Household Affordability Tracker

Name: United States: Natural gas, average residential price
Creator: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Prices

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United States Natural gas, average residential price

$26.45

dollars per thousand cubic feet July 2026

Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Prices

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Change, July 2025 to July 2026

+$1.01 (+3.97%)

Changes over time

Natural gas, average residential price in the United States rose 3.97% from July 2025

dollars per thousand cubic feet · January 1981 to July 2026

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Prices American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/

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Natural gas, average residential price by state

July 2026 · dollars per thousand cubic feet

$12.38–$17.49$17.56–$23.23$23.93–$28.22$28.73–$32.00$32.73–$65.72

Natural gas, average residential price · July 2026

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Prices American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/

States, ranked, July 2026
Place	dollars
Hawaii	65.72
Georgia	43.28
Maine	40.85
Oklahoma	39.23
Kentucky	36.74
Texas	34.30
North Carolina	34.09
Delaware	33.41
Vermont	32.73
Missouri	32.00
District of Columbia	31.62
New York	30.86
Mississippi	30.60
Massachusetts	30.57
Arkansas	30.26
South Carolina	29.90
Virginia	29.83
Pennsylvania	28.73
Wyoming	28.22
North Dakota	27.68
Arizona	26.31
Washington	25.72
Alabama	25.16
Nebraska	24.69
Maryland	24.22
Indiana	24.12
Iowa	23.93
Oregon	23.23
California	21.35
Illinois	21.04
Tennessee	20.35
Michigan	19.88
New Jersey	18.76
Wisconsin	18.58
South Dakota	17.77
Colorado	17.56
Alaska	17.49
Rhode Island	17.33
Minnesota	17.28
Nevada	15.47
Idaho	13.29
New Mexico	13.21
Montana	12.40
Utah	12.38

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Prices

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Available history

Natural gas, average residential price
Data period	United States (dollars)
Jul 2026	26.45
Jun 2026	24.09
May 2026	19.73
Apr 2026	18.04
Mar 2026	16.16
Feb 2026	14.95
Jan 2026	13.96
Dec 2025	14.09
Nov 2025	15.07
Oct 2025	19.34
Sep 2025	24.70
Aug 2025	26.26
Jul 2025	25.44
Jun 2025	23.21
May 2025	19.26
Apr 2025	16.17
Mar 2025	14.62
Feb 2025	12.97
Jan 2025	12.44
Dec 2024	12.85
Nov 2024	14.79
Oct 2024	18.38
Sep 2024	22.46
Aug 2024	23.22
Jul 2024	22.78
Jun 2024	20.72
May 2024	17.67
Apr 2024	14.32
Mar 2024	13.66
Feb 2024	13.14
Jan 2024	11.89
Dec 2023	13.03
Nov 2023	13.47
Oct 2023	16.85
Sep 2023	22.05
Aug 2023	23.41
Jul 2023	22.18
Jun 2023	20.31
May 2023	16.86
Apr 2023	14.54
Mar 2023	13.88
Feb 2023	15.15
Jan 2023	15.56
Dec 2022	14.66
Nov 2022	15.56
Oct 2022	18.62
Sep 2022	24.52
Aug 2022	25.39
Jul 2022	24.57
Jun 2022	22.41
May 2022	17.68
Apr 2022	13.97
Mar 2022	12.94
Feb 2022	12.15
Jan 2022	12.04
Dec 2021	13.08
Nov 2021	13.11
Oct 2021	17.40
Sep 2021	20.13
Aug 2021	20.86
Jul 2021	19.81
Jun 2021	17.74
May 2021	14.07
Apr 2021	12.27
Mar 2021	10.47
Feb 2021	9.28
Jan 2021	9.62
Dec 2020	9.75
Nov 2020	10.99
Oct 2020	12.26
Sep 2020	16.85
Aug 2020	18.27
Jul 2020	17.49
Jun 2020	15.33
May 2020	11.79
Apr 2020	10.42
Mar 2020	9.80
Feb 2020	9.19
Jan 2020	9.43
Dec 2019	9.30
Nov 2019	9.33
Oct 2019	12.50
Sep 2019	17.61
Aug 2019	18.37
Jul 2019	17.74
Jun 2019	15.60
May 2019	12.76
Apr 2019	10.85
Mar 2019	9.42
Feb 2019	9.40
Jan 2019	9.36
Dec 2018	9.62
Nov 2018	9.42
Oct 2018	12.22
Sep 2018	17.23
Aug 2018	18.56
Jul 2018	17.85
Jun 2018	16.47
May 2018	13.52
Apr 2018	10.05
Mar 2018	9.76
Feb 2018	9.63
Jan 2018	8.90
Dec 2017	9.29
Nov 2017	10.14
Oct 2017	13.39
Sep 2017	16.92
Aug 2017	18.22
Jul 2017	17.86
Jun 2017	16.06
May 2017	13.25
Apr 2017	11.34
Mar 2017	9.86
Feb 2017	10.01
Jan 2017	9.32
Dec 2016	9.06
Nov 2016	10.77
Oct 2016	13.74
Sep 2016	16.78
Aug 2016	17.60
Jul 2016	16.56
Jun 2016	14.43
May 2016	11.62
Apr 2016	9.65
Mar 2016	9.19
Feb 2016	8.36
Jan 2016	8.28
Dec 2015	9.27
Nov 2015	10.02
Oct 2015	12.60
Sep 2015	16.40
Aug 2015	16.88
Jul 2015	16.28
Jun 2015	15.07
May 2015	12.73
Apr 2015	10.43
Mar 2015	9.28
Feb 2015	9.08
Jan 2015	9.50
Dec 2014	10.01
Nov 2014	10.19
Oct 2014	13.11
Sep 2014	16.27
Aug 2014	17.41
Jul 2014	17.23
Jun 2014	16.13
May 2014	13.60
Apr 2014	11.76
Mar 2014	10.70
Feb 2014	9.77
Jan 2014	9.26
Dec 2013	9.14
Nov 2013	10.04
Oct 2013	12.38
Sep 2013	15.69
Aug 2013	16.43
Jul 2013	16.30
Jun 2013	15.02
May 2013	12.61
Apr 2013	10.43
Mar 2013	9.35
Feb 2013	9.23
Jan 2013	9.15
Dec 2012	9.80
Nov 2012	9.99
Oct 2012	11.68
Sep 2012	14.72
Aug 2012	15.82
Jul 2012	15.13
Jun 2012	14.18
May 2012	12.61
Apr 2012	10.94
Mar 2012	10.41
Feb 2012	9.47
Jan 2012	9.62
Dec 2011	9.83
Nov 2011	10.78
Oct 2011	12.85
Sep 2011	15.63
Aug 2011	16.67
Jul 2011	16.14
Jun 2011	14.70
May 2011	12.50
Apr 2011	11.27
Mar 2011	10.43
Feb 2011	10.14
Jan 2011	9.90
Dec 2010	9.98
Nov 2010	10.89
Oct 2010	13.37
Sep 2010	15.63
Aug 2010	16.65
Jul 2010	16.21
Jun 2010	14.86
May 2010	13.12
Apr 2010	11.97
Mar 2010	10.99
Feb 2010	10.69
Jan 2010	10.56
Dec 2009	10.42
Nov 2009	11.48
Oct 2009	11.78
Sep 2009	14.80
Aug 2009	15.61
Jul 2009	15.27
Jun 2009	14.26
May 2009	12.86
Apr 2009	11.68
Mar 2009	11.98
Feb 2009	12.26
Jan 2009	12.49
Dec 2008	12.84
Nov 2008	13.80
Oct 2008	15.45
Sep 2008	18.41
Aug 2008	20.17
Jul 2008	20.77
Jun 2008	18.91
May 2008	16.33
Apr 2008	14.49
Mar 2008	13.13
Feb 2008	12.58
Jan 2008	12.24
Dec 2007	12.34
Nov 2007	13.04
Oct 2007	14.57
Sep 2007	16.03
Aug 2007	16.71
Jul 2007	16.71
Jun 2007	16.28
May 2007	14.69
Apr 2007	13.31
Mar 2007	12.81
Feb 2007	12.13
Jan 2007	12.17
Dec 2006	12.53
Nov 2006	12.45
Oct 2006	12.51
Sep 2006	15.71
Aug 2006	16.18
Jul 2006	15.72
Jun 2006	15.07
May 2006	14.41
Apr 2006	13.27
Mar 2006	13.17
Feb 2006	13.98
Jan 2006	14.92
Dec 2005	14.60
Nov 2005	15.64
Oct 2005	16.44
Sep 2005	16.56
Aug 2005	15.51
Jul 2005	14.86
Jun 2005	13.79
May 2005	12.74
Apr 2005	11.88
Mar 2005	10.84
Feb 2005	10.87
Jan 2005	10.90
Dec 2004	11.09
Nov 2004	11.44
Oct 2004	11.69
Sep 2004	13.31
Aug 2004	13.74
Jul 2004	13.54
Jun 2004	13.08
May 2004	11.63
Apr 2004	10.54
Mar 2004	10.03
Feb 2004	9.85
Jan 2004	9.71
Dec 2003	9.51
Nov 2003	9.77
Oct 2003	10.64
Sep 2003	12.31
Aug 2003	12.84
Jul 2003	12.75
Jun 2003	12.08
May 2003	10.79
Apr 2003	10.18
Mar 2003	9.77
Feb 2003	8.58
Jan 2003	8.18
Dec 2002	7.87
Nov 2002	7.99
Oct 2002	8.61
Sep 2002	10.23
Aug 2002	10.44
Jul 2002	10.31
Jun 2002	9.58
May 2002	8.54
Apr 2002	7.66
Mar 2002	7.10
Feb 2002	7.23
Jan 2002	7.38
Dec 2001	7.30
Nov 2001	7.98
Oct 2001	8.24
Sep 2001	10.17
Aug 2001	10.89
Jul 2001	11.22
Jun 2001	11.58
May 2001	11.14
Apr 2001	10.16
Mar 2001	9.85
Feb 2001	10.26
Jan 2001	10.12
Dec 2000	8.56
Nov 2000	8.58
Oct 2000	9.44
Sep 2000	10.10
Aug 2000	10.37
Jul 2000	10.32
Jun 2000	9.50
May 2000	8.26
Apr 2000	7.19
Mar 2000	6.91
Feb 2000	6.54
Jan 2000	6.37
Dec 1999	6.51
Nov 1999	7.15
Oct 1999	7.56
Sep 1999	8.63
Aug 1999	9.14
Jul 1999	8.83
Jun 1999	8.20
May 1999	7.30
Apr 1999	6.44
Mar 1999	6.06
Feb 1999	6.29
Jan 1999	6.00
Dec 1998	6.34
Nov 1998	6.58
Oct 1998	7.60
Sep 1998	8.96
Aug 1998	9.25
Jul 1998	8.53
Jun 1998	8.51
May 1998	7.70
Apr 1998	6.81
Mar 1998	6.29
Feb 1998	6.41
Jan 1998	6.41
Dec 1997	6.54
Nov 1997	6.86
Oct 1997	7.69
Sep 1997	8.84
Aug 1997	8.99
Jul 1997	8.78
Jun 1997	8.30
May 1997	6.83
Apr 1997	6.53
Mar 1997	6.52
Feb 1997	6.79
Jan 1997	6.74
Dec 1996	6.47
Nov 1996	6.37
Oct 1996	7.05
Sep 1996	7.99
Aug 1996	8.73
Jul 1996	8.64
Jun 1996	7.83
May 1996	6.84
Apr 1996	6.27
Mar 1996	5.93
Feb 1996	5.82
Jan 1996	5.64
Dec 1995	5.54
Nov 1995	5.61
Oct 1995	6.62
Sep 1995	7.73
Aug 1995	8.13
Jul 1995	7.82
Jun 1995	7.49
May 1995	6.54
Apr 1995	6.06
Mar 1995	5.84
Feb 1995	5.76
Jan 1995	5.85
Dec 1994	6.06
Nov 1994	6.27
Oct 1994	6.86
Sep 1994	7.84
Aug 1994	8.22
Jul 1994	8.10
Jun 1994	7.66
May 1994	6.84
Apr 1994	6.60
Mar 1994	6.30
Feb 1994	6.04
Jan 1994	5.93
Dec 1993	6.07
Nov 1993	6.17
Oct 1993	6.79
Sep 1993	7.75
Aug 1993	8.13
Jul 1993	7.86
Jun 1993	7.37
May 1993	6.78
Apr 1993	6.02
Mar 1993	5.67
Feb 1993	5.73
Jan 1993	5.73
Dec 1992	5.74
Nov 1992	6.02
Oct 1992	6.52
Sep 1992	7.15
Aug 1992	7.45
Jul 1992	7.27
Jun 1992	6.84
May 1992	6.15
Apr 1992	5.62
Mar 1992	5.50
Feb 1992	5.54
Jan 1992	5.53
Dec 1991	5.51
Nov 1991	5.51
Oct 1991	6.20
Sep 1991	6.92
Aug 1991	7.36
Jul 1991	7.23
Jun 1991	6.97
May 1991	6.28
Apr 1991	5.90
Mar 1991	5.60
Feb 1991	5.56
Jan 1991	5.54
Dec 1990	5.62
Nov 1990	5.69
Oct 1990	6.14
Sep 1990	6.90
Aug 1990	7.08
Jul 1990	7.04
Jun 1990	6.56
May 1990	6.00
Apr 1990	5.64
Mar 1990	5.60
Feb 1990	5.65
Jan 1990	5.43
Dec 1989	5.30
Nov 1989	5.56
Oct 1989	6.06
Sep 1989	6.80
Aug 1989	7.07
Jul 1989	6.92
Jun 1989	6.58
May 1989	5.93
Apr 1989	5.54
Mar 1989	5.45
Feb 1989	5.38
Jan 1989	5.41
Dec 1988	5.39
Nov 1988	5.56
Oct 1988	5.95
Sep 1988	6.79
Aug 1988	6.92
Jul 1988	6.74
Jun 1988	6.50
May 1988	5.87
Apr 1988	5.35
Mar 1988	5.18
Feb 1988	5.09
Jan 1988	5.08
Dec 1987	5.13
Nov 1987	5.42
Oct 1987	5.85
Sep 1987	6.64
Aug 1987	6.84
Jul 1987	6.78
Jun 1987	6.55
May 1987	5.98
Apr 1987	5.46
Mar 1987	5.36
Feb 1987	5.34
Jan 1987	5.30
Dec 1986	5.28
Nov 1986	5.66
Oct 1986	6.38
Sep 1986	6.83
Aug 1986	6.94
Jul 1986	6.84
Jun 1986	6.67
May 1986	6.18
Apr 1986	5.89
Mar 1986	5.71
Feb 1986	5.67
Jan 1986	5.63
Dec 1985	5.70
Nov 1985	6.13
Oct 1985	6.50
Sep 1985	7.06
Aug 1985	7.21
Jul 1985	7.07
Jun 1985	6.96
May 1985	6.59
Apr 1985	6.11
Mar 1985	5.99
Feb 1985	5.86
Jan 1985	5.97
Dec 1984	6.05
Nov 1984	6.31
Oct 1984	6.80
Sep 1984	7.17
Aug 1984	7.23
Jul 1984	7.11
Jun 1984	6.76
May 1984	6.27
Apr 1984	5.96
Mar 1984	5.92
Feb 1984	5.84
Jan 1984	5.78
Dec 1983	5.94
Nov 1983	6.30
Oct 1983	6.70
Sep 1983	6.19
Aug 1983	6.18
Jul 1983	6.21
Jun 1983	6.20
May 1983	6.22
Apr 1983	6.06
Mar 1983	6.00
Feb 1983	5.87
Jan 1983	5.86
Dec 1982	5.74
Nov 1982	5.68
Oct 1982	5.66
Sep 1982	5.41
Aug 1982	5.23
Jul 1982	5.23
Jun 1982	5.20
May 1982	5.17
Apr 1982	4.86
Mar 1982	4.78
Feb 1982	4.69
Jan 1982	4.65
Dec 1981	4.55
Nov 1981	4.53
Oct 1981	4.50
Sep 1981	4.47
Aug 1981	4.30
Jul 1981	4.32
Jun 1981	4.30
May 1981	4.29
Apr 1981	4.11
Mar 1981	4.06
Feb 1981	3.99
Jan 1981	3.94

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Prices Download data (CSV)

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