Why propane prices and usage differ across US states
Three structural factors drive state-by-state variation in the US propane market:
- Climate and household consumption. Cold-winter states (Maine, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana) burn 1,000+ gallons per heating customer; warm states (Florida, Texas, Louisiana) burn far less. Annual consumption per propane household varies 5× from coldest to warmest.
- Distance from supply hubs. States adjacent to Mont Belvieu, Texas — the largest US propane fractionation and storage center — see the lowest retail prices (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma). Distance-from-hub costs accumulate: Northeast and West Coast states sit at the top of the EIA price range.
- Natural-gas distribution density. States with dense urban gas networks (New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois) have low residential propane penetration — most homes are on the gas main. States with sparse gas distribution (Maine, West Virginia, rural areas of the Midwest) have high propane penetration for residential heating.
Within these structural drivers, individual state markets differ on regional dealer mix, state regulatory framework, and the presence (or absence) of anti-fill consumer protection laws.
National vs regional dealer mix
All three major US national propane companies — AmeriGas (50 states), Suburban Propane (41 states), Ferrellgas (most states) — operate in nearly every US market. But regional players dominate specific geographies and often beat the nationals on price for high-volume customers:
- Southeast: Blossman Gas, ThompsonGas
- Northeast: Paraco Gas, Superior Plus Propane
- Midwest / Plains: Cenex (CHS), MFA Oil, Lakes Gas
- South-Central: Pinnacle Propane
- Mid-South / Southeast overlap: United Propane Gas
State regulatory framework
US propane is unregulated at the federal level for residential pricing, but states impose meaningful rules through state fire marshal offices, LP gas boards, and state-level consumer protection statutes. Every state adopts NFPA 58 by reference for installation safety; about 10–15 states layer on additional consumer protections (anti-fill rules, tank-pickup fee caps, mandatory disclosure). Each state page below covers the relevant authority and code references for that state.
Latest residential propane price by state
The EIA Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Survey publishes state-where-available residential prices alongside the national average. The 38 states below are the ones with an individual reading for the week of March 30, 2026, ranked from cheapest to most expensive. States not listed are folded into their PADD regional average.
| # | State | Price (USD/gal) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska (NE) | $1.642 |
| 2 | Iowa (IA) | $1.660 |
| 3 | North Dakota (ND) | $1.700 |
| 4 | South Dakota (SD) | $1.840 |
| 5 | Kansas (KS) | $1.977 |
| 6 | Illinois (IL) | $2.026 |
| 7 | Minnesota (MN) | $2.056 |
| 8 | Wisconsin (WI) | $2.066 |
| 9 | Montana (MT) | $2.121 |
| 10 | Missouri (MO) | $2.209 |
| 11 | Oklahoma (OK) | $2.272 |
| 12 | Colorado (CO) | $2.302 |
| 13 | Utah (UT) | $2.337 |
| 14 | Arkansas (AR) | $2.367 |
| 15 | Michigan (MI) | $2.370 |
| 16 | Idaho (ID) | $2.397 |
| 17 | Indiana (IN) | $2.634 |
| 18 | Ohio (OH) | $2.695 |
| 19 | Kentucky (KY) | $2.936 |
| 20 | Texas (TX) | $2.989 |
| 21 | Mississippi (MS) | $3.052 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania (PA) | $3.083 |
| 23 | Georgia (GA) | $3.164 |
| 24 | Tennessee (TN) | $3.248 |
| 25 | North Carolina (NC) | $3.450 |
| 26 | Alabama (AL) | $3.516 |
| 27 | Maine (ME) | $3.523 |
| 28 | Virginia (VA) | $3.565 |
| 29 | Massachusetts (MA) | $3.649 |
| 30 | Delaware (DE) | $3.731 |
| 31 | Vermont (VT) | $3.733 |
| 32 | Maryland (MD) | $3.741 |
| 33 | New York (NY) | $3.747 |
| 34 | Rhode Island (RI) | $3.757 |
| 35 | New Hampshire (NH) | $3.780 |
| 36 | New Jersey (NJ) | $3.821 |
| 37 | Connecticut (CT) | $4.116 |
| 38 | Florida (FL) | $4.706 |
Source: EIA Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Survey, residential retail, week of March 30, 2026. See current US propane prices for the national average, 3-year history and what drives the spread.
All 50 US states
Click your state for market context, dealer mix, state propane gas association, and the regulatory framework that applies locally: