Average electric bill by state
The typical American household paid $147.18 a month for electricity in 2025. Where you live moves that more than how much power you use: Hawaii averages $207.89 and New Mexico averages $94.65 — 2.2× apart.
The bill and the price per kilowatt-hour do not rank the same way, and the gap between those two columns is the interesting part. A mild state with a high rate can still pay less than a cheap state that runs air conditioning eight months a year.
| # | State | Monthly bill | Price | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $207.89 | 40.40¢ | 515 kWh |
| 2 | Connecticut | $206.46 | 29.31¢ | 704 kWh |
| 3 | Maryland | $184.42 | 19.53¢ | 944 kWh |
| 4 | Alabama | $184.31 | 16.09¢ | 1,145 kWh |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $181.08 | 30.41¢ | 596 kWh |
| 6 | Texas | $170.95 | 15.40¢ | 1,110 kWh |
| 7 | Florida | $167.86 | 15.21¢ | 1,103 kWh |
| 8 | Mississippi | $166.05 | 14.03¢ | 1,184 kWh |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $165.62 | 29.48¢ | 562 kWh |
| 10 | West Virginia | $165.13 | 15.39¢ | 1,073 kWh |
| 11 | Virginia | $163.05 | 15.28¢ | 1,067 kWh |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $161.90 | 19.29¢ | 839 kWh |
| 13 | South Carolina | $161.21 | 15.12¢ | 1,066 kWh |
| 14 | Georgia | $158.70 | 14.74¢ | 1,077 kWh |
| 15 | Delaware | $157.80 | 17.15¢ | 920 kWh |
| 16 | Arizona | $157.15 | 15.26¢ | 1,030 kWh |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $156.94 | 24.53¢ | 640 kWh |
| 18 | Tennessee | $156.03 | 13.22¢ | 1,180 kWh |
| 19 | New York | $154.75 | 26.39¢ | 586 kWh |
| 20 | California | $154.73 | 31.35¢ | 494 kWh |
| 21 | Louisiana | $153.32 | 12.52¢ | 1,225 kWh |
| 22 | New Jersey | $150.59 | 22.48¢ | 670 kWh |
| 23 | Indiana | $149.72 | 15.96¢ | 938 kWh |
| 24 | Ohio | $147.74 | 16.90¢ | 874 kWh |
| 25 | Maine | $147.67 | 27.69¢ | 533 kWh |
| 26 | Alaska | $147.18 | 26.11¢ | 564 kWh |
| 27 | North Carolina | $146.14 | 14.00¢ | 1,044 kWh |
| 28 | Kentucky | $143.72 | 13.13¢ | 1,094 kWh |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $140.52 | 13.21¢ | 1,064 kWh |
| 30 | District of Columbia | $140.05 | 21.92¢ | 639 kWh |
| 31 | Arkansas | $138.42 | 12.87¢ | 1,076 kWh |
| 32 | Missouri | $137.97 | 13.30¢ | 1,037 kWh |
| 33 | Vermont | $134.78 | 22.79¢ | 591 kWh |
| 34 | Oregon | $133.89 | 15.46¢ | 866 kWh |
| 35 | South Dakota | $131.10 | 13.32¢ | 984 kWh |
| 36 | Michigan | $127.17 | 20.03¢ | 635 kWh |
| 37 | Illinois | $126.59 | 17.67¢ | 716 kWh |
| 38 | Kansas | $126.42 | 14.44¢ | 876 kWh |
| 39 | North Dakota | $126.40 | 11.82¢ | 1,070 kWh |
| 40 | Washington | $124.41 | 13.17¢ | 945 kWh |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $120.60 | 18.08¢ | 667 kWh |
| 42 | Minnesota | $117.67 | 15.83¢ | 743 kWh |
| 43 | Iowa | $117.30 | 13.62¢ | 861 kWh |
| 44 | Nebraska | $117.23 | 12.05¢ | 973 kWh |
| 45 | Nevada | $115.07 | 13.26¢ | 868 kWh |
| 46 | Wyoming | $111.59 | 13.37¢ | 835 kWh |
| 47 | Montana | $110.80 | 12.99¢ | 853 kWh |
| 48 | Idaho | $110.36 | 11.83¢ | 933 kWh |
| 49 | Colorado | $103.30 | 15.69¢ | 658 kWh |
| 50 | Utah | $99.06 | 13.02¢ | 761 kWh |
| 51 | New Mexico | $94.65 | 14.85¢ | 638 kWh |
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is EIA’s own published residential average for 2025, computed across all 51 states and the District of Columbia. These are averages of what households actually paid, not advertised plan rates, so they already include fixed monthly charges, riders and taxes that a quoted cents-per-kWh price leaves out.
An average also hides the range inside a state. Two homes in the same state served by different utilities can pay very different amounts, which is what the state pages break down.