Average Electric Bill by State

The average US home pays $150.68 a month for electricity, or about $1,808 a year. That's 874 kWh a month at 17.23¢ per kWh. Hawaii has the highest average bill at $207.89; New Mexico the lowest at $94.65.

By Home Stats Data · Data: EIA, 2025

$150.68US average monthly residential bill, 2025
1,225 kWhHighest monthly usage: Louisiana. Lowest: California, 494 kWh.
40.40¢Highest price per kWh: Hawaii. Lowest: North Dakota, 11.82¢.

2026 so far

EIA publishes full-year figures each October, so 2025 is the latest complete year. Its monthly data for 2026 runs through August: homes are paying 18.19¢ per kWh on average, 6.8% more than in the same months of 2025. At that price, the average home's usage would cost about $160.94 a month. That figure is our estimate, not EIA's: it applies the 2026 price change to the 2025 bill and assumes usage stays the same.

Average monthly electric bill by state

Alabama: $184.31 a monthAlaska: $147.18 a monthArizona: $157.15 a monthColorado: $103.30 a monthFlorida: $167.86 a monthGeorgia: $158.70 a monthIndiana: $149.72 a monthKansas: $126.42 a monthMaine: $147.67 a monthMassachusetts: $181.08 a monthMinnesota: $117.67 a monthNew Jersey: $150.59 a monthNorth Carolina: $146.14 a monthNorth Dakota: $126.40 a monthOklahoma: $140.52 a monthPennsylvania: $161.90 a monthSouth Dakota: $131.10 a monthTexas: $170.95 a monthWyoming: $111.59 a monthConnecticut: $206.46 a monthMissouri: $137.97 a monthWest Virginia: $165.13 a monthIllinois: $126.59 a monthNew Mexico: $94.65 a monthArkansas: $138.42 a monthCalifornia: $154.73 a monthDelaware: $157.80 a monthDistrict of Columbia: $140.05 a monthHawaii: $207.89 a monthIowa: $117.30 a monthKentucky: $143.72 a monthMaryland: $184.42 a monthMichigan: $127.17 a monthMississippi: $166.05 a monthMontana: $110.80 a monthNew Hampshire: $156.94 a monthNew York: $154.75 a monthOhio: $147.74 a monthOregon: $133.89 a monthTennessee: $156.03 a monthUtah: $99.06 a monthVirginia: $163.05 a monthWashington: $124.41 a monthWisconsin: $120.60 a monthNebraska: $117.23 a monthSouth Carolina: $161.21 a monthIdaho: $110.36 a monthNevada: $115.07 a monthVermont: $134.78 a monthLouisiana: $153.32 a monthRhode Island: $165.62 a month
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Average monthly residential electricity bill, 2025. Hover or tap a state for its page. Map: US Census Bureau via us-atlas.

Why bills differ: price or usage

A bill is price times usage. Some states pay a lot because power is expensive: Hawaii, California, Massachusetts have the highest prices. Others pay a lot because homes use more of it: Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee use the most.

10¢15¢20¢25¢30¢35¢40¢45¢4005006007008009001,0001,1001,2001,300Average monthly usage (kWh)Average price (cents per kWh)$100/mo$150/mo$200/moUS averageAlabama: $184.31 a month, 1,145 kWh at 16.09¢ALAlaska: $147.18 a month, 564 kWh at 26.11¢AKArizona: $157.15 a month, 1,030 kWh at 15.26¢AZArkansas: $138.42 a month, 1,076 kWh at 12.87¢ARCalifornia: $154.73 a month, 494 kWh at 31.35¢CAColorado: $103.30 a month, 658 kWh at 15.69¢COConnecticut: $206.46 a month, 704 kWh at 29.31¢CTDelaware: $157.80 a month, 920 kWh at 17.15¢DEDistrict of Columbia: $140.05 a month, 639 kWh at 21.92¢DCFlorida: $167.86 a month, 1,103 kWh at 15.21¢FLGeorgia: $158.70 a month, 1,077 kWh at 14.74¢GAHawaii: $207.89 a month, 515 kWh at 40.40¢HIIdaho: $110.36 a month, 933 kWh at 11.83¢IDIllinois: $126.59 a month, 716 kWh at 17.67¢ILIndiana: $149.72 a month, 938 kWh at 15.96¢INIowa: $117.30 a month, 861 kWh at 13.62¢IAKansas: $126.42 a month, 876 kWh at 14.44¢KSKentucky: $143.72 a month, 1,094 kWh at 13.13¢KYLouisiana: $153.32 a month, 1,225 kWh at 12.52¢LAMaine: $147.67 a month, 533 kWh at 27.69¢MEMaryland: $184.42 a month, 944 kWh at 19.53¢MDMassachusetts: $181.08 a month, 596 kWh at 30.41¢MAMichigan: $127.17 a month, 635 kWh at 20.03¢MIMinnesota: $117.67 a month, 743 kWh at 15.83¢MNMississippi: $166.05 a month, 1,184 kWh at 14.03¢MSMissouri: $137.97 a month, 1,037 kWh at 13.30¢MOMontana: $110.80 a month, 853 kWh at 12.99¢MTNebraska: $117.23 a month, 973 kWh at 12.05¢NENevada: $115.07 a month, 868 kWh at 13.26¢NVNew Hampshire: $156.94 a month, 640 kWh at 24.53¢NHNew Jersey: $150.59 a month, 670 kWh at 22.48¢NJNew Mexico: $94.65 a month, 638 kWh at 14.85¢NMNew York: $154.75 a month, 586 kWh at 26.39¢NYNorth Carolina: $146.14 a month, 1,044 kWh at 14.00¢NCNorth Dakota: $126.40 a month, 1,070 kWh at 11.82¢NDOhio: $147.74 a month, 874 kWh at 16.90¢OHOklahoma: $140.52 a month, 1,064 kWh at 13.21¢OKOregon: $133.89 a month, 866 kWh at 15.46¢ORPennsylvania: $161.90 a month, 839 kWh at 19.29¢PARhode Island: $165.62 a month, 562 kWh at 29.48¢RISouth Carolina: $161.21 a month, 1,066 kWh at 15.12¢SCSouth Dakota: $131.10 a month, 984 kWh at 13.32¢SDTennessee: $156.03 a month, 1,180 kWh at 13.22¢TNTexas: $170.95 a month, 1,110 kWh at 15.40¢TXUtah: $99.06 a month, 761 kWh at 13.02¢UTVermont: $134.78 a month, 591 kWh at 22.79¢VTVirginia: $163.05 a month, 1,067 kWh at 15.28¢VAWashington: $124.41 a month, 945 kWh at 13.17¢WAWest Virginia: $165.13 a month, 1,073 kWh at 15.39¢WVWisconsin: $120.60 a month, 667 kWh at 18.08¢WIWyoming: $111.59 a month, 835 kWh at 13.37¢WY
Each dot is a state. Further right = homes use more power; higher = power costs more. Dashed lines join points with the same monthly bill. Source: EIA, 2025.

All 50 states and DC

Sorted by average bill. Select a column to sort, or a state for its page.

Average residential electric bill by state. Column headers sort the table.
1Hawaii$207.89515 kWh40.40¢448,869+14.7%
2Connecticut$206.46704 kWh29.31¢1,581,525-9.1%
3Maryland$184.42944 kWh19.53¢2,471,218+12.6%
4Alabama$184.311,145 kWh16.09¢2,422,981+3.1%
5Massachusetts$181.08596 kWh30.41¢2,919,186-0.1%
6Texas$170.951,110 kWh15.40¢12,794,152+5.6%
7Florida$167.861,103 kWh15.21¢10,682,970+1.9%
8Mississippi$166.051,184 kWh14.03¢1,347,948+8.6%
9Rhode Island$165.62562 kWh29.48¢464,880-0.1%
10West Virginia$165.131,073 kWh15.39¢866,816+1.4%
11Virginia$163.051,067 kWh15.28¢3,684,498+13%
12Pennsylvania$161.90839 kWh19.29¢5,565,993+12%
13South Carolina$161.211,066 kWh15.12¢2,629,290+6.1%
14Georgia$158.701,077 kWh14.74¢4,870,227+4.2%
15Delaware$157.80920 kWh17.15¢481,801+7.1%
16Arizona$157.151,030 kWh15.26¢3,203,578+1.2%
17New Hampshire$156.94640 kWh24.53¢658,104+15%
18Tennessee$156.031,180 kWh13.22¢3,199,487+4.2%
19New York$154.75586 kWh26.39¢7,462,709+12.1%
20California$154.73494 kWh31.35¢14,371,581+4.7%
21Louisiana$153.321,225 kWh12.52¢2,156,711+5.8%
22New Jersey$150.59670 kWh22.48¢3,782,913+7.9%
23Indiana$149.72938 kWh15.96¢3,084,075+8.6%
24Ohio$147.74874 kWh16.90¢5,149,883+13%
25Maine$147.67533 kWh27.69¢749,232+10%
26Alaska$147.18564 kWh26.11¢301,478+4.8%
27North Carolina$146.141,044 kWh14.00¢5,162,893+8.2%
28Kentucky$143.721,094 kWh13.13¢2,088,933+8.9%
29Oklahoma$140.521,064 kWh13.21¢1,897,462+6.6%
30District of Columbia$140.05639 kWh21.92¢324,763+17.2%
31Arkansas$138.421,076 kWh12.87¢1,491,030+7.8%
32Missouri$137.971,037 kWh13.30¢2,953,515+7.2%
33Vermont$134.78591 kWh22.79¢313,956+7.3%
34Oregon$133.89866 kWh15.46¢1,889,290+0.6%
35South Dakota$131.10984 kWh13.32¢446,014+10.5%
36Michigan$127.17635 kWh20.03¢4,538,580+9%
37Illinois$126.59716 kWh17.67¢5,423,184+10.3%
38Kansas$126.42876 kWh14.44¢1,326,779+6.9%
39North Dakota$126.401,070 kWh11.82¢400,162+6.8%
40Washington$124.41945 kWh13.17¢3,407,725+11.7%
41Wisconsin$120.60667 kWh18.08¢2,867,572+5.7%
42Minnesota$117.67743 kWh15.83¢2,605,558+4.2%
43Iowa$117.30861 kWh13.62¢1,460,591+6%
44Nebraska$117.23973 kWh12.05¢915,758+8.2%
45Nevada$115.07868 kWh13.26¢1,335,581+2%
46Wyoming$111.59835 kWh13.37¢292,568+7.1%
47Montana$110.80853 kWh12.99¢565,902+10.7%
48Idaho$110.36933 kWh11.83¢887,745+11.8%
49Colorado$103.30658 kWh15.69¢2,601,457+8.6%
50Utah$99.06761 kWh13.02¢1,305,508+2.7%
51New Mexico$94.65638 kWh14.85¢946,309+4.5%

Where the numbers come from

The US Energy Information Administration collects revenue, sales and customer counts from every electric utility (forms EIA-861, 861S and 861U). The average bill is residential revenue ÷ residential customers ÷ 12, so it includes delivery charges and fees, and is an average across all homes: apartments, houses, electric and gas heated. The 2026 price change compares January–August 2026 with the same months of 2025, from EIA's Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.B. Full methodology.

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Sources: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U), Average Monthly Bill - Residential, 2025; US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.B, through August 2026.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "Average Electric Bill by State," https://homestatsdata.com/utility-bills/average-electric-bill/