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Last reviewed November 2026

Natural Gas Prices by State: Average Price per Therm

SourceUS Energy Information Administration
Covers50 states and DC, monthly since 2010
UpdatedChecked daily; newest month August 2026
LicencePublic domain (US Government data)
Quick Answer

US homes paid $1.48 a therm for natural gas in 2025, up 5.9% on 2024. Idaho was cheapest at $0.74 and Hawaii dearest at $5.71. A typical home used about 681 therms and paid about $1,008 for the year.

Find your state

Pick your state, then choose the unit on your bill. Every price on this page changes with it.

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US price, 2025$1.48per thermAll charges, averaged over the year.
Typical home, a year$1,008about 681 thermsGas use per home at that price.
Homes with a supplier9%of US homes on gasIn 2024, from EIA.

US homes paid $1.48 a therm in 2025, up 5.9% on 2024. Over the 12 months to August 2026 the average was $1.58. Pick a state to compare.

States with a page of their own go further, with each supplier’s filed prices:

Map of natural gas prices by state

The darkest squares cost the most. Tap a state and the picker above shows its figures.

AK1.31Alaska: $1.31 per therm, 2025ME1.82Maine: $1.82 per therm, 2024VT1.72Vermont: $1.72 per therm, 2025NH1.79New Hampshire: $1.79 per therm, 2025WA1.61Washington: $1.61 per therm, 2025ID0.74Idaho: $0.74 per therm, 2025MT0.85Montana: $0.85 per therm, 2025ND0.91North Dakota: $0.91 per therm, 2025MN1.04Minnesota: $1.04 per therm, 2025IL1.07Illinois: $1.07 per therm, 2025WI1.02Wisconsin: $1.02 per therm, 2025MI1.03Michigan: $1.03 per therm, 2025NY1.70New York: $1.70 per therm, 2025RI2.11Rhode Island: $2.11 per therm, 2024MA2.43Massachusetts: $2.43 per therm, 2025OR1.55Oregon: $1.55 per therm, 2025NV1.26Nevada: $1.26 per therm, 2025WY1.11Wyoming: $1.11 per therm, 2025SD0.92South Dakota: $0.92 per therm, 2025IA1.00Iowa: $1.00 per therm, 2025IN1.09Indiana: $1.09 per therm, 2025OH1.30Ohio: $1.30 per therm, 2025PA1.45Pennsylvania: $1.45 per therm, 2025NJ1.37New Jersey: $1.37 per therm, 2025CT1.63Connecticut: $1.63 per therm, 2024CA2.15California: $2.15 per therm, 2025UT0.97Utah: $0.97 per therm, 2025CO1.05Colorado: $1.05 per therm, 2025NE1.08Nebraska: $1.08 per therm, 2025MO1.46Missouri: $1.46 per therm, 2025KY1.36Kentucky: $1.36 per therm, 2025WV1.27West Virginia: $1.27 per therm, 2025VA1.60Virginia: $1.60 per therm, 2025MD1.55Maryland: $1.55 per therm, 2024DE1.54Delaware: $1.54 per therm, 2025AZ1.81Arizona: $1.81 per therm, 2025NM0.96New Mexico: $0.96 per therm, 2025KS1.43Kansas: $1.43 per therm, 2025AR1.88Arkansas: $1.88 per therm, 2025TN1.16Tennessee: $1.16 per therm, 2025NC1.58North Carolina: $1.58 per therm, 2024SC1.64South Carolina: $1.64 per therm, 2024DC1.61District of Columbia: $1.61 per therm, 2025OK1.39Oklahoma: $1.39 per therm, 2025LA1.70Louisiana: $1.70 per therm, 2025MS1.63Mississippi: $1.63 per therm, 2025AL1.70Alabama: $1.70 per therm, 2025GA1.98Georgia: $1.98 per therm, 2025HI5.71Hawaii: $5.71 per therm, 2025TX1.91Texas: $1.91 per therm, 2025FL2.49Florida: $2.49 per therm, 2025
$0.74–$1.05 $1.07–$1.36 $1.37–$1.60 $1.61–$1.79 $1.81–$5.71 per therm
Newest full year EIA published for each state. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on a map. Tap one to see it in the picker.

Cheapest and most expensive states

A high price does not always mean a high bill. Hawaii tops the price list, yet its homes used only about 190 therms a year. Florida comes next, at about 225 therms. Cold states use far more, so the bill lists look quite different.

Lowest price per therm

  1. Idaho $0.74
  2. Montana $0.85
  3. North Dakota $0.91
  4. South Dakota $0.92
  5. New Mexico $0.96

Highest price per therm

  1. Hawaii $5.71
  2. Florida $2.49
  3. Massachusetts $2.43
  4. California $2.15
  5. Rhode Island $2.11

Lowest yearly bill

  1. Idaho $509
  2. Arizona $510
  3. Nevada $542
  4. Florida $560
  5. New Mexico $581

Highest yearly bill

  1. Massachusetts $1,938
  2. Alaska $1,826
  3. New York $1,717
  4. Rhode Island $1,509
  5. Georgia $1,498

Every state, sortable

Tap a heading to sort. The price follows the unit you picked, and a year under it means EIA has not published a newer annual figure for that state. The bill is the typical home’s year, at the state’s own use.

Natural gas price by state, highest first
Also see
Hawaii$5.71+7.3%$1,083—Electricity
Florida$2.49+0.7%$5602.2%Electricity
Massachusetts$2.43+14.3%$1,9380.9%Electricity
California$2.15+16.8%$7873.4%Electricity
Rhode Island$2.112024+5.6%$1,5090%Electricity
Georgia$1.98+12.2%$1,49883%Electricity
Texas$1.91+8.2%$810—Electricity
Arkansas$1.88+19.8%$960—Electricity
Maine$1.822024−0.9%$1,305—Electricity
Arizona$1.81−9.0%$510—Electricity
New Hampshire$1.79−1.1%$1,356—Electricity
Vermont$1.72+3.4%$1,437—Electricity
Louisiana$1.70+6.4%$586—Electricity
New York$1.70+6.1%$1,7175.1%Electricity
Alabama$1.70−5.8%$682—Electricity
South Carolina$1.642024−3.5%$674—Electricity
Connecticut$1.632024−10.9%$1,3420.1%Electricity
Mississippi$1.63+8.3%$810—Electricity
District of Columbia$1.61+0.8%$1,26311%Electricity
Washington$1.61+38.3%$1,122—Electricity
Virginia$1.60+8.9%$1,1245.2%Electricity
North Carolina$1.582024−5.8%$782—Electricity
Maryland$1.552024−6.9%$98011%Electricity
Oregon$1.55+5.9%$871—Electricity
Delaware$1.54+8.1%$1,056—Electricity
Missouri$1.46−11.4%$1,065—Electricity
Pennsylvania$1.45+10.5%$1,27711%Electricity
Kansas$1.43+12.2%$1,001—Electricity
Oklahoma$1.39+2.3%$885—Electricity
New Jersey$1.37+7.6%$1,2672.5%Electricity
Kentucky$1.36+5.0%$8811.3%Electricity
Alaska$1.31+12.2%$1,826—Electricity
Ohio$1.30+0.8%$1,18279%Electricity
West Virginia$1.27−10.3%$1,030—Electricity
Nevada$1.26−29.6%$542—Electricity
Tennessee$1.16+10.7%$697—Electricity
Wyoming$1.11−5.1%$94044%Electricity
Indiana$1.09+20.7%$8672.9%Electricity
Nebraska$1.08+7.3%$73212%Electricity
Illinois$1.07+0.9%$1,1174.6%Electricity
Colorado$1.05+4.6%$740—Electricity
Minnesota$1.04+4.4%$927—Electricity
Michigan$1.03+1.0%$1,0506.9%Electricity
Wisconsin$1.02+5.5%$8100%Electricity
Iowa$1.00+3.6%$675—Electricity
Utah$0.97−22.7%$624—Electricity
New Mexico$0.96+9.2%$5810%Electricity
South Dakota$0.92+6.9%$615—Electricity
North Dakota$0.91+7.6%$767—Electricity
Montana$0.85+9.0%$6030.2%Electricity
Idaho$0.74−10.2%$509—Electricity

Can you choose your gas supplier?

A yes or no hides most of the story. EIA’s 2024 table lists eligible homes in 21 states and DC, but only 6.3 million homes took part, and Georgia and Ohio hold 70% of them. In Georgia 83% of homes on gas are with a supplier, and in Ohio 79%. Rhode Island and Wisconsin show eligible homes but none taking part. The table gives the share for every state.

Why your bill looks different

Season. EIA’s price spreads fixed charges over the gas used, so it climbs in summer when homes burn little. The US figure reached $2.61 a therm in August 2026, against $1.58 over the 12 months. That is why this page leads with the whole year.

Unit. Bills come in therms, Ccf or Mcf. A Ccf is 100 cubic feet, so it is a volume, while a therm is an amount of heat, and the two only match if you know how rich the gas is. The US average makes one Ccf 1.036 therms, but it varies by state. Using one flat figure for Hawaii gives $5.05 a therm, not $5.71. Our Ccf to therms converter shows how much the factor changes.

All charges against gas only. The figures here cover everything homes paid. A supplier’s quoted rate can cover the gas alone. Georgia shows the gap: the state average was $1.98 a therm in 2025, while the plans on its monthly chart are quoted before monthly charges.

The US price since 2010

The dashed line shows every month and the solid line smooths out the seasons. Follow the solid line to see the real direction of prices.

$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00201020132016201920222025
Aug 2026: $2.61 that month, $1.58 over 12 months.
12-month averageEach month
EIA Natural Gas Monthly, weighted by each month’s deliveries to homes.

How these numbers are made

Prices are EIA’s average residential price, which is what homes paid in total divided by the gas delivered, so delivery and fixed charges are inside it. To turn dollars per Mcf into dollars per therm we use each state’s own heat content for the same year, from 917 to 1,096 Btu per cubic foot. The same figures feed our calculators, so a state’s price matches across the site.

EIA leaves some figures blank. Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, Rhode Island and South Carolina have no 2025 annual price, so they show their last published year, marked in the table. 31 of 51 have all 12 months to August 2026; the others get no 12-month figure rather than an estimate.

A typical home is the state’s residential gas deliveries divided by its residential customers, using the newest year of each, and its yearly bill is that use at the state’s price. Homes with a supplier come from EIA’s 2024 Natural Gas Annual, Table 25, as a share of the state’s residential customers. A dash means EIA lists no eligible homes; 0% means homes are eligible but none took part.

Questions

US homes paid $1.48 a therm in 2025, or $15.34 per Mcf and $1.53 per Ccf, with all charges included. Over the 12 months to August 2026 the average was $1.58.

Idaho had the lowest average price at $0.74 a therm, against $1.48 for the US. The table on this page ranks every state.

Hawaii had the highest price at $5.71 a therm, followed by Florida at $2.49. Both use far less gas per home than cold states, so fixed charges weigh more on each therm.

A typical US home used about 681 therms and paid about $1,008 for the year. Most of that falls in the winter months, and the figure varies widely by state.

About 1.036 on the US average, but it depends on your gas. A Ccf is a volume and a therm is heat, and heat content runs from 917 to 1,096 Btu per cubic foot across states. Your bill often prints the factor for your area.

In summer it usually will be, because the fixed charges sit on very little gas: the US figure reached $2.61 in August 2026. Compare a full year of bills with the figure here instead of one month.

EIA’s 2024 table lists eligible homes in 21 states and DC. Georgia and Ohio hold 70% of the homes taking part. Choice in some states covers only part of the state.

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Version history

  • 1.0 (November 2026): first published.

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