Electricity prices are becoming one of the fastest-rising household expenses in parts of America.
Using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), this map, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, shows how residential electricity prices changed across all 50 states over the past year.
The differences are striking. Washington D.C. saw electricity prices surge 23% year over year, over two times the national average increase of 10%, while several states in the West saw little change or outright declines.
Much of the pressure is being driven by rising grid investment costs and growing electricity demand, including from AI-related data center expansion in some regions.
Electricity Price Growth by State
The following table shows the annual change in average residential electricity prices by state in March 2026.
| Rank | State | Annual Change in Residential Electricity Prices Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 22.5% |
| 2 | New Jersey | 18.2% |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 18.0% |
| 4 | Maryland | 17.2% |
| 5 | Ohio | 16.6% |
| 6 | Virginia | 14.5% |
| 7 | Washington | 14.1% |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 13.6% |
| 9 | Montana | 13.0% |
| 10 | Tennessee | 12.8% |
| 11 | Kentucky | 12.7% |
| 12 | Idaho | 12.4% |
| 13 | New York | 12.2% |
| 14 | South Dakota | 12.1% |
| 15 | Missouri | 11.9% |
| 16 | Nebraska | 11.9% |
| 17 | Mississippi | 11.3% |
| 18 | Colorado | 11.3% |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 9.6% |
| 20 | Michigan | 9.6% |
| 21 | Wyoming | 9.5% |
| 22 | Indiana | 8.8% |
| 23 | Louisiana | 8.4% |
| 24 | Arkansas | 8.3% |
| 25 | North Carolina | 8.1% |
| 26 | Vermont | 7.7% |
| 27 | South Carolina | 7.7% |
| 28 | North Dakota | 7.6% |
| 29 | Iowa | 7.5% |
| 30 | Illinois | 7.5% |
| 31 | Texas | 7.3% |
| 32 | Kansas | 7.0% |
| 33 | Utah | 6.3% |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 5.9% |
| 35 | Delaware | 5.6% |
| 36 | Alaska | 5.4% |
| 37 | Alabama | 3.6% |
| 38 | West Virginia | 3.0% |
| 39 | Arizona | 3.0% |
| 40 | Hawaii | 2.7% |
| 41 | California | 2.7% |
| 42 | Georgia | 2.2% |
| 43 | New Mexico | 0.2% |
| 44 | Maine | 0.2% |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| 46 | Minnesota | -0.1% |
| 47 | Florida | -1.5% |
| 48 | Oregon | -1.8% |
| 49 | Nevada | -1.8% |
| 50 | Connecticut | -6.2% |
| 51 | Rhode Island | -7.4% |
| — | 🇺🇸 U.S. Average | 10.2%
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