Average Electric Bill by State
The average US household pays about $176 a month for electricity, but the number swings from $100 in Utah to $308 in Hawaii. The surprise is why. Hawaii has the dearest power and the biggest bill, but after that, price stops being a guide. California pays 32.6 cents per kilowatt-hour, nearly double Texas's 16.0, yet the typical bill is $176 against $180. How much power your home uses matters more than what each unit costs.
The table below combines two official sources: how much electricity a typical home in each state uses, and what each state pays per kilowatt-hour right now. Find your state, then compare your own bill against it.
| State | Est. monthly bill | kWh a month | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $308 | 665 | 46.4 cents |
| Maryland | $205 | 961 | 21.3 cents |
| Alabama | $190 | 1,151 | 16.5 cents |
| Virginia | $183 | 1,078 | 16.9 cents |
| Massachusetts | $182 | 603 | 30.2 cents |
| Pennsylvania | $180 | 854 | 21.1 cents |
| Texas | $180 | 1,120 | 16.0 cents |
| Florida | $179 | 1,166 | 15.3 cents |
| South Carolina | $179 | 1,127 | 15.9 cents |
| Connecticut | $178 | 650 | 27.5 cents |
| Maine | $178 | 587 | 30.2 cents |
| California | $176 | 540 | 32.6 cents |
| Mississippi | $176 | 1,172 | 15.1 cents |
| West Virginia | $175 | 1,122 | 15.6 cents |
| Arizona | $174 | 1,134 | 15.4 cents |
| Georgia | $171 | 1,106 | 15.5 cents |
| Alaska | $170 | 621 | 27.3 cents |
| New York | $169 | 576 | 29.3 cents |
| Delaware | $167 | 928 | 18.0 cents |
| New Jersey | $167 | 692 | 24.1 cents |
| Rhode Island | $167 | 576 | 29.1 cents |
| Indiana | $165 | 970 | 17.0 cents |
| Tennessee | $164 | 1,185 | 13.8 cents |
| Louisiana | $163 | 1,232 | 13.3 cents |
| New Hampshire | $163 | 606 | 26.9 cents |
| Ohio | $161 | 857 | 18.8 cents |
| Kentucky | $158 | 1,111 | 14.2 cents |
| North Carolina | $156 | 1,042 | 14.9 cents |
| Oklahoma | $156 | 1,132 | 13.8 cents |
| Arkansas | $153 | 1,116 | 13.7 cents |
| Michigan | $152 | 698 | 21.7 cents |
| District of Columbia | $145 | 585 | 24.9 cents |
| Missouri | $143 | 999 | 14.3 cents |
| Oregon | $143 | 928 | 15.5 cents |
| Kansas | $138 | 902 | 15.3 cents |
| Illinois | $135 | 704 | 19.2 cents |
| Vermont | $135 | 562 | 23.9 cents |
| Wisconsin | $134 | 703 | 19.1 cents |
| Washington | $132 | 916 | 14.4 cents |
| South Dakota | $131 | 898 | 14.6 cents |
| Minnesota | $128 | 778 | 16.4 cents |
| Iowa | $124 | 855 | 14.6 cents |
| Nevada | $124 | 925 | 13.4 cents |
| North Dakota | $123 | 987 | 12.5 cents |
| Idaho | $120 | 924 | 13.0 cents |
| Nebraska | $115 | 893 | 12.9 cents |
| Colorado | $114 | 679 | 16.8 cents |
| Montana | $110 | 776 | 14.1 cents |
| Wyoming | $107 | 765 | 14.0 cents |
| New Mexico | $105 | 686 | 15.3 cents |
| Utah | $100 | 760 | 13.2 cents |
How This Is Calculated
Each bill is the average monthly electricity use of households in that state multiplied by the average residential price per kilowatt-hour. Use comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), which covers about 18,000 homes. Prices come from the EIA Electric Power Monthly, by state, year-to-date through august 2026 and 2025 (cents per kilowatthour).
Two cautions. The usage survey is from 2020, a year when more people than usual were at home, so some bills here will run a little high. And the price is a statewide average that excludes fixed charges, so your own bill will differ. Treat the table as a guide to the size of the gap between states, not an exact quote.