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(Last updated June, 2024)
The Choose Energy® June Natural Gas Rates Report shows natural gas rates by state using the most recent data from March 2024, sourced from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). All rates are shown in dollars per thousand cubic feet.
There’s another side to that coin, of course. Here are the states with the highest residential natural gas prices in March 2024.
Explore where your state ranks for residential natural gas prices.
| State | Latest residential gas rate (dollars/thousand cubic feet) | Rank | Monthly percentage (%) change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 18.35 | 37 | 9.8 |
| Alaska | 11.16 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Arizona | 19.05 | 41 | -3.6 |
| Arkansas | NA | NA | NA |
| California | 19.65 | 42 | -3.8 |
| Colorado | 10.02 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Connecticut | 16.25 | 35 | 6.6 |
| Delaware | 12.94 | 21 | 5.5 |
| Florida | 22.34 | 45 | 7.5 |
| Georgia | 16.22 | 34 | 15.1 |
| Hawaii | 56.11 | 46 | 13.9 |
| Idaho | 8.43 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Illinois | 10.64 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Indiana | 9.04 | 5 | -0.2 |
| Iowa | 10.42 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Kansas | 11.11 | 14 | 4.4 |
| Kentucky | 12.87 | 20 | 10.2 |
| Louisiana | 15.5 | 29 | 17.1 |
| Maine | 15.71 | 31 | -3.8 |
| Maryland | 14.08 | 22 | -7.4 |
| Massachusetts | 21.69 | 44 | -0.3 |
| Michigan | 10.21 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Minnesota | 9.76 | 8 | -17.6 |
| Mississippi | 14.28 | 24 | 18.2 |
| Missouri | 15.83 | 32 | 8.6 |
| Montana | 7.84 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Nebraska | 9.71 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Nevada | 19.87 | 43 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | 18.53 | 38 | 2.7 |
| New Jersey | 12.43 | 18 | 1.7 |
| New Mexico | NA | NA | NA |
| New York | 15.46 | 27 | 4.8 |
| North Carolina | 17.01 | 36 | 14.8 |
| North Dakota | 6.87 | 1 | -4.5 |
| Ohio | 10.87 | 13 | 9.8 |
| Oklahoma | 12.39 | 17 | 35.1 |
| Oregon | 15.47 | 28 | 11.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.5 | 19 | 3.1 |
| Rhode Island | 18.64 | 39 | 0.8 |
| South Carolina | 18.99 | 40 | 15.7 |
| South Dakota | 8.98 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Tennessee | NA | NA | NA |
| Texas | 16.1 | 33 | 19.0 |
| Utah | 14.14 | 23 | -3.1 |
| Vermont | 15.3 | 26 | 3.0 |
| Virginia | 14.92 | 25 | 10.6 |
| Washington | 15.66 | 30 | 1.4 |
| West Virginia | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 9.41 | 6 | -5.5 |
| Wyoming | 11.54 | 16 | 7.3 |
| United States | 13.85 | 4.5 |
Nationally, residential natural gas rates increased 4.5% from February to March. Of the states that reported natural gas rates to the EIA for March, prices slightly decreased in only 11 states and increased in all others. Minnesota experienced the biggest decrease in residential natural gas prices, with rates falling 17.6% from February to March. Meanwhile, rates in Oklahoma increased the most, with natural gas prices rising 35.1%.
Again, there’s another side to industrial natural gas.
Check industrial natural gas rates in your state for March and the percentage increase or decrease from February. All rates are shown in dollars per thousand cubic feet.
| State | Industrial gas rates March 2024 | Industrial gas rates rank | Monthly percentage (%) change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2.96 | 39 | -26.6 |
| Alaska | 6.82 | 41 | 0.7 |
| Arizona | 6.21 | NA | -17.2 |
| Arkansas | 9.71 | 7 | 5.7 |
| California | 13.19 | 38 | -8.1 |
| Colorado | 6.97 | 16 | -25.4 |
| Connecticut | 6.96 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Delaware | 10.86 | 13 | 8.7 |
| Florida | NA | 11 | NA |
| Georgia | 4.05 | 14 | -16.8 |
| Hawaii | 31.59 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Idaho | 5.45 | 44 | -0.9 |
| Illinois | 6.61 | 26 | NA |
| Indiana | 4.93 | 30 | -15.7 |
| Iowa | 5.82 | 27 | -14.2 |
| Kansas | 4.98 | 15 | NA |
| Kentucky | 2.91 | 2 | -26.0 |
| Louisiana | 2.6 | 28 | -30.9 |
| Maine | 9.47 | NA | -12.9 |
| Maryland | 13.04 | NA | -10.5 |
| Massachusetts | 14.6 | 33 | -5.6 |
| Michigan | 7.88 | NA | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 4.03 | 18 | -21.7 |
| Mississippi | 3.3 | 37 | -28.3 |
| Missouri | 9.27 | 23 | -1.1 |
| Montana | 6.45 | 22 | -2.9 |
| Nebraska | 4.97 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Nevada | 13.56 | 1 | 6.2 |
| New Hampshire | 10.62 | 6 | -0.7 |
| New Jersey | 7.9 | 34 | 8.5 |
| New Mexico | NA | 46 | NA |
| New York | 13.05 | 5 | -8.5 |
| North Carolina | 5.61 | 42 | -6.5 |
| North Dakota | 1.84 | 12 | -46.4 |
| Ohio | 7.02 | 10 | NA |
| Oklahoma | 2.25 | 36 | -49.9 |
| Oregon | 7.42 | 25 | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 9.21 | 45 | 1.3 |
| Rhode Island | 11.41 | 19 | 4.0 |
| South Carolina | 4.36 | 31 | -17.1 |
| South Dakota | 4.57 | 35 | -3.0 |
| Tennessee | NA | 21 | NA |
| Texas | 1.61 | 24 | -35.1 |
| Utah | 8.27 | 43 | -14.3 |
| Vermont | 4.51 | 32 | -9.3 |
| Virginia | 4.72 | 40 | 12.4 |
| Washington | 12.18 | 29 | 4.8 |
| West Virginia | NA | 20 | NA |
| Wisconsin | 5.87 | 17 | -16.3 |
| United States | 3.70 | -21.44 |
| State | February 2024 natural gas production (MMcf) | March 2024 natural gas production (MMcf) | Monthly percentage (%) change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 17,061 | 19,017 | 11.46 |
| Florida | 12,438 | 14,775 | 18.79 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,505 | 12,104 | 5.21 |
| Ohio | 7,047 | 7,074 | 0.38 |
| Louisiana | 4,825 | 5,259 | 8.99 |
| Virginia | 5,588 | 5,236 | -6.30 |
| California | 6,645 | 4,780 | -28.07 |
| New York | 4,824 | 4,671 | -3.17 |
| Michigan | 4,793 | 4,416 | -7.87 |
| Georgia | 4,430 | 3,948 | -10.88 |
Most states get their electricity from various sources, including natural gas, hydroelectric projects, solar, and coal. That mix plays a part in determining each state’s average electricity rate. The following table shows the 10 states that generated the largest percentage of their electricity from natural gas in March.
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