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Historical state natural gas prices
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The table below presents historical information about average residential natural gas prices, broken down by year and state. This information comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Click on a column heading in the table below to sort the data.[1]
| Average residential natural gas prices, 2002-2012 (dollars per thousand cubic foot) | |||||||||||
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| State | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Alabama | $10.53 | $11.82 | $13.34 | $15.82 | $18.80 | $18.14 | $18.30 | $18.12 | $15.79 | $15.08 | $16.20 |
| Alaska | $4.41 | $4.39 | $4.88 | $5.73 | $6.84 | $8.68 | $8.72 | $10.23 | $8.89 | $8.77 | $8.47 |
| Arizona | $12.09 | $11.31 | $12.16 | $13.54 | $16.32 | $17.21 | $17.60 | $17.65 | $15.87 | $15.04 | $15.75 |
| Arkansas | $8.95 | $10.33 | $11.73 | $13.65 | $14.15 | $13.08 | $14.09 | $13.39 | $11.53 | $11.46 | $11.82 |
| California | $7.11 | $9.13 | $9.86 | $11.85 | $11.79 | $11.57 | $12.75 | $9.43 | $9.92 | $9.93 | $9.14 |
| Colorado | $5.62 | $6.61 | $8.47 | $10.29 | $10.45 | $8.84 | $9.77 | $8.80 | $8.13 | $8.25 | $8.31 |
| Connecticut | $11.15 | $12.77 | $14.06 | $16.24 | $17.71 | $16.39 | $17.85 | $14.81 | $14.93 | $13.83 | $14.17 |
| Delaware | $10.53 | $10.53 | $12.08 | $14.58 | $16.93 | $16.21 | $16.07 | $17.79 | $15.12 | $15.38 | $15.24 |
| District of Columbia | $11.01 | $13.29 | $14.31 | $16.87 | $16.96 | $15.67 | $16.49 | $13.92 | $13.53 | $13.06 | $12.10 |
| Florida | $13.66 | $16.17 | $17.75 | $20.15 | $21.54 | $20.61 | $21.07 | $20.18 | $17.89 | $18.16 | $18.31 |
| Georgia | $9.86 | $11.86 | $13.92 | $16.76 | $18.37 | $17.53 | $18.26 | $16.30 | $15.17 | $15.72 | $16.23 |
| Hawaii | $23.10 | $27.27 | $27.15 | $30.94 | $35.28 | $34.05 | $44.57 | $36.37 | $44.50 | $55.28 | $52.86 |
| Idaho | $8.41 | $7.59 | $9.04 | $10.59 | $12.25 | $11.47 | $11.07 | $10.54 | $8.95 | $8.80 | $8.26 |
| Illinois | $6.41 | $8.65 | $9.41 | $11.62 | $11.18 | $10.76 | $12.07 | $8.97 | $9.39 | $8.78 | $8.26 |
| Indiana | $7.68 | $9.40 | $9.98 | $12.13 | $13.05 | $11.29 | $12.65 | $10.81 | $8.63 | $9.46 | $8.94 |
| Iowa | $7.08 | $9.14 | $10.14 | $12.30 | $12.42 | $11.76 | $11.91 | $9.83 | $9.57 | $9.54 | $9.46 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $8.95 | $10.73 | $12.08 | $13.19 | $12.97 | $13.00 | $11.10 | $10.61 | $9.93 | $10.13 |
| Kentucky | $7.52 | $9.17 | $10.97 | $13.09 | $14.14 | $12.05 | $13.84 | $11.97 | $10.02 | $10.44 | $10.19 |
| Louisiana | $8.06 | $10.29 | $11.20 | $13.26 | $14.66 | $14.20 | $15.49 | $13.15 | $11.73 | $11.37 | $11.54 |
| Maine | $11.78 | $12.77 | $14.00 | $16.17 | $17.90 | $16.90 | $17.47 | $16.43 | $14.14 | $14.20 | $15.94 |
| Maryland | $9.61 | $11.01 | $12.39 | $14.80 | $16.36 | $15.17 | $16.07 | $13.73 | $12.44 | $12.10 | $12.17 |
| Massachusetts | $10.05 | $12.52 | $14.41 | $15.43 | $17.66 | $16.99 | $17.18 | $14.85 | $14.53 | $13.81 | $13.22 |
| Michigan | $6.32 | $7.31 | $8.52 | $10.55 | $11.97 | $11.06 | $11.93 | $11.27 | $11.32 | $10.47 | $10.86 |
| Minnesota | $6.61 | $8.58 | $9.50 | $11.21 | $11.67 | $11.14 | $11.29 | $8.99 | $8.76 | $8.85 | $8.00 |
| Mississippi | $7.76 | $9.74 | $10.56 | $13.31 | $14.65 | $13.04 | $13.96 | $11.25 | $10.19 | $9.47 | $9.59 |
| Missouri | $5.30 | $7.08 | $9.19 | $10.70 | $11.26 | $9.91 | $11.45 | $9.50 | $8.64 | $8.80 | $8.06 |
| Montana | $8.00 | $9.49 | $11.02 | $12.67 | $14.25 | $13.42 | $13.36 | $12.61 | $11.66 | $12.02 | $12.25 |
| Nebraska | $6.18 | $7.83 | $9.06 | $10.68 | $11.30 | $11.15 | $11.11 | $9.34 | $8.95 | $8.84 | $8.68 |
| New Hampshire | $10.08 | $11.44 | $14.52 | $14.98 | $16.38 | $16.71 | $16.45 | $15.33 | $14.46 | $14.67 | $13.74 |
| New Jersey | $7.23 | $8.51 | $11.59 | $10.47 | $14.91 | $14.48 | $15.21 | $14.54 | $12.84 | $11.78 | $11.09 |
| New Mexico | $6.13 | $8.41 | $9.57 | $11.14 | $12.64 | $11.99 | $12.23 | $9.53 | $9.63 | $9.14 | $8.69 |
| New York | $9.85 | $11.59 | $12.50 | $14.89 | $15.35 | $15.73 | $16.78 | $15.05 | $14.04 | $13.71 | $12.97 |
| North Carolina | $9.70 | $8.96 | $10.05 | $12.46 | $14.31 | $14.17 | $13.33 | $13.18 | $12.25 | $10.66 | $10.14 |
| North Carolina | $9.37 | $11.48 | $12.70 | $15.38 | $16.93 | $15.70 | $16.58 | $14.25 | $12.50 | $12.55 | $12.19 |
| North Dakota | $5.14 | $7.25 | $9.03 | $11.40 | $10.80 | $9.13 | $10.34 | $8.46 | $8.08 | $8.10 | $7.43 |
| Ohio | $7.61 | $9.16 | $10.46 | $13.00 | $14.39 | $13.47 | $14.53 | $12.68 | $11.13 | $10.78 | $9.91 |
| Oklahoma | $7.78 | $8.89 | $10.22 | $11.67 | $13.40 | $12.06 | $12.32 | $11.39 | $11.12 | $10.32 | $11.10 |
| Oregon | $10.54 | $9.84 | $11.11 | $12.90 | $14.53 | $14.65 | $13.89 | $14.52 | $12.49 | $11.76 | $11.22 |
| Pennsylvania | $9.46 | $10.87 | $12.27 | $14.21 | $16.45 | $14.66 | $16.22 | $14.74 | $12.90 | $12.46 | $11.99 |
| Rhode Island | $11.81 | $11.85 | $13.24 | $14.79 | $17.58 | $16.66 | $16.89 | $17.06 | $16.48 | $15.33 | $14.29 |
| South Carolina | $9.73 | $11.02 | $12.00 | $14.84 | $17.36 | $17.15 | $16.84 | $14.91 | $13.01 | $12.93 | $13.25 |
| South Dakota | $6.93 | $8.49 | $9.52 | $11.68 | $11.11 | $10.49 | $11.32 | $9.14 | $8.77 | $8.59 | $8.39 |
| Tennessee | $8.15 | $9.66 | $10.60 | $13.50 | $14.74 | $13.42 | $14.20 | $12.15 | $10.46 | $10.21 | $9.95 |
| Texas | $7.29 | $9.22 | $10.37 | $12.48 | $13.11 | $12.00 | $13.75 | $11.19 | $10.82 | $10.21 | $10.55 |
| Utah | $6.39 | $7.33 | $8.12 | $9.71 | $11.02 | $9.44 | $9.00 | $8.95 | $8.22 | $8.44 | $8.70 |
| Vermont | $10.39 | $10.05 | $11.03 | $12.20 | $14.18 | $15.99 | $18.31 | $17.29 | $16.14 | $16.17 | $16.73 |
| Virginia | $9.78 | $11.84 | $13.04 | $15.15 | $16.20 | $15.42 | $16.19 | $13.83 | $12.73 | $12.72 | $12.42 |
| Washington | $9.33 | $8.43 | $9.91 | $11.80 | $13.36 | $13.86 | $13.06 | $13.95 | $12.24 | $12.30 | $11.87 |
| West Virginia | $8.44 | $9.50 | $10.91 | $13.00 | $15.74 | $14.59 | $14.51 | $14.75 | $11.39 | $10.91 | $10.83 |
| Wisconsin | $7.35 | $9.27 | $10.16 | $11.93 | $12.17 | $12.02 | $12.81 | $10.76 | $10.34 | $9.77 | $9.27 |
| Wyoming | $6.08 | $7.14 | $8.65 | $10.53 | $11.60 | $8.84 | $10.16 | $9.39 | $8.58 | $8.72 | $8.42 |
| United States average | $7.89 | $9.63 | $10.75 | $12.70 | $13.73 | $13.08 | $13.89 | $12.14 | $11.39 | $11.03 | $10.71 |
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