See what residential and industrial users pay and where your state ranks
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(Last updated April, 2024)
The Choose Energy® April Natural Gas Rates Report shows natural gas rates by state using the most recent data from January 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 January 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 | 16.69 | 39 | -8.9 |
| Alaska | 10.82 | 20 | -0.6 |
| Arizona | 19.41 | 42 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 12.28 | 24 | -10.9 |
| California | NA | 47 | NA |
| Colorado | 9.44 | 15 | -4.6 |
| Connecticut | 14.39 | 34 | -6.3 |
| Delaware | 12.26 | 23 | -5.5 |
| Florida | 21.39 | 45 | 0.9 |
| Georgia | 13.2 | 27 | -9.9 |
| Hawaii | 45.3 | 46 | -8.0 |
| Idaho | 8.03 | 5 | -1.2 |
| Illinois | 6.54 | 2 | -31.7 |
| Indiana | 8.2 | 7 | -11.3 |
| Iowa | 7.6 | 3 | -5.5 |
| Kansas | 8.94 | 12 | NA |
| Kentucky | 10.1 | 18 | -13.7 |
| Louisiana | 11.87 | 22 | -15.8 |
| Maine | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 14.52 | 35 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | 20.74 | 44 | -6.4 |
| Michigan | 9.52 | 16 | -6.4 |
| Minnesota | 8.66 | 9 | NA |
| Mississippi | 10.63 | 19 | -18.0 |
| Missouri | 14.38 | 33 | -6.6 |
| Montana | 8.05 | 6 | -6.5 |
| Nebraska | 8.66 | 10 | -10.3 |
| Nevada | 19.62 | 43 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | 18.83 | 41 | 1.3 |
| New Jersey | 12.32 | 25 | -0.6 |
| New Mexico | 8.67 | 11 | -7.3 |
| New York | 14.55 | 36 | -1.0 |
| North Carolina | 13.44 | 28 | -7.0 |
| North Dakota | 6.51 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Ohio | 8.98 | 13 | -10.2 |
| Oklahoma | 8.62 | 8 | -14.1 |
| Oregon | 14.13 | 31 | -12.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 11.71 | 21 | 0.2 |
| Rhode Island | 18.66 | 40 | -1.3 |
| South Carolina | 13.92 | 30 | -4.3 |
| South Dakota | 7.78 | 4 | -3.8 |
| Tennessee | NA | NA | NA |
| Texas | 12.39 | 26 | -17.5 |
| Utah | 14.26 | 32 | -0.9 |
| Vermont | 15.32 | 38 | -2.2 |
| Virginia | 13.74 | 29 | 0.5 |
| Washington | 15.22 | 37 | -2.1 |
| West Virginia | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 9.14 | 14 | 2.1 |
| Wyoming | 10.08 | 17 | -8.9 |
| United States | 11.82 | -8.7 |
Nationally, residential natural gas rates decreased 8.7% from December 2023 to January 2024. Of the states that reported natural gas rates to the EIA for January, prices slightly increased in only 7 states and decreased in all others. Illinois experienced the biggest decrease in residential natural gas prices, with rates falling 31.7% from December to January. Meanwhile, rates in Wisconsin increased the most, with natural gas prices rising 2.1%.
Again, there’s another side to industrial natural gas.
Check industrial natural gas rates in your state for January and the percentage increase or decrease from December.
| State | Latest industrial gas rate (dollars/thousand cubic feet) | Rank | Monthly percentage change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11.47 | 39 | 3.3 |
| Alaska | 12.07 | 41 | -0.7 |
| Arizona | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| Arkansas | 4.82 | 7 | 0.6 |
| California | 11.38 | 38 | 0.6 |
| Colorado | 5.54 | 16 | -4.3 |
| Connecticut | 3.74 | 3 | 28.1 |
| Delaware | 5.14 | 13 | 2.6 |
| Florida | 5.06 | 11 | 0.8 |
| Georgia | 5.34 | 14 | 3.7 |
| Hawaii | 4.91 | 8 | 10.3 |
| Idaho | 13.29 | 44 | 2.6 |
| Illinois | 6.96 | 26 | #VALUE! |
| Indiana | 8.07 | 30 | 11.8 |
| Iowa | 7.43 | 27 | #VALUE! |
| Kansas | 5.51 | 15 | 2.2 |
| Kentucky | 3.59 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Louisiana | 7.52 | 28 | -0.8 |
| Maine | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| Maryland | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| Massachusetts | 8.94 | 33 | -10.3 |
| Michigan | NA | NA | #VALUE! |
| Minnesota | 5.91 | 18 | -17.7 |
| Mississippi | 10.93 | 37 | -3.9 |
| Missouri | 6.4 | 23 | 2.4 |
| Montana | 6.35 | 22 | -8.9 |
| Nebraska | 4.98 | 9 | -0.2 |
| Nevada | 3.1 | 1 | 16.5 |
| New Hampshire | 4.48 | 6 | 17.9 |
| New Jersey | 8.95 | 34 | 3.8 |
| New Mexico | 28.19 | 46 | -4.2 |
| New York | 4.04 | 5 | 19.9 |
| North Carolina | 12.89 | 42 | -0.3 |
| North Dakota | 5.11 | 12 | 22.2 |
| Ohio | 5.04 | 10 | -19.5 |
| Oklahoma | 10.18 | 36 | -6.4 |
| Oregon | 6.89 | 25 | 7.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.41 | 45 | -8.7 |
| Rhode Island | 5.93 | 19 | 3.7 |
| South Carolina | 8.63 | 31 | 2.4 |
| South Dakota | 9.51 | 35 | 3.6 |
| Tennessee | 6.33 | 21 | 3.4 |
| Texas | 6.8 | 24 | -0.4 |
| Utah | 13.2 | 43 | 13.7 |
| Vermont | 8.93 | 32 | -6.2 |
| Virginia | 11.92 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Washington | 7.55 | 29 | 0.9 |
| West Virginia | 6.09 | 20 | -1.5 |
| Wisconsin | 5.72 | 17 | -5.3 |
| Wyoming | 4.01 | 4 | -1.2 |
| United States | 4.96 | -8.3 |
| State | December natural gas generation (MMcf) | January natural gas generation (MMcf) | Monthly percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 20,228 | 24,759 | 22.40 |
| Florida | 13,879 | 14,884 | 7.24 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,531 | 11,671 | 1.21 |
| California | 9,767 | 9,772 | 0.05 |
| Ohio | 7,182 | 7,562 | 5.29 |
| Louisiana | 5,949 | 6,717 | 12.91 |
| Virginia | 4,837 | 5,690 | 17.63 |
| Alabama | 5,500 | 5,584 | 1.53 |
| Georgia | 4,868 | 5,459 | 12.14 |
| Mississippi | 4,714 | 5,348 | 13.45 |
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 November.
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