Average Utility Costs by State (2026)
Across the U.S., the average residential electricity customer paid $156.51 a month over August 2025 – July 2026, and a home with natural gas added about $76.12 — roughly $232.63 for the two energy bills together, before water, trash and internet.
Electric, U.S. typical
$156.51
870 kWh × 17.99¢
Gas, U.S. gas customer
$76.12
617 therms a year, 2025 price
Highest electric + gas
$328.14
Massachusetts
Lowest electric + gas
$146.89
New Mexico
What “average utility cost” means here
A utility bill average is only useful if you know what it averages. The electric figure is EIA’s total residential revenue in a state divided by its residential customer-months over the latest 12 months [1], so it is the bill of the average account, fixed charges and all. The gas figure is the average residential customer’s yearly deliveries (2024 volume ÷ 2024 customers) priced at the 2025 average residential price [5][6][4]. It describes homes that have gas service; homes without it pay $0 for gas and usually more for electricity.
Adding the two columns therefore describes a home that has both services. In states where most homes are all-electric — Florida (77%), Hawaii (72%) and South Carolina (45%) lead the RECS 2020 survey [11] — the electric column alone is the closer description of a typical home.
Why water, sewer, trash and internet are not averaged
No federal survey publishes a comparable, current residential average for those services state by state. Water and sewer are priced by thousands of municipal systems with different billing cycles and minimums; trash is often on the property tax bill; internet prices depend on the plan. Rather than print a number that looks precise and is not, the calculator leaves those lines for your own bills.
Electric + gas by state
Sorted from the highest combined energy bill to the lowest. Annual = monthly × 12.
| # | State | Electric /mo | Gas /mo | Both /mo | Both /yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $182.28 | $145.86 | $328.14 | $3,938 |
| 2 | Alaska | $157.61 | $162.69 | $320.30 | $3,844 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $223.64 | $94.25 | $317.89 | $3,815 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $195.65 | $111.77 | $307.42 | $3,689 |
| 5 | New York | $166.65 | $127.21 | $293.86 | $3,526 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $163.91 | $125.79 | $289.70 | $3,476 |
| 7 | Maryland | $198.73 | $81.64 | $280.37 | $3,364 |
| 8 | Georgia | $161.63 | $116.76 | $278.39 | $3,341 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $173.88 | $91.77 | $265.65 | $3,188 |
| 10 | Maine | $155.93 | $108.66 | $264.59 | $3,175 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $170.95 | $91.52 | $262.47 | $3,150 |
| 12 | Virginia | $173.20 | $80.68 | $253.88 | $3,047 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $157.90 | $91.72 | $249.62 | $2,995 |
| 14 | Vermont | $140.66 | $107.20 | $247.86 | $2,974 |
| 15 | District of Columbia | $152.46 | $92.70 | $245.16 | $2,942 |
| 16 | Ohio | $158.23 | $81.63 | $239.86 | $2,878 |
| 17 | Alabama | $184.95 | $53.95 | $238.90 | $2,867 |
| 18 | Delaware | $165.27 | $72.26 | $237.53 | $2,850 |
| 19 | Texas | $176.04 | $60.20 | $236.24 | $2,835 |
| 20 | Mississippi | $171.33 | $63.17 | $234.50 | $2,814 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $163.00 | $70.99 | $233.99 | $2,808 |
| 22 | California | $160.99 | $68.50 | $229.49 | $2,754 |
| 23 | Washington | $131.60 | $96.16 | $227.76 | $2,733 |
| 24 | Indiana | $158.39 | $68.20 | $226.59 | $2,719 |
| 25 | South Carolina | $165.31 | $56.15 | $221.46 | $2,658 |
| 26 | Arkansas | $140.75 | $77.81 | $218.56 | $2,623 |
| 27 | Missouri | $145.22 | $72.71 | $217.93 | $2,615 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $151.98 | $65.18 | $217.16 | $2,606 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $154.09 | $62.56 | $216.65 | $2,600 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $162.45 | $52.55 | $215.00 | $2,580 |
| 31 | Florida | $169.14 | $45.78 | $214.92 | $2,579 |
| 32 | Illinois | $131.53 | $80.26 | $211.79 | $2,541 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $144.12 | $64.40 | $208.52 | $2,502 |
| 34 | Oregon | $131.60 | $76.77 | $208.37 | $2,500 |
| 35 | Arizona | $161.85 | $45.89 | $207.74 | $2,493 |
| 36 | Kansas | $132.04 | $73.82 | $205.86 | $2,470 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $155.88 | $49.62 | $205.50 | $2,466 |
| 38 | Michigan | $132.62 | $72.00 | $204.62 | $2,455 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $132.44 | $59.05 | $191.49 | $2,298 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $140.01 | $47.96 | $187.97 | $2,256 |
| 41 | Minnesota | $120.35 | $66.31 | $186.66 | $2,240 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $114.46 | $68.18 | $182.64 | $2,192 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $124.43 | $58.16 | $182.59 | $2,191 |
| 44 | Nebraska | $122.68 | $56.81 | $179.49 | $2,154 |
| 45 | Colorado | $112.25 | $61.31 | $173.56 | $2,083 |
| 46 | Iowa | $120.95 | $51.35 | $172.30 | $2,068 |
| 47 | Nevada | $119.44 | $50.06 | $169.50 | $2,034 |
| 48 | Montana | $114.73 | $53.19 | $167.92 | $2,015 |
| 49 | Utah | $103.63 | $56.90 | $160.53 | $1,926 |
| 50 | Idaho | $114.36 | $44.40 | $158.76 | $1,905 |
| 51 | New Mexico | $99.27 | $47.62 | $146.89 | $1,763 |
Reading the table honestly
- These are averages of accounts, not of houses of one size. An apartment and a large house in the same state can differ by a factor of three. Use the calculator’s “A home like mine” option to switch to EIA RECS 2020 averages by home size, household size, heating fuel or building type in your region.
- Season matters. The electric figure averages twelve months. In summer-peaking states a July bill can run well above it; state pages chart each month.
- Prices move. Electricity here runs through July 2026; gas uses 2025 annual prices (2024 where EIA lists 2025 as not available). We refresh monthly as EIA publishes.
- Heating oil and propane homes are not in the gas column. See heating oil and propane prices by state.