Average gas bill in the U.S.
The average U.S. home with natural gas pays $85 a month: about $163 in winter and $39 in summer, over the 12 months to june 2026.
Updated · EIA data
- Winter bill, Dec–Feb
- $163/mo
- Summer bill, Jun–Aug
- $39/mo
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential natural gas use and prices, July 2025 to June 2026, and residential customers, 2024. Bill and use per home are our calculation. How we calculate this
By home size
BillAverage estimate based on EIA data, for homes that pay their own gas bill. A 3-bedroom house runs about $89 a month.
Average gas bill by state
Average monthly bill for homes with gas in every state, highest first.
| State | Avg. bill | Per therm |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $181 | $1.31 |
| Massachusetts | $172 | $2.54 |
| New York | $155 | $1.80 |
| Rhode Island | $127 | $2.07 |
| Georgia | $126 | $2.12 |
| Vermont | $126 | $1.77 |
| New Hampshire | $122 | $1.98 |
| Connecticut | $119 | $1.63 |
| Maine | $117 | $1.84 |
| Pennsylvania | $112 | $1.54 |
| New Jersey | $111 | $1.42 |
| District of Columbia | $110 | $1.70 |
| Ohio | $106 | $1.48 |
| Delaware | $104 | $1.77 |
| Hawaii | $100 | $5.48 |
| Virginia | $99 | $1.73 |
| Illinois | $94 | $1.15 |
| Maryland | $93 | $1.62 |
| Michigan | $91 | $1.10 |
| West Virginia | $91 | $1.47 |
| Washington | $90 | $1.74 |
| Missouri | $87 | $1.64 |
| Arkansas | $81 | $2.19 |
| Minnesota | $79 | $1.09 |
| Kentucky | $78 | $1.57 |
| Kansas | $76 | $1.54 |
| Oklahoma | $75 | $1.49 |
| Wyoming | $74 | $1.26 |
| Indiana | $73 | $1.18 |
| Wisconsin | $72 | $1.15 |
| North Carolina | $72 | $1.62 |
| Oregon | $70 | $1.68 |
| Mississippi | $67 | $1.69 |
| North Dakota | $67 | $0.98 |
| Texas | $66 | $2.19 |
| Nebraska | $64 | $1.22 |
| Tennessee | $61 | $1.29 |
| California | $61 | $2.14 |
| South Carolina | $60 | $1.62 |
| Iowa | $59 | $1.12 |
| Alabama | $57 | $1.78 |
| Colorado | $55 | $1.12 |
| South Dakota | $52 | $1.03 |
| Utah | $52 | $1.07 |
| Louisiana | $50 | $1.67 |
| New Mexico | $48 | $0.91 |
| Florida | $47 | $2.46 |
| Montana | $44 | $0.89 |
| Idaho | $40 | $0.77 |
| Arizona | $39 | $1.95 |
| Nevada | $36 | $1.08 |
U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential natural gas, 12 months to June 2026 (earlier for states where EIA withheld a month; each state's page shows its months). Winter is December to February, summer June to August.
U.S. gas bills by month
Average bill per residential gas customer each month, our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
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Questions
- What is the average monthly gas bill?
- $85 a month for U.S. homes with natural gas service, over the 12 months to June 2026. That's our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data on residential gas use, prices and customers.
- How much is a gas bill in winter?
- About $163 a month from December to February, when heating runs, compared with about $39 a month from June to August.
- Which state has the highest gas bills?
- Alaska, at $181 a month on average. The lowest is Nevada, at $36.
- How much does natural gas cost per therm?
- About $1.57 per therm ($16.31 per thousand cubic feet) for U.S. homes on average over the 12 months to June 2026, including delivery charges.