Mapping Americans’ Energy Costs By State In 2024

Despite the average energy consumption per person trending downward since 2000, energy cost still represents a significant part of American household budgets.

This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, compares the total monthly energy bills in each of the 50 states.

WalletHub calculated each state’s average monthly energy bill by multiplying the average consumption of electricity, natural gas, home heating oil, and motor fuel by their respective prices and adding these amounts together as of June 3, 2024.

Wyoming Leads the Ranking

Wyoming has the highest energy costs in 2024.

The state has the highest gas and residential oil consumption per capita, and residents’ average monthly energy bill is $1,591. Among many factors, the state also has extremely cold winters, and many residents live in remote areas with limited heating options.

North Dakota, another state with harsh winters, has the second-most expensive average monthly energy bill, at $840. Interestingly, aside from heating oil, energy is relatively inexpensive in the state. It’s just high usage that drives up monthly bills.

Iowa is the third-most energy-expensive state, with residents’ average monthly energy bill costing $798, about half of the cost in Wyoming.

Overall Rank	State	Total Energy Cost
1	Wyoming	$1,591
2	North Dakota	$840
3	Iowa	$798
4	Montana	$787
5	Minnesota	$782
6	Massachusetts	$759
7	Connecticut	$750
8	Alaska	$716
9	South Dakota	$709
10	Virginia	$694
11	Rhode Island	$690
12	Utah	$684
13	Alabama	$677
14	Pennsylvania	$669
15	Maryland	$665
16	New Hampshire	$662
18	West Virginia	$659
17	Wisconsin	$659
20	Indiana	$645
19	Maine	$645
21	Vermont	$644
22	New Jersey	$643
23	Ohio	$630
24	Illinois	$622
25	Washington	$618
27	Idaho	$591
26	Oregon	$591
28	New York	$589
29	Hawaii	$583
30	Michigan	$583
31	Missouri	$578
32	Delaware	$564
33	North Carolina	$557
34	Kentucky	$556
35	Arkansas	$541
36	Nevada	$538
37	Georgia	$533
38	South Carolina	$533
39	Tennessee	$524
40	Oklahoma	$477
41	Californa	$476
42	Louisiana	$474
43	Colorado	$470
44	Florida	$462
45	Mississippi	$457
46	Nebraska	$453
47	Texas	$437
48	Kansas	$436
49	Arizona	$400
50	New Mexico	$376

Meanwhile, New Mexico is the state with the lowest energy costs, at $376.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the highest energy consumption of the year is recorded during summer in July, followed by August.