EV Charging Cost by State
What charging costs across the country, on both bases: at home, from EIA's average residential electricity rates (July 2026, updated monthly), and in public, from AAA’s public-charging average (10/22/26, updated daily). Cost per 100 miles assumes 3.5 mi/kWh — a typical EV; the gas column uses each state’s AAA regular average at 26 MPG for comparison. The national average residential rate is 18.3¢/kWh — about $5.23 per 100 miles, against $11.97 per 100 miles in public. Public charging currently runs 2.3× the residential rate. AAA’s public figure blends every charger level — Level 1 and Level 2 alongside DC fast. It does not provide a separate DC-fast price.
| # | State | Home ¢/kWh | Home / 100 mi | Public ¢/kWh | Public / 100 mi | Gas / 100 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 12.7 | $3.63 | 49.2 | $14.06 | $14.74 |
| 2 | Nevada | 12.8 | $3.65 | 43.7 | $12.49 | $20.53 |
| 3 | Utah | 13.1 | $3.75 | 35.2 | $10.06 | $18.18 |
| 4 | North Dakota | 13.4 | $3.83 | 44.8 | $12.80 | $15.88 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 13.7 | $3.92 | 43.0 | $12.29 | $14.71 |
| 6 | Idaho | 13.7 | $3.92 | 42.5 | $12.14 | $18.25 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 13.8 | $3.94 | 35.0 | $10.00 | $16.75 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 13.8 | $3.95 | 42.0 | $12.00 | $15.25 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 14.3 | $4.09 | 45.0 | $12.86 | $14.93 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 14.3 | $4.10 | 42.6 | $12.17 | $15.20 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 14.4 | $4.10 | 42.6 | $12.17 | $17.11 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 14.5 | $4.15 | 42.2 | $12.06 | $14.87 |
| 13 | Washington | 14.7 | $4.20 | 39.0 | $11.14 | $20.55 |
| 14 | Montana | 15.0 | $4.28 | 41.2 | $11.77 | $17.07 |
| 15 | Florida | 15.0 | $4.29 | 41.5 | $11.86 | $15.60 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 15.2 | $4.33 | 41.8 | $11.94 | $13.66 |
| 17 | Kansas | 15.3 | $4.36 | 31.8 | $9.09 | $15.25 |
| 18 | South Dakota | 15.4 | $4.39 | 35.1 | $10.03 | $16.35 |
| 19 | Arizona | 15.4 | $4.39 | 43.9 | $12.54 | $17.52 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 15.5 | $4.42 | 42.2 | $12.06 | $14.79 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 15.8 | $4.51 | 52.8 | $15.09 | $16.27 |
| 22 | Texas | 15.9 | $4.54 | 43.0 | $12.29 | $14.47 |
| 23 | Oregon | 16.0 | $4.56 | 39.1 | $11.17 | $18.86 |
| 24 | Iowa | 16.0 | $4.57 | 33.4 | $9.54 | $15.83 |
| 25 | Missouri | 16.1 | $4.60 | 32.7 | $9.34 | $15.20 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 16.1 | $4.60 | 37.7 | $10.77 | $16.50 |
| 27 | Georgia | 16.3 | $4.65 | 40.7 | $11.63 | $14.24 |
| 28 | Alabama | 16.4 | $4.69 | 41.8 | $11.94 | $14.86 |
| 29 | Indiana | 16.7 | $4.78 | 43.0 | $12.29 | $14.92 |
| 30 | Colorado | 17.0 | $4.86 | 39.4 | $11.26 | $16.42 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 17.4 | $4.99 | 37.1 | $10.60 | $16.21 |
| 32 | Virginia | 17.6 | $5.01 | 43.2 | $12.34 | $15.80 |
| 33 | Delaware | 18.5 | $5.28 | 38.0 | $10.86 | $15.30 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 19.1 | $5.45 | 42.6 | $12.17 | $16.22 |
| 35 | Illinois | 19.2 | $5.49 | 43.3 | $12.37 | $17.96 |
| 36 | Ohio | 19.4 | $5.56 | 42.9 | $12.26 | $15.69 |
| 37 | Maryland | 21.4 | $6.12 | 35.0 | $10.00 | $15.58 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | 21.7 | $6.21 | 42.5 | $12.14 | $17.22 |
| 39 | Michigan | 23.1 | $6.59 | 40.6 | $11.60 | $17.72 |
| 40 | Vermont | 23.8 | $6.79 | 36.1 | $10.31 | $16.80 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 24.2 | $6.90 | 38.5 | $11.00 | $16.64 |
| 42 | New Jersey | 25.2 | $7.20 | 43.6 | $12.46 | $16.17 |
| 43 | District of Columbia | 25.2 | $7.20 | 40.3 | $11.51 | $16.86 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 26.6 | $7.60 | 47.1 | $13.46 | $16.28 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 28.3 | $8.08 | 40.2 | $11.49 | $16.09 |
| 46 | Alaska | 28.8 | $8.24 | 47.4 | $13.54 | $18.79 |
| 47 | New York | 29.9 | $8.54 | 40.5 | $11.57 | $16.94 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 30.5 | $8.71 | 39.4 | $11.26 | $16.32 |
| 49 | Maine | 32.4 | $9.26 | 41.2 | $11.77 | $16.62 |
| 50 | California | 33.6 | $9.60 | 47.1 | $13.46 | $23.39 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 48.0 | $13.71 | 54.0 | $15.43 | $21.72 |
See the full per-mile comparison on EV vs gas by state, the infrastructure ranking on charging stations by state, or estimate a specific trip with the trip cost calculator.