Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 33
Average Natural Gas Price (Per Million BTUs), 1995
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Hawaii	$13.30	27	Illinois	$4.10
2	Connecticut	6.52	28	Michigan	4.07
3	Maine	5.79	29	South Carolina	4.06
4	Massachusetts	5.70	30	Iowa	3.99
5	NEW YORK	5.50	31	Colorado	3.99
6	New Hampshire	5.49	32	Oregon	3.93
7	Pennsylvania	5.43	33	Washington	3.92
8	Vermont	5.22	34	Nebraska	3.89
9	Rhode Island	5.18	35	Alabama	3.85
10	New Jersey	4.90	36	North Dakota	3.81
11	Montana	4.84	37	Kentucky	3.78
12	Maryland	4.81	38	Minnesota	3.73
13	Arizona	4.73	39	Wyoming	3.43
14	Virginia	4.69	40	Utah	3.37
15	Ohio	4.58	41	Delaware	3.30
16	North Carolina	4.56	42	New Mexico	3.23
17	WestVirginia	4.55	43	Kansas	3.21
18	Georgia	4.53	44	Arkansas	3.06
19	California	4.43	45	Oklahoma	2.94
20	Missouri	4.36	46	Florida	2.90
21	Wisconsin	4.30	47	Mississippi	2.62
22	Tennessee	4.23	48	Texas	2.24
23	Idaho	4.20	49	Louisiana	2.00
24	South Dakota	4.17	50	Alaska	1.88
25	Nevada	4.14	U.S. Average		$3.81
26	Indiana	4.11	N.Y.S. % above		44.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Admin.
Average natural gas prices for industrial users, in particular, were 61% higher in New York than nationwide in 1995.