US states by crude oil first purchase price

California had the highest crude oil first purchase price of 23 states in 2020, at 40.21 USD per barrel. West Virginia had the lowest, at 29.82 USD per barrel. The median was 36.19 USD per barrel and the figure for the United States was 36.86 USD per barrel. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest40.21California

Lowest29.82West Virginia

Median36.1923 states

United States36.86History

Map of states, 2020

Under 33
33 to 35
35 to 37
37 to 38
38 and over
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USD per barrel, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: EIA, Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2020

USD per barrel. Source: EIA, Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2020 USD per barrel	Change on 2019
1	California	40.21	-36.2%
2	Michigan	39.4	-30%
3	Louisiana	38.91	-34.6%
4	Indiana	38.18	-28.6%
5	Illinois	38.05	-29.1%
6	Mississippi	37.76	-34.5%
7	Texas	37.17	-32.5%
8	Oklahoma	37.05	-32.1%
9	Kentucky	36.96	-31%
10	New Mexico	36.86	-30.5%
11	Kansas	36.29	-31%
12	Alabama	36.19	-37.3%
13	North Dakota	35.63	-32.3%
14	Arkansas	35.16	-31.6%
15	Utah	34.91	-27.8%
16	Nebraska	34.39	-31.9%
17	Wyoming	34.34	-33.4%
18	Ohio	33.36	-36.2%
19	Montana	33.21	-33.9%
20	South Dakota	32.72	-35.7%
21	Pennsylvania	32.44	-37.3%
22	Colorado	31.4	-38.3%
23	West Virginia	29.82	-39.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Average price of US crude oil the first time it is bought after it leaves the lease where it was produced, in US dollars per barrel, from U.S. Energy Information Administration surveys of crude oil purchasers.

A survey price, not an exchange benchmark: it is neither the WTI nor the Brent spot or futures price, which Invokely does not serve because EIA republishes them under third party copyright. Monthly for the United States from 1974; annual for the United States from 1859 and for producing states from 1978. Alaska is published only for the North Slope and other areas, so it has no state value. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. EIA revises recent months.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_dfp1_k_a.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A) (US states by crude oil first purchase price, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_dfp1_k_a.htm

MLA 9

Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A), US states by crude oil first purchase price, 2020. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 22 Sept. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_dfp1_k_a.htm. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/crude-oil-first-purchase-price/us-states?period=2020. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A). US states by crude oil first purchase price, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_dfp1_k_a.htm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/crude-oil-first-purchase-price/us-states?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A), US states by crude oil first purchase price, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_dfp1_k_a.htm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/crude-oil-first-purchase-price/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest crude oil first purchase price?

California, with 40.21 USD per barrel in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest crude oil first purchase price?

West Virginia, with 29.82 USD per barrel in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Crude oil first purchase price by state, annual, dollars per barrel (PET.F00<PADD and state>__3.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 states have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.