US states by residential energy expenditure
California had the highest residential energy expenditure of 51 states in 2021, at $28.8 billion. District of Columbia had the lowest, at $508.9 million. The median was $3.88 billion and the figure for the United States was $281.97 billion. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Map of states, 2021
- Under 1,100
- 1,100 to 2,100
- 2,100 to 3,900
- 3,900 to 5,400
- 5,400 to 9,300
- 9,300 and over
All states, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 28,799.8 | +8.5% |
| 2 | Texas | 22,067.8 | +4.7% |
| 3 | New York | 19,191.8 | +11.6% |
| 4 | Florida | 16,225.4 | +3.9% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 12,622.6 | +8.5% |
| 6 | Illinois | 10,863.1 | +13.3% |
| 7 | Ohio | 10,550.3 | +9.8% |
| 8 | Michigan | 9,929.5 | +9.4% |
| 9 | Georgia | 9,610.5 | +5.9% |
| 10 | North Carolina | 8,581.8 | +6.9% |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 8,302.1 | +9.3% |
| 12 | New Jersey | 7,969 | +6.9% |
| 13 | Virginia | 7,397 | +4.4% |
| 14 | Indiana | 6,135.4 | +8.9% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5,671.6 | +10.3% |
| 16 | Missouri | 5,505.2 | +5.6% |
| 17 | Arizona | 5,450.3 | +0.4% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5,372.6 | +11.5% |
| 19 | Maryland | 5,340.8 | +7.3% |
| 20 | Washington | 5,268.6 | +7.8% |
| 21 | Minnesota | 5,103.2 | +11.5% |
| 22 | Connecticut | 5,003.4 | +8.2% |
| 23 | Alabama | 4,735.9 | +4.7% |
| 24 | South Carolina | 4,680.5 | +4.8% |
| 25 | Colorado | 4,239.6 | +12.7% |
| 26 | Louisiana | 3,884.1 | +14.9% |
| 27 | Kentucky | 3,827.3 | +10.2% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 3,469.4 | +13.8% |
| 29 | Oregon | 3,042.9 | +8.2% |
| 30 | Iowa | 2,917.2 | +10.9% |
| 31 | Arkansas | 2,679.7 | +14.4% |
| 32 | Kansas | 2,625.5 | +6.7% |
| 33 | Mississippi | 2,574.3 | +9% |
| 34 | Nevada | 2,173.8 | +0.3% |
| 35 | Utah | 1,840.5 | +5% |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 1,771.4 | +6.5% |
| 37 | West Virginia | 1,737.5 | +4.9% |
| 38 | Maine | 1,687.6 | +8.8% |
| 39 | Nebraska | 1,608 | +5.7% |
| 40 | New Mexico | 1,467.1 | +11.2% |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 1,328.8 | +11.4% |
| 42 | Idaho | 1,328.3 | +9.5% |
| 43 | Montana | 1,015 | +9.5% |
| 44 | Hawaii | 1,004.7 | +11.1% |
| 45 | Delaware | 921.8 | +7.8% |
| 46 | Vermont | 895.5 | +8% |
| 47 | Alaska | 889.9 | +5.4% |
| 48 | South Dakota | 844 | +10.8% |
| 49 | North Dakota | 770 | +12.3% |
| 50 | Wyoming | 543.4 | +9.7% |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 508.9 | +14.4% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Spending on energy bought by households for their homes: electricity, natural gas, heating oil, propane, wood and other fuels, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series TERCV).
Household spending on motor fuel is in the transportation sector, not here. 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: residential energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TERCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_res.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). State Energy Data System: residential energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TERCV.<state>.A) (US states by residential energy expenditure, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_res.html
MLA 9
State Energy Data System: residential energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TERCV.<state>.A), US states by residential energy expenditure, 2021. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 26 June 2026, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_res.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/residential-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. State Energy Data System: residential energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TERCV.<state>.A). US states by residential energy expenditure, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_res.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/residential-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2021.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) State Energy Data System: residential energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TERCV.<state>.A), US states by residential energy expenditure, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_res.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/residential-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which state has the highest residential energy expenditure?
California, with $28.8 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest residential energy expenditure?
District of Columbia, with $508.9 million 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, State Energy Data System: residential energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TERCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.