Rankings · Utilities

Lowest electric heat by state

Homes heated by electricity.

This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.

Share of occupied homes heating with electricity. This is the figure that explains the others: states where most homes heat electrically are exactly the ones with the highest kilowatt-hour use, which is why a cheap rate does not always mean a cheap bill.

  1. 1Vermont9.2%
  2. 2New Hampshire11.1%
  3. 3Maine11.2%
  4. 4Michigan12.1%
  5. 5Rhode Island13.0%
  6. 6Alaska14.3%
  7. 7New York15.4%
  8. 8New Jersey16.2%
  9. 9Utah16.8%
  10. 10Wisconsin17.8%
  11. 11Connecticut18.4%
  12. 12Illinois18.6%
  13. 13Massachusetts18.6%
  14. 14Minnesota19.4%
  15. 15New Mexico23.3%
  16. 16Wyoming23.8%
  17. 17Iowa24.4%
  18. 18Pennsylvania25.3%
  19. 19Colorado25.6%
  20. 20Ohio26.0%
  21. 21Kansas26.9%
  22. 22Montana27.3%
  23. 23California29.5%
  24. 24Indiana31.2%
  25. 25Nebraska31.5%
  26. 26South Dakota32.4%
  27. 27Nevada34.7%
  28. 28Idaho35.2%
  29. 29Delaware37.9%
  30. 30Missouri38.8%
  31. 31North Dakota40.0%
  32. 32Oklahoma41.7%
  33. 33Hawaii43.1%
  34. 34Maryland44.1%
  35. 35West Virginia46.1%
  36. 36District of Columbia46.9%
  37. 37Oregon53.5%
  38. 38Arkansas53.7%
  39. 39Kentucky54.9%
  40. 40Georgia57.0%
  41. 41Virginia57.5%
  42. 42Washington58.6%
  43. 43Mississippi58.9%
  44. 44Arizona59.9%
  45. 45Texas61.2%
  46. 46Tennessee63.7%
  47. 47Louisiana64.7%
  48. 48North Carolina65.5%
  49. 49Alabama67.4%
  50. 50South Carolina70.8%
  51. 51Florida90.4%
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Source: Census ACS 5-year, table B25040. · How this is built