Regional purchasing power

The Bureau of Economic Analysis compares regional prices with the national level. Its regional price parity uses a U.S. reference of 100.

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United States Utility price level

98.441

Index 2024

Data from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Change, 2023 to 2024

−0.193 (−0.2%)

Changes over time

Utility price level in the United States fell 0.2% from 2023

Index · 2008 to 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/regional-purchasing-power/
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Utility price level by state

2024 · Index

70.444–77.89578.415–85.54587.512–92.24292.317–112.821114.187–190.178

Utility price level · 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/regional-purchasing-power/
States, ranked, 2024
Placeindex
Hawaii190.178
California158.899
Massachusetts152.07
Rhode Island146.653
Connecticut146.495
Maine135.189
New York134.37
New Hampshire133.663
Vermont125.833
Alaska119.021
New Jersey114.187
District of Columbia112.821
Maryland110.86
Pennsylvania109.321
Oregon107.046
Delaware103.81
Michigan100.15
Ohio95.823
Washington92.86
Georgia92.814
Arizona92.317
West Virginia92.242
Virginia92.185
Minnesota90.836
Nevada90.51
Florida90.074
Wisconsin89.906
North Carolina88.619
Kansas88.438
South Carolina88.303
Texas87.512
Indiana85.545
Colorado84.971
Illinois84.952
Alabama84.643
Iowa83.274
South Dakota79.651
Missouri79.406
Utah78.739
Wyoming78.422
Mississippi78.415
New Mexico77.895
Nebraska75.604
Kentucky75.313
Arkansas74.731
Oklahoma73.882
North Dakota73.669
Montana72.254
Tennessee72.137
Louisiana71.463
Idaho70.444

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Available history

Utility price level
Data periodUnited States (index)
202498.441
202398.634
202298.558
202198.719
202098.586
201998.516
201898.445
201798.535
201698.518
201598.486
201498.557
201398.672
201298.725
201198.651
201098.66
200998.525
200898.517

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Sources and method

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BEA regional price parities compare places within the same year, with the U.S. price level set to 100. They are not a stand-alone inflation measure. Income per person is not median household income.

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Regional price parities compare places within a year. They are not a stand-alone inflation measure, and personal income per person is not median household income.

Place comparisons use the same data period. An older common period is named beside the comparison. A missing or withheld value is never changed to zero.

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