State Residential Electricity Price Rankings
Ordering all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia by official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) residential average electricity prices for reporting period 2026-08.
Snapshot Extremes
Lowest Average Rate: Nevada at 12.72¢/kWh (Rank #1 of 51, -30.0% vs U.S. benchmark).
Highest Average Rate: Hawaii at 47.18¢/kWh (Rank #51 of 51, +159.8% vs U.S. benchmark).
All 50 States & D.C. Ranked (Lowest to Highest)
Rankings use standard competition rank (1224 rules), where ties share the same ranking position:
Statistical Methodology & U.S. Benchmark Definition
U.S. National Aggregate vs. 51-Jurisdiction Mean: The official EIA nationwide residential average price for August 2026 is 18.16¢/kWh, calculated from nationwide aggregate residential revenues divided by nationwide sales. In contrast, the simple unweighted mean of all 51 jurisdictions is 19.22¢/kWh, while the median jurisdiction is 16.33¢/kWh (Alabama).
Competition Rank Rule: Entities with identical average rates receive the same rank (standard 1224 competition ranking). If two jurisdictions record identical average prices, they share the same rank position, and subsequent ranks are skipped accordingly.
Tariff Exclusions: These values reflect statewide statistical effective price averages from the U.S. EIA retail-sales API v2. They do not rank specific utility tariffs, customer contracts, time-of-use blocks, or localized distribution riders. For complete methodology details, visit our Methodology page.