US states by total energy expenditure
California had the highest total energy expenditure of 51 states in 2016, at $111.37 billion. District of Columbia had the lowest, at $1.99 billion. The median was $15.06 billion and the figure for the United States was $1.04 trillion. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Map of states, 2016
- Under 5,000
- 5,000 to 9,000
- 9,000 to 15K
- 15K to 20K
- 20K to 31K
- 31K and over
All states, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 111,374.9 | -7.4% |
| 2 | Texas | 109,867.1 | -7.4% |
| 3 | Florida | 53,522.6 | -7.4% |
| 4 | New York | 51,026.4 | -10.3% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 39,851.2 | -11.4% |
| 6 | Ohio | 37,656.2 | -7.9% |
| 7 | Illinois | 37,654.5 | -7.5% |
| 8 | Georgia | 32,395.2 | -7.5% |
| 9 | Michigan | 30,999.8 | -6.2% |
| 10 | North Carolina | 29,990.4 | -5.8% |
| 11 | New Jersey | 27,390.9 | -8.1% |
| 12 | Virginia | 26,317.1 | -7.7% |
| 13 | Louisiana | 24,999.9 | -9.7% |
| 14 | Indiana | 24,972.6 | -9.3% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 22,416.3 | -6.6% |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 21,587.4 | -10.6% |
| 17 | Washington | 21,139.6 | -3.4% |
| 18 | Missouri | 19,958.4 | -8.1% |
| 19 | Arizona | 19,623 | -5.6% |
| 20 | Alabama | 19,241.1 | -3.8% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 19,176.3 | -7.8% |
| 22 | Minnesota | 18,645.1 | -5.8% |
| 23 | Maryland | 17,927.4 | -9.2% |
| 24 | South Carolina | 17,761 | -4.6% |
| 25 | Kentucky | 16,119.8 | -7.3% |
| 26 | Colorado | 15,059.7 | -7.9% |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 13,757.1 | -12.9% |
| 28 | Iowa | 12,701.2 | -5.4% |
| 29 | Oregon | 11,801.6 | -7% |
| 30 | Connecticut | 11,764.1 | -10.5% |
| 31 | Mississippi | 10,941.8 | -9.7% |
| 32 | Kansas | 10,523.7 | -6.4% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 10,292.4 | -7.8% |
| 34 | Nevada | 8,775.4 | -9.4% |
| 35 | Utah | 8,415.9 | -5.6% |
| 36 | Nebraska | 7,571 | -7.4% |
| 37 | West Virginia | 7,126.4 | -1.5% |
| 38 | New Mexico | 6,451.8 | -10.5% |
| 39 | Idaho | 5,722.5 | -6.8% |
| 40 | Maine | 5,277.1 | -12.7% |
| 41 | Hawaii | 5,200.9 | -11.6% |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 4,721.6 | -10.7% |
| 43 | North Dakota | 4,601.8 | -17% |
| 44 | Alaska | 4,525 | -18% |
| 45 | Montana | 4,030.8 | -8.1% |
| 46 | Wyoming | 3,972.1 | -10.3% |
| 47 | South Dakota | 3,534.3 | -8.3% |
| 48 | Delaware | 3,191.2 | -8.6% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 3,023.9 | -15.6% |
| 50 | Vermont | 2,406.6 | -10.7% |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 1,985 | -7.5% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Spending on all energy bought by end users in the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series TETCV).
Fuel bought by power plants is subtracted so that electricity is counted once, at its retail price. The United States figure includes net imports of coal coke that EIA does not allocate to states, so it can differ slightly from the sum of the states. Millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An EIA State Energy Data System estimate: consumption of each fuel times its estimated price. Hydro, wind and solar power have no fuel cost and count only through the electricity they produce. The latest year is about 18 months old, and EIA revises earlier years with each release.
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. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: total energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TETCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). State Energy Data System: total energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TETCV.<state>.A) (US states by total energy expenditure, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html
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State Energy Data System: total energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TETCV.<state>.A), US states by total energy expenditure, 2016. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 26 June 2026, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which state has the highest total energy expenditure?
California, with $111.37 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest total energy expenditure?
District of Columbia, with $1.99 billion in 2016.
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, State Energy Data System: total energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TETCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.