US states by transportation energy expenditure
California had the highest transportation energy expenditure of 51 states in 2021, at $78.43 billion. District of Columbia had the lowest, at $399.2 million. The median was $9.24 billion and the figure for the United States was $604.4 billion. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Map of states, 2021
- Under 2,700
- 2,700 to 5,600
- 5,600 to 9,200
- 9,200 to 12K
- 12K to 18K
- 18K and over
All states, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 78,431.8 | +53.9% |
| 2 | Texas | 61,252.5 | +53.4% |
| 3 | Florida | 35,424.5 | +54.8% |
| 4 | New York | 22,441 | +48.8% |
| 5 | Illinois | 19,764.5 | +51.8% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 19,715.7 | +40.2% |
| 7 | Ohio | 19,493.7 | +46.7% |
| 8 | North Carolina | 18,388.6 | +48.7% |
| 9 | Georgia | 18,312.2 | +40.3% |
| 10 | Virginia | 15,954.1 | +43.8% |
| 11 | Michigan | 15,735 | +50.7% |
| 12 | Tennessee | 14,355.2 | +50.8% |
| 13 | Washington | 14,317.7 | +50.3% |
| 14 | New Jersey | 13,922.3 | +43.5% |
| 15 | Arizona | 13,880.6 | +44.5% |
| 16 | Indiana | 13,298.4 | +51.3% |
| 17 | Missouri | 12,256.8 | +46.8% |
| 18 | Alabama | 11,770.6 | +56.2% |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 10,553.2 | +48.4% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 10,441.9 | +47.4% |
| 21 | Colorado | 10,340.3 | +56.9% |
| 22 | Kentucky | 10,277.4 | +48.5% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 9,944 | +48.9% |
| 24 | Louisiana | 9,794.3 | +49% |
| 25 | Maryland | 9,419.9 | +44% |
| 26 | Massachusetts | 9,243.9 | +47.1% |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 9,067.1 | +47.5% |
| 28 | Oregon | 7,980.1 | +40.7% |
| 29 | Mississippi | 7,000.5 | +44.1% |
| 30 | Iowa | 6,782 | +47.5% |
| 31 | Utah | 6,494.4 | +45% |
| 32 | Arkansas | 6,291.7 | +46% |
| 33 | Nevada | 6,259.1 | +49% |
| 34 | Kansas | 5,706.8 | +40.6% |
| 35 | New Mexico | 5,269.8 | +51.7% |
| 36 | Connecticut | 5,125.8 | +43.6% |
| 37 | Nebraska | 4,681.1 | +43.9% |
| 38 | Idaho | 4,320.2 | +46.6% |
| 39 | West Virginia | 3,939.5 | +55% |
| 40 | Alaska | 3,878.2 | +57.9% |
| 41 | Hawaii | 3,199.7 | +61.4% |
| 42 | Montana | 3,054.4 | +40.8% |
| 43 | Maine | 2,550.3 | +39% |
| 44 | North Dakota | 2,412.1 | +34.7% |
| 45 | Wyoming | 2,373.9 | +39.3% |
| 46 | New Hampshire | 2,357.1 | +46.7% |
| 47 | South Dakota | 2,318.4 | +43.9% |
| 48 | Delaware | 1,861.6 | +43.8% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 1,292.6 | +44.1% |
| 50 | Vermont | 1,054.3 | +42.6% |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 399.2 | +39.3% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Spending on energy used to move people and goods: motor gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other fuels bought in the state, and electricity for transport, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series TEACV).
Fuel is assigned to the state where it is sold, not where it is burned, so states with large airports or ports show high values. 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: transportation energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TEACV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tra.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). State Energy Data System: transportation energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TEACV.<state>.A) (US states by transportation energy expenditure, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tra.html
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State Energy Data System: transportation energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TEACV.<state>.A), US states by transportation energy expenditure, 2021. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 26 June 2026, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tra.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/transportation-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. State Energy Data System: transportation energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TEACV.<state>.A). US states by transportation energy expenditure, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tra.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/transportation-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2021.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) State Energy Data System: transportation energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TEACV.<state>.A), US states by transportation energy expenditure, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tra.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/transportation-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which state has the highest transportation energy expenditure?
California, with $78.43 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest transportation energy expenditure?
District of Columbia, with $399.2 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: transportation energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TEACV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.