Natural Gas Price History & Increases by State
How residential natural gas prices have moved: the latest month vs the 2021 and 2016 calendar-year averages. June 2026 EIA data · refreshed monthly.
Gas prices are up in 50 of 51 tracked states over the past decade. The median state sits +79% above its 2016 average — from +135% in Mississippi to -8% in New Mexico. Gas swings more than electricity because heating demand dominates the market.
Price change by state, fastest-rising first
Latest month's residential price vs the 2016 and 2021 calendar-year averages ($/Mcf).
| # | State | 2016 avg | 2021 avg | Latest | 10-yr | 5-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | $12.34/Mcf | $16.59/Mcf | $29.04/Mcf | +135% | +75% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $13.10/Mcf | $16.48/Mcf | $30.66/Mcf | +134% | +86% |
| 3 | Kentucky | $14.96/Mcf | $17.57/Mcf | $33.20/Mcf | +122% | +89% |
| 4 | Indiana | $11.39/Mcf | $14.84/Mcf | $24.52/Mcf | +115% | +65% |
| 5 | New York | $12.68/Mcf | $16.71/Mcf | $27.01/Mcf | +113% | +62% |
| 6 | Georgia | $18.46/Mcf | $20.11/Mcf | $38.60/Mcf | +109% | +92% |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $13.14/Mcf | $18.52/Mcf | $27.28/Mcf | +108% | +47% |
| 8 | Texas | $15.37/Mcf | $17.68/Mcf | $31.89/Mcf | +108% | +80% |
| 9 | West Virginia | $11.92/Mcf | $13.48/Mcf | $24.68/Mcf | +107% | +83% |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $12.83/Mcf | $14.97/Mcf | $26.08/Mcf | +103% | +74% |
| 11 | Iowa | $10.99/Mcf | $13.93/Mcf | $22.16/Mcf | +102% | +59% |
| 12 | Michigan | $9.91/Mcf | $11.19/Mcf | $19.72/Mcf | +99% | +76% |
| 13 | Maine | $15.93/Mcf | $20.01/Mcf | $31.62/Mcf | +98% | +58% |
| 14 | Arkansas | $14.08/Mcf | $16.54/Mcf | $27.86/Mcf | +98% | +68% |
| 15 | Virginia | $13.88/Mcf | $17.50/Mcf | $27.20/Mcf | +96% | +55% |
| 16 | North Carolina | $15.51/Mcf | $17.36/Mcf | $30.10/Mcf | +94% | +73% |
| 17 | Delaware | $15.48/Mcf | $17.56/Mcf | $29.73/Mcf | +92% | +69% |
| 18 | Nebraska | $10.55/Mcf | $13.39/Mcf | $20.10/Mcf | +91% | +50% |
| 19 | New Jersey | $9.49/Mcf | $11.43/Mcf | $17.68/Mcf | +86% | +55% |
| 20 | Oklahoma | $16.80/Mcf | $16.76/Mcf | $31.25/Mcf | +86% | +86% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $9.78/Mcf | $12.76/Mcf | $18.17/Mcf | +86% | +42% |
| 22 | Illinois | $10.67/Mcf | $14.65/Mcf | $19.71/Mcf | +85% | +35% |
| 23 | Hawaii | $36.53/Mcf | $47.19/Mcf | $66.84/Mcf | +83% | +42% |
| 24 | Kansas | $13.84/Mcf | $16.00/Mcf | $25.12/Mcf | +81% | +57% |
| 25 | Missouri | $16.12/Mcf | $15.97/Mcf | $28.78/Mcf | +79% | +80% |
| 26 | Washington | $11.96/Mcf | $12.83/Mcf | $21.34/Mcf | +79% | +66% |
| 27 | Wyoming | $10.51/Mcf | $13.16/Mcf | $18.28/Mcf | +74% | +39% |
| 28 | California | $11.94/Mcf | $16.31/Mcf | $20.33/Mcf | +70% | +25% |
| 29 | North Dakota | $10.92/Mcf | $14.42/Mcf | $18.21/Mcf | +67% | +26% |
| 30 | Alaska | $10.45/Mcf | $11.52/Mcf | $17.35/Mcf | +66% | +51% |
| 31 | Colorado | $9.11/Mcf | $11.04/Mcf | $15.05/Mcf | +65% | +36% |
| 32 | Rhode Island | $15.63/Mcf | $18.15/Mcf | $25.75/Mcf | +65% | +42% |
| 33 | Oregon | $13.29/Mcf | $13.00/Mcf | $21.60/Mcf | +63% | +66% |
| 34 | South Carolina | $17.93/Mcf | $17.71/Mcf | $29.07/Mcf | +62% | +64% |
| 35 | South Dakota | $9.48/Mcf | $12.75/Mcf | $15.26/Mcf | +61% | +20% |
| 36 | Ohio | $14.39/Mcf | $17.79/Mcf | $22.83/Mcf | +59% | +28% |
| 37 | Vermont | $16.44/Mcf | $17.06/Mcf | $26.07/Mcf | +59% | +53% |
| 38 | Maryland | $14.33/Mcf | $18.25/Mcf | $22.57/Mcf | +57% | +24% |
| 39 | Tennessee | $12.66/Mcf | $14.23/Mcf | $19.75/Mcf | +56% | +39% |
| 40 | Minnesota | $9.66/Mcf | $11.20/Mcf | $14.79/Mcf | +53% | +32% |
| 41 | Connecticut | $15.79/Mcf | $19.30/Mcf | $23.33/Mcf | +48% | +21% |
| 42 | Arizona | $17.49/Mcf | $18.42/Mcf | $24.74/Mcf | +41% | +34% |
| 43 | Alabama | $17.02/Mcf | $18.63/Mcf | $24.06/Mcf | +41% | +29% |
| 44 | Idaho | $8.78/Mcf | $7.80/Mcf | $11.33/Mcf | +29% | +45% |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $16.98/Mcf | $18.81/Mcf | $21.67/Mcf | +28% | +15% |
| 46 | Louisiana | $13.08/Mcf | $15.31/Mcf | $16.62/Mcf | +27% | +9% |
| 47 | Montana | $8.05/Mcf | $10.35/Mcf | $10.12/Mcf | +26% | -2% |
| 48 | Utah | $9.52/Mcf | $9.53/Mcf | $11.84/Mcf | +24% | +24% |
| 49 | Nevada | $11.46/Mcf | $11.25/Mcf | $13.83/Mcf | +21% | +23% |
| 50 | Florida | $21.91/Mcf | $24.44/Mcf | $23.62/Mcf | +8% | -3% |
| 51 | New Mexico | $10.10/Mcf | $12.36/Mcf | $9.31/Mcf | -8% | -25% |
Change = latest month ÷ calendar-year average − 1, nominal. Each state's month-by-month gas history is on its gas price page; the electricity mirror is electricity price history.
Data: EIA Natural Gas Navigator, monthly residential prices, latest month June 2026; baselines are full calendar-year averages. See the methodology.