MAP MONDAY: Most & Least Energy-Expensive States

To better understand the impact of energy on finances relative to our location and consumption habits, financial literacy website WalletHub compared the total monthly energy bills in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The analysis uses a special formula that accounts for the following residential energy types: electricity, natural gas, motor fuel and home heating oil.

We take a look in this week’s Map Monday:

Source: WalletHub

Total Energy Costs by State

Overall Rank* StateTotal Energy Cost Monthly Electricity Cost (Rank) Monthly Natural-Gas Cost (Rank) Monthly Motor-Fuel Cost (Rank) Monthly Home Heating-Oil Cost (Rank) 
1Wyoming$845$117
(42)
$78
(24)
$287
(1)
$362
(1)
2North Dakota$645$140
(24)
$65
(44)
$187
(9)
$253
(2)
3Alaska$613$150
(12)
$152
(2)
$144
(39)
$167
(11)
4Connecticut$593$171
(2)
$132
(3)
$129
(46)
$161
(15)
5Massachusetts$589$143
(20)
$116
(4)
$137
(41)
$194
(5)
6Oklahoma$583$145
(17)
$71
(34)
$179
(12)
$188
(7)
7Vermont$567$133
(28)
$92
(10)
$162
(24)
$180
(9)
8Iowa$552$122
(35)
$68
(43)
$155
(34)
$208
(4)
9New Hampshire$551$148
(15)
$89
(13)
$124
(48)
$191
(6)
10Indiana$545$142
(22)
$71
(35)
$199
(3)
$133
(23)
11South Dakota$543$149
(13)
$62
(47)
$169
(19)
$163
(12)
12West Virginia$539$157
(9)
$71
(33)
$159
(28)
$151
(19)
13Colorado$538$101
(48)
$68
(40)
$135
(43)
$234
(3)
14Minnesota$530$117
(41)
$70
(36)
$156
(32)
$187
(8)
15Rhode Island$526$136
(26)
$109
(7)
$112
(49)
$168
(10)
16Hawaii$523$165
(4)
$186
(1)
$170
(18)
$2
(49)
17Montana$522$119
(39)
$68
(38)
$180
(11)
$156
(17)
18Maine$516$126
(32)
$89
(12)
$156
(31)
$145
(20)
19Utah$513$92
(50)
$65
(45)
$195
(8)
$162
(13)
20Ohio$513$119
(40)
$81
(21)
$159
(29)
$153
(18)
21Wisconsin$510$115
(44)
$68
(39)
$165
(21)
$162
(14)
22Virginia$510$143
(19)
$86
(16)
$148
(38)
$132
(24)
23Maryland$494$133
(27)
$94
(8)
$143
(40)
$123
(26)
24New Jersey$485$121
(36)
$79
(23)
$128
(47)
$158
(16)
25Pennsylvania$481$125
(33)
$86
(18)
$136
(42)
$135
(22)
26Michigan$480$132
(29)
$75
(27)
$133
(44)
$140
(21)
27Washington$476$109
(46)
$87
(14)
$148
(37)
$132
(25)
28Alabama$468$179
(1)
$83
(20)
$199
(4)
$7
(47)
29South Carolina$465$170
(3)
$87
(15)
$149
(36)
$59
(34)
30Georgia$454$157
(8)
$111
(6)
$168
(20)
$18
(43)
31North Carolina$453$142
(21)
$85
(19)
$163
(23)
$63
(33)
32Idaho$452$120
(38)
$53
(51)
$177
(13)
$103
(28)
33Delaware$448$142
(23)
$77
(25)
$133
(45)
$96
(30)
34Kentucky$447$145
(16)
$74
(29)
$173
(15)
$54
(35)
35Illinois$447$104
(47)
$90
(11)
$150
(35)
$102
(29)
36New York$446$112
(45)
$114
(5)
$108
(50)
$111
(27)
37Oregon$439$116
(43)
$72
(32)
$164
(22)
$87
(31)
38Missouri$434$139
(25)
$75
(28)
$197
(6)
$24
(40)
39Tennessee$432$148
(14)
$74
(30)
$171
(16)
$40
(36)
40Mississippi$427$161
(5)
$69
(37)
$197
(5)
$0
(50)
41Arkansas$422$153
(10)
$81
(22)
$170
(17)
$17
(44)
42Nevada$421$121
(37)
$55
(50)
$174
(14)
$72
(32)
43Louisiana$420$160
(6)
$68
(41)
$161
(27)
$32
(38)
44Arizona$416$145
(18)
$58
(49)
$195
(7)
$18
(42)
45Florida$415$159
(7)
$94
(9)
$155
(33)
$7
(48)
46California$408$130
(31)
$73
(31)
$181
(10)
$24
(39)
47Kansas$384$131
(30)
$76
(26)
$161
(25)
$16
(45)
48Nebraska$384$123
(34)
$64
(46)
$161
(26)
$36
(37)
49Texas$378$153
(11)
$68
(42)
$158
(30)
$0
(51)
50New Mexico$373$100
(49)
$58
(48)
$207
(2)
$8
(46)
51District of Columbia$274$89
(51)
$86
(17)
$76
(51)
$23
(41)
*No. 1 = Most Energy-Expensive

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