US states by crude oil first purchase price

California had the highest crude oil first purchase price of 23 states in 2021, at 68.33 USD per barrel. West Virginia had the lowest, at 59.03 USD per barrel. The median was 64.18 USD per barrel and the figure for the United States was 65.84 USD per barrel. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest68.33California

Lowest59.03West Virginia

Median64.1823 states

United States65.84History

Map of states, 2021

Under 62
62 to 63
63 to 65
65 to 66
66 and over
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USD per barrel, 2021. 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, 2021

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	2021 USD per barrel	Change on 2020
1	California	68.33	+69.9%
2	Michigan	67.37	+71%
3	New Mexico	66.92	+81.6%
4	Texas	66.86	+79.9%
5	Louisiana	66.49	+70.9%
6	Oklahoma	66.02	+78.2%
7	Colorado	65.94	+110%
8	Indiana	65.15	+70.6%
9	Mississippi	65.1	+72.4%
10	Illinois	64.66	+69.9%
11	Alabama	64.58	+78.4%
12	Wyoming	64.18	+86.9%
13	Kansas	64.01	+76.4%
14	North Dakota	63.12	+77.2%
15	South Dakota	62.88	+92.2%
16	Montana	62.38	+87.8%
17	Arkansas	62	+76.3%
18	Kentucky	61.94	+67.6%
19	Nebraska	61.89	+80%
20	Ohio	61.39	+84%
21	Utah	60.6	+73.6%
22	Pennsylvania	60.17	+85.5%
23	West Virginia	59.03	+98%

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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest crude oil first purchase price?

California, with 68.33 USD per barrel in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest crude oil first purchase price?

West Virginia, with 59.03 USD per barrel in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.