2018
Table 23
Table 23. Average citygate price of natural gas in the United States, 2014‐ 2018
(dollars per thousand cubic feet)
Average Price
State 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alabama 4.93 3.91 3.44 3.80 3.87
Alaska 6.34 6.57 6.79 7.03 7.33
Arizona 5.20 4.38 4.07 4.36 3.47
Arkansas 5.84 4.77 4.29 4.70 4.42
California 4.88 3.27 2.96 3.45 3.29
Colorado 5.42 3.98 3.56 3.90 3.63
Connecticut 5.61 4.07 3.57 4.44 5.55
Delaware 5.54 5.87 4.91 5.60 5.59
Florida 5.05 4.87 4.04 5.77 6.88
Georgia 5.19 3.83 3.67 4.15 4.02
Hawaii 26.94 18.11 13.81 16.62 19.63
Idaho 4.29 3.95 3.21 2.90 2.44
Illinois 6.28 3.82 3.38 3.76 3.69
Indiana 5.63 4.03 3.58 3.85 3.87
Iowa 6.24 4.29 3.77 4.30 4.11
Kansas 6.10 4.59 4.02 4.51 4.21
Kentucky 5.16 3.96 3.35 3.92 3.92
Louisiana 4.90 3.32 3.65 4.02 4.00
Maine 10.33 8.76 6.41 6.50 8.00
Maryland 6.36 5.01 4.18 4.73 5.03
Massachusetts 6.96 5.72 4.49 5.28 6.37
Michigan 5.54 4.23 3.57 3.57 3.48
Minnesota 6.56 4.39 3.71 4.24 4.03
Mississippi 5.29 3.86 3.78 4.39 4.21
Missouri 5.76 4.64 4.22 4.63 4.40
Montana 5.03 3.71 3.05 3.28 3.02
Nebraska 5.58 4.32 3.75 4.31 4.11
Nevada 5.90 4.06 3.73 4.13 3.99
New Hampshire 9.28 7.64 5.30 5.86 7.12
New Jersey 6.21 4.87 3.93 4.27 4.68
New Mexico 4.99 3.32 3.05 3.51 3.05
New York 5.47 4.15 3.57 4.29 4.87
North Carolina 5.41 3.81 3.44 3.92 4.13
North Dakota 6.37 4.46 3.88 4.28 3.82
Ohio 4.91 4.49 3.27 3.96 3.97
Oklahoma 5.35 4.59 3.98 4.52 3.83
Oregon 5.40 4.65 4.15 3.90 3.87
Pennsylvania 5.59 4.38 3.72 4.26 4.49
Rhode Island 4.03 3.14 2.12 2.22 2.37
South Carolina 5.22 3.90 3.64 4.13 4.36
South Dakota 6.14 4.16 3.65 4.39 3.87
Tennessee 5.37 4.06 3.42 4.09 4.10
Texas 5.77 4.19 4.09 4.80 5.04
Utah 5.74 5.70 5.15 5.30 5.17
Vermont 7.08 6.33 5.13 5.03 4.64
Virginia 5.98 4.87 3.99 4.53 4.69
Washington 5.82 4.42 3.66 3.51 3.65
West Virginia 5.07 4.00 3.46 3.86 3.86
Wisconsin 6.96 4.71 3.81 4.24 4.19
Wyoming 5.27 4.36 3.53 3.92 3.74
Total 5.71 4.26 3.71 4.16 4.23
Note: Prices are in nominal dollars.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA‐857, “Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers.”
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