The cheapest heating fuel doesn't always save you more money.
Pricing and consumption data from EIA 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)
| States | Electricity | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % homes using as primary heat source. | cost per mmBTU | Average home electric heating used in MMBtu | Average annual electric cost for heat. | % homes using as primary heat source. | cost per mmBTU | Average home natural gas heating used in MMBtu | Average annual natural gas cost for heat. | % homes using as primary heat source. | cost per mmBTU | Average home propane heating used in MMBtu | Average annual propane cost for heat. | % homes using as primary heat source. | cost per mmBTU | Average home heating oil heating used in MMBtu. | Average annual heating oil cost for heat. | ||
| Alabama | 64% | $37.14 | 9.8 | $364.00 | 28% | $15.80 | 28.6 | $452.00 | 5% | $23.36 | 14.3 | $334.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alaska | 13% | $57.35 | 8.3 | $476.00 | 57% | $11.81 | 94.5 | $1,116.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 24% | $19.03 | 83.1 | $1,581.00 | ||
| Arizona | 51% | $38.41 | 4.4 | $169.00 | 36% | $15.40 | 16.1 | $248.00 | 2% | $27.14 | 14 | $380.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arkansas | 46% | $32.19 | 12.8 | $412.00 | 43% | $12.75 | 44.3 | $565.00 | 4% | $21.70 | 18.2 | $395.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| California | 20% | $51.43 | 2.1 | $108.00 | 64% | $15.17 | 17.6 | $267.00 | 2% | $30.45 | 24.4 | $743.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colorado | 16% | $33.62 | 5.8 | $195.00 | 76% | $6.84 | 52.6 | $360.00 | 4% | $16.25 | 55.5 | $902.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Connecticut | 19% | $63.77 | 6.9 | $440.00 | 36% | $14.51 | 48.8 | $708.00 | 4% | $22.62 | 30.2 | $683.00 | 39% | $16.37 | 70.8 | $1,159.00 | |
| Delaware | 40% | $34.24 | 9.9 | $339.00 | 41% | $13.37 | 40.6 | $543.00 | 9% | $26.57 | 21.3 | $566.00 | 8% | $20.77 | 49.1 | $1,020.00 | |
| District of Columbia | 41% | $34.00 | 4.5 | $153.00 | 56% | $13.11 | 28.9 | $379.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q | 0 | 0 | |||
| Florida | 66% | $34.04 | 5.2 | $177.00 | 5% | $22.59 | 8.5 | $192.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Georgia | 46% | $37.63 | 7.6 | $286.00 | 47% | $15.73 | 37 | $582.00 | 5% | $24.55 | 17.8 | $437.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hawaii | 5% | $79.29 | 1.4 | $111.00 | Q | $0.00 | 0 | 0 | Q | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Idaho | 26% | $28.82 | 11.9 | $343.00 | 61% | $6.97 | 51.1 | $356.00 | 6% | $18.54 | 51.2 | $949.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | 17% | $36.17 | 8.1 | $293.00 | 78% | $8.37 | 66.3 | $555.00 | 4% | $16.18 | 69.9 | $1,131.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Indiana | 26% | $36.17 | 14.9 | $539.00 | 65% | $9.12 | 59.3 | $541.00 | 7% | $17.49 | 50.1 | $876.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iowa | 16% | $33.08 | 11.7 | $387.00 | 71% | $7.15 | 56.8 | $406.00 | 13% | $12.80 | 71.7 | $918.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas | 21% | $35.51 | 9.8 | $348.00 | 71% | $9.74 | 50.9 | $496.00 | 6% | $13.61 | 40.7 | $554.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kentucky | 49% | $32.32 | 14.2 | $459.00 | 43% | $11.35 | 43 | $488.00 | 4% | $20.41 | 19.3 | $394.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louisiana | 62% | $29.26 | 6.8 | $199.00 | 33% | $11.97 | 20.8 | $249.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maine | 10% | $45.80 | 5 | $229.00 | 17% | $14.12 | 49.3 | $696.00 | 16% | $26.69 | 32.9 | $878.00 | 49% | $15.83 | 61.1 | $967.00 | |
| Maryland | 41% | $35.23 | 11.1 | $391.00 | 49% | $12.90 | 43.8 | $565.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 7% | $20.98 | 51.9 | $1,089.00 | ||
| Massachusetts | 17% | $57.74 | 6.2 | $358.00 | 53% | $14.31 | 48.9 | $700.00 | 3% | $28.40 | 35.7 | $1,014.00 | 24% | $16.97 | 68.3 | $1,159.00 | |
| Michigan | 10% | $50.15 | 6.8 | $341.00 | 77% | $8.02 | 72.7 | $583.00 | 9% | $16.42 | 67.6 | $1,110.00 | Q | $18.38 | 56.8 | $1,044.00 | |
| Minnesota | 14% | $34.90 | 10.4 | $363.00 | 68% | $7.74 | 64.1 | $496.00 | 15% | $13.80 | 56.3 | $777.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Mississippi | 56% | $32.04 | 10.3 | $330.00 | 32% | $11.08 | 34.2 | $379.00 | 10% | $26.36 | 20.6 | $543.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Missouri | 31% | $32.21 | 12.2 | $393.00 | 59% | $10.19 | 56.7 | $578.00 | 7% | $14.10 | 32.4 | $457.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Montana | 24% | $30.77 | 13 | $400.00 | 59% | $6.86 | 60.5 | $415.00 | 9% | $15.50 | 43.3 | $671.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Nebraska | 24% | $30.80 | 12.5 | $385.00 | 69% | $8.05 | 51.4 | $414.00 | Q | $13.46 | 39.9 | $537.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Nevada | 23% | $31.96 | 4.6 | $147.00 | 68% | $11.00 | 25.1 | $276.00 | Q | $23.02 | 34.1 | $785.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| New Hampshire | 9% | $48.05 | 4.1 | $197.00 | 28% | $14.39 | 44 | $633.00 | 15% | $24.34 | 44.7 | $1,088.00 | 40% | $17.57 | 71.6 | $1,258.00 | |
| New Jersey | 16% | $46.67 | 5.1 | $238.00 | 75% | $8.65 | 60.6 | $524.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 7% | $18.46 | 51.9 | $958.00 | ||
| New Mexico | 13% | $36.32 | 5.7 | $207.00 | 76% | $7.91 | 38.7 | $306.00 | Q | $23.46 | 37.6 | $882.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| New York | 16% | $44.14 | 5.8 | $256.00 | 61% | $14.61 | 46.2 | $675.00 | 4% | $23.50 | 53.1 | $1,248.00 | 17% | $18.82 | 54.4 | $1,024.00 | |
| North Carolina | 62% | $33.16 | 9.8 | $325.00 | 29% | $12.89 | 35.7 | $460.00 | 4% | $23.51 | 20.8 | $489.00 | Q | $19.74 | 30.6 | $604.00 | |
| North Dakota | 34% | $27.62 | 18.1 | $500.00 | 46% | $6.02 | 69.1 | $416.00 | 15% | $13.50 | 65.4 | $883.00 | 4% | $16.04 | 65.4 | $1,049.00 | |
| Ohio | 23% | $33.50 | 11.7 | $392.00 | 64% | $9.55 | 62.3 | $595.00 | 7% | $20.28 | 49.7 | $1,008.00 | Q | $17.74 | 63.2 | $1,121.00 | |
| Oklahoma | 39% | $30.07 | 13.9 | $418.00 | 52% | $9.08 | 42.6 | $387.00 | Q | $19.75 | 23.8 | $470.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Oregon | 45% | $32.95 | 12.2 | $402.00 | 41% | $9.95 | 43.2 | $430.00 | Q | $28.82 | 15.2 | $438.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 26% | $35.83 | 11.5 | $412.00 | 52% | $11.28 | 57.2 | $645.00 | 6% | $20.96 | 31.2 | $654.00 | 13% | $15.80 | 58.4 | $923.00 | |
| Rhode Island | 13% | $63.02 | 4.3 | $271.00 | 53% | $14.40 | 64.3 | $926.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 31% | $15.92 | 65.2 | $1,038.00 | ||
| South Carolina | 64% | $35.63 | 9.6 | $342.00 | 28% | $13.06 | 29.1 | $380.00 | 5% | $28.91 | 11.9 | $344.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| South Dakota | 25% | $32.18 | 14.2 | $457.00 | 58% | $7.16 | 53.5 | $383.00 | 14% | $13.93 | 51.6 | $719.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Tennessee | 60% | $31.18 | 12.7 | $396.00 | 35% | $9.16 | 43.8 | $401.00 | 3% | $23.59 | 16.7 | $394.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Texas | 51% | $33.03 | 7.6 | $251.00 | 42% | $12.17 | 23.5 | $286.00 | 2% | $22.14 | 18.7 | $414.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Utah | 13% | $34.62 | 5.2 | $180.00 | 86% | $9.76 | 46.3 | $452.00 | Q | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | |||
| Vermont | 6% | $53.27 | 4.9 | $261.00 | 21% | $13.99 | 47.1 | $659.00 | 13% | $24.43 | 41.3 | $1,009.00 | 46% | $16.55 | 62 | $1,026.00 | |
| Virginia | 50% | $35.48 | 9.3 | $330.00 | 36% | $12.41 | 44 | $546.00 | 5% | $25.56 | 17.8 | $455.00 | 4% | $18.71 | 39.5 | $739.00 | |
| Washington | 55% | $28.62 | 14.5 | $415.00 | 37% | $10.73 | 46.4 | $498.00 | Q | $23.83 | 18.3 | $436.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| West Virginia | 45% | $33.67 | 18.8 | $633.00 | 43% | $9.68 | 59.9 | $580.00 | Q | $25.41 | 20.7 | $526.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Wisconsin | 14% | $40.96 | 7.3 | $299.00 | 71% | $7.57 | 59.7 | $452.00 | 10% | $14.37 | 64.1 | $921.00 | Q | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| Wyoming | 18% | $33.51 | 14.8 | $496.00 | 71% | $8.75 | 63 | $551.00 | 8% | $17.15 | 83.4 | $1,430.00 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | ||
| US Average | 34% | $35.29 | 8.5 | $300.00 | 51% | $8.37 | 56.6 | $474.00 | 4% | $19.55 | 35.7 | $698.00 | 4% | $17.49 | 58.5 | $1,023.00 |