US states by consumer spending on household utilities

California had the highest consumer spending on household utilities of 51 states in 2018, at $37.59 billion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $613.2 million. The median was $4.99 billion and the figure for the United States was $351.16 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest37,587.1California

Lowest613.2Wyoming

Median4,986.351 states

United States351,157.7History

Map of states, 2018

Under 1,200
1,200 to 2,900
2,900 to 5,000
5,000 to 7,400
7,400 to 11K
11K and over

USD million, 2018. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2018

USD million. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California	37,587.1	+3.7%
2	Texas	30,194.2	+9.2%
3	New York	20,511.5	+6.5%
4	Florida	20,421.8	+5.2%
5	Pennsylvania	15,409.4	+8.3%
6	Illinois	13,801.1	+7.7%
7	Ohio	13,520.3	+8.5%
8	Michigan	11,702	+8.5%
9	Georgia	11,290.1	+7.7%
10	North Carolina	11,063.4	+10.1%
11	New Jersey	10,144.8	+5.5%
12	Virginia	9,378.5	+10%
13	Washington	8,383.1	+3.2%
14	Massachusetts	8,116.9	+12.8%
15	Arizona	7,855.8	+5.2%
16	Indiana	7,828.7	+10.4%
17	Missouri	7,427.9	+11.1%
18	Tennessee	7,426.4	+9.8%
19	Maryland	6,642.8	+4%
20	Wisconsin	6,278.1	+7.9%
21	Alabama	5,955.1	+9.1%
22	Minnesota	5,853.1	+8.8%
23	South Carolina	5,797.6	+8.1%
24	Colorado	5,463	+4.5%
25	Kentucky	5,227.4	+10.5%
26	Louisiana	4,986.3	+8.9%
27	Oklahoma	4,521.7	+9.4%
28	Oregon	4,373.7	+3%
29	Connecticut	4,112.4	+11.4%
30	Kansas	3,729.9	+10.7%
31	Iowa	3,682.9	+7.9%
32	Arkansas	3,424.2	+10.3%
33	Mississippi	3,321.2	+13.2%
34	Nevada	3,070.8	+5.6%
35	Utah	2,615.6	+4.8%
36	West Virginia	2,330.1	+14.2%
37	Nebraska	2,203.4	+6.7%
38	New Mexico	1,972.4	+3.5%
39	Idaho	1,539.3	+1.7%
40	Hawaii	1,531.8	+3.2%
41	New Hampshire	1,370.9	+8.1%
42	Rhode Island	1,160.7	+10.8%
43	Maine	1,148	+12.6%
44	Delaware	1,113.1	+7.4%
45	Montana	1,027	-0.4%
46	South Dakota	995	+5.7%
47	North Dakota	885.8	+8.4%
48	Alaska	806.6	-0.1%
49	District of Columbia	722.2	+8%
50	Vermont	619.4	+8.6%
51	Wyoming	613.2	+1.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal consumption expenditures on water supply and sanitation, electricity and natural gas for the home, by the households and nonprofit institutions serving households resident in the place, in millions of current US dollars. Bureau of Economic Analysis, PCE by state by type of product (table SAPCE3, line 55, Household utilities); the national figure equals the national accounts (NIPA table 2.4.5).

Millions of current US dollars: not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states (see regional_price_parity). Spending is assigned to the state where the buyer lives, wherever the purchase is made. It includes purchases paid on behalf of households by employers, insurers and government programs, and the spending of nonprofit institutions serving households. Not the same as retail sales, which count store sales where the store is, and not the PCE price index. BEA revises the latest years every September.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states (US states by consumer spending on household utilities, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on household utilities, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-utilities/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states. US states by consumer spending on household utilities, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-utilities/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on household utilities, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-utilities/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest consumer spending on household utilities?

California, with $37.59 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending on household utilities?

Wyoming, with $613.2 million in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, household utilities (line 55), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.