 4.010 4.265

Urban Hawaii

4.835 4.641 4.656 4.551 4.731 4.533 4.551 4.782 4.982 4.761 4.782 5.035 5.244 5.027 5.035

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.