NEW YORK (WWTI) – A recent report released by the personal financial website WalletHub, 2021’s Most and Least Energy-Expensive States, determining energy consumption and costs in each of the 50 states and District of Columbia.
These were compared using a formula that accounts for the following residential energy types: electricity, natural gas, motor fuel and home heating oil.
Specifically, the report ranked Connecticut had the highest energy cost of $411 per month, and the District of Columbia had the lowest of $217 per month.
For New Yorkers, the average monthly energy bill was $303, which was the same as Wisconsin and Nebraska.
New York was also found to have the following average monthly electricity bills:
- Monthly electricity cost: $102
- Monthly natural-gas cost: $68
- Monthly motor-fuel cost: $105
- Monthly home heating-oil cost: $29
Full rankings and costs are listed in the chart below:
| Overall Rank* | State | Total Energy Cost | Monthly Electricity Cost (Rank) | Monthly Natural-Gas Cost (Rank) | Monthly Motor-Fuel Cost (Rank) | Monthly Home Heating-Oil Cost (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $411 | $166 (3) | $46 (11) | $124 (45) | $74 (4) |
| 2 | Wyoming | $403 | $115 (36) | $41 (17) | $246 (1) | $1 (27) |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $380 | $135 (25) | $63 (3) | $128 (42) | $54 (6) |
| 4 | Georgia | $374 | $155 (8) | $41 (18) | $179 (5) | $0 (45) |
| 5 | Alabama | $371 | $181 (1) | $21 (39) | $169 (12) | $0 (43) |
| 6 | Maine | $370 | $128 (29) | $7 (49) | $143 (28) | $92 (1) |
| 7 | Alaska | $366 | $145 (12) | $66 (2) | $123 (46) | $32 (7) |
| 8 | Mississippi | $358 | $159 (6) | $18 (46) | $181 (3) | $0 (50) |
| 9 | Indiana | $356 | $136 (24) | $40 (19) | $179 (4) | $1 (28) |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $355 | $142 (16) | $20 (43) | $112 (48) | $82 (2) |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $347 | $132 (27) | $62 (4) | $98 (50) | $56 (5) |
| 12 | Missouri | $346 | $137 (21) | $40 (20) | $169 (11) | $0 (38) |
| 13 | West Virginia | $343 | $143 (15) | $27 (31) | $169 (10) | $4 (15) |
| 14 | Vermont | $338 | $118 (33) | $17 (47) | $128 (41) | $74 (3) |
| 15 | North Dakota | $336 | $138 (19) | $24 (38) | $168 (13) | $5 (13) |
| 16 | Oklahoma | $336 | $137 (22) | $36 (25) | $163 (14) | $0 (44) |
| 17 | South Carolina | $335 | $176 (2) | $16 (48) | $142 (30) | $0 (31) |
| 18 | Minnesota | $328 | $111 (41) | $44 (14) | $170 (8) | $3 (19) |
| 19 | Texas | $326 | $157 (7) | $21 (41) | $148 (23) | $0 (48) |
| 20 | Virginia | $324 | $149 (9) | $27 (30) | $142 (29) | $5 (14) |
| 21 | South Dakota | $322 | $141 (17) | $26 (34) | $151 (21) | $3 (17) |
| 22 | Nevada | $322 | $117 (34) | $35 (26) | $170 (9) | $0 (32) |
| 23 | Maryland | $321 | $136 (23) | $39 (21) | $137 (37) | $9 (12) |
| 24 | California | $321 | $107 (44) | $38 (23) | $175 (6) | $0 (39) |
| 25 | Kentucky | $320 | $138 (20) | $25 (36) | $157 (17) | $0 (29) |
| 26 | North Carolina | $320 | $144 (14) | $18 (45) | $156 (18) | $2 (21) |
| 27 | Hawaii | $319 | $160 (4) | $5 (50) | $154 (20) | $0 (51) |
| 28 | Arkansas | $318 | $132 (26) | $27 (32) | $159 (15) | $0 (47) |
| 29 | New Jersey | $317 | $117 (35) | $60 (6) | $126 (43) | $15 (10) |
| 30 | Tennessee | $316 | $149 (10) | $21 (40) | $147 (24) | $0 (37) |
| 31 | Michigan | $315 | $112 (40) | $57 (7) | $145 (25) | $1 (23) |
| 32 | Delaware | $315 | $144 (13) | $32 (28) | $125 (44) | $13 (11) |
| 33 | Kansas | $314 | $128 (28) | $46 (10) | $140 (33) | $0 (41) |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $313 | $124 (30) | $46 (12) | $121 (47) | $23 (9) |
| 35 | Utah | $311 | $86 (51) | $51 (8) | $174 (7) | $0 (33) |
| 36 | New Mexico | $310 | $92 (49) | $29 (29) | $189 (2) | $0 (42) |
| 37 | Ohio | $308 | $115 (37) | $50 (9) | $140 (32) | $3 (18) |
| 38 | Montana | $305 | $115 (38) | $33 (27) | $155 (19) | $2 (20) |
| 39 | Florida | $304 | $160 (5) | $4 (51) | $140 (31) | $0 (46) |
| 40 | New York | $303 | $102 (46) | $68 (1) | $105 (49) | $29 (8) |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $303 | $110 (42) | $41 (16) | $148 (22) | $4 (16) |
| 42 | Nebraska | $303 | $122 (31) | $36 (24) | $144 (26) | $0 (36) |
| 43 | Iowa | $301 | $119 (32) | $38 (22) | $143 (27) | $1 (25) |
| 44 | Louisiana | $301 | $145 (11) | $20 (42) | $136 (38) | $0 (40) |
| 45 | Illinois | $300 | $101 (47) | $61 (5) | $138 (35) | $0 (35) |
| 46 | Idaho | $298 | $114 (39) | $26 (33) | $157 (16) | $1 (24) |
| 47 | Arizona | $295 | $140 (18) | $18 (44) | $137 (36) | $0 (49) |
| 48 | Oregon | $275 | $110 (43) | $25 (37) | $140 (34) | $1 (26) |
| 49 | Colorado | $269 | $92 (50) | $43 (15) | $134 (39) | $0 (34) |
| 50 | Washington | $262 | $104 (45) | $26 (35) | $131 (40) | $2 (22) |
| 51 | District of Columbia | $217 | $97 (48) | $45 (13) | $75 (51) | $0 (30) |
For the full report, visit the WalletHub website.
