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title: "EV Charging Cost Rankings by State: August 2025"
description: "States ranked by residential electricity price and EV charging cost in August 2025 (EIA data)."
url: https://evchargecosts.com/rankings/2025-08/
updated: 2026-10-26
---

# EV charging cost rankings: August 2025

In August 2025, Idaho had the lowest residential electricity price (12.08¢/kWh) and Hawaii the highest (38.53¢/kWh).

**States ranked by residential electricity price, August 2025 (1 = cheapest)**

| State | Rank | Electricity (¢/kWh) | EV per 100 miles | Change vs prior month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Idaho](https://evchargecosts.com/states/idaho/) | 1 | 12.08 | $4.05 | ▼ −0.20¢ |
| [Nevada](https://evchargecosts.com/states/nevada/) | 2 | 12.54 | $4.20 | ▲ +0.15¢ |
| [Louisiana](https://evchargecosts.com/states/louisiana/) | 3 | 12.55 | $4.20 | ▼ −0.57¢ |
| [Nebraska](https://evchargecosts.com/states/nebraska/) | 4 | 12.80 | $4.29 | ▼ −0.04¢ |
| [North Dakota](https://evchargecosts.com/states/north-dakota/) | 5 | 12.97 | $4.34 | ▼ −0.34¢ |
| [Tennessee](https://evchargecosts.com/states/tennessee/) | 6 | 13.09 | $4.39 | ▼ −0.12¢ |
| [Kentucky](https://evchargecosts.com/states/kentucky/) | 7 | 13.10 | $4.39 | ▼ −0.03¢ |
| [Arkansas](https://evchargecosts.com/states/arkansas/) | 8 | 13.33 | $4.47 | ▲ +0.07¢ |
| [Mississippi](https://evchargecosts.com/states/mississippi/) | 9 | 13.61 | $4.56 | ▲ +0.03¢ |
| [Utah](https://evchargecosts.com/states/utah/) | 10 | 13.62 | $4.56 | ▲ +0.17¢ |
| [Washington](https://evchargecosts.com/states/washington/) | 11 | 13.65 | $4.57 | ▲ +0.20¢ |
| [South Dakota](https://evchargecosts.com/states/south-dakota/) | 12 | 13.90 | $4.66 | ▼ −0.62¢ |
| [Montana](https://evchargecosts.com/states/montana/) | 13 | 14.29 | $4.79 | ▲ +0.02¢ |
| [Wyoming](https://evchargecosts.com/states/wyoming/) | 14 | 14.33 | $4.80 | ▼ −0.31¢ |
| [Oklahoma](https://evchargecosts.com/states/oklahoma/) | 15 | 14.42 | $4.83 | ▲ +0.90¢ |
| [North Carolina](https://evchargecosts.com/states/north-carolina/) | 16 | 14.59 | $4.89 | ▲ +1.22¢ |
| [Kansas](https://evchargecosts.com/states/kansas/) | 17 | 14.65 | $4.91 | ▲ +0.19¢ |
| [Arizona](https://evchargecosts.com/states/arizona/) | 18 | 15.09 | $5.06 | ▼ −0.25¢ |
| [South Carolina](https://evchargecosts.com/states/south-carolina/) | 19 | 15.16 | $5.08 | ▲ +0.46¢ |
| [Missouri](https://evchargecosts.com/states/missouri/) | 20 | 15.32 | $5.13 | ▼ −0.24¢ |
| [Florida](https://evchargecosts.com/states/florida/) | 21 | 15.33 | $5.14 | ▲ +0.22¢ |
| [Texas](https://evchargecosts.com/states/texas/) | 22 | 15.40 | $5.16 | ▲ +0.04¢ |
| [Iowa](https://evchargecosts.com/states/iowa/) | 23 | 15.48 | $5.19 | ▲ +0.17¢ |
| [Georgia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/georgia/) | 24 | 15.55 | $5.21 | ▼ −0.01¢ |
| [West Virginia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/west-virginia/) | 25 | 15.62 | $5.23 | ▲ +0.19¢ |
| [Oregon](https://evchargecosts.com/states/oregon/) | 26 | 15.85 | $5.31 | ▲ +0.24¢ |
| [Virginia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/virginia/) | 27 | 15.85 | $5.31 | ▲ +0.07¢ |
| [New Mexico](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-mexico/) | 28 | 15.98 | $5.35 | ▲ +0.18¢ |
| [Colorado](https://evchargecosts.com/states/colorado/) | 29 | 16.21 | $5.43 | ▲ +0.22¢ |
| [Indiana](https://evchargecosts.com/states/indiana/) | 30 | 16.21 | $5.43 | ▲ +0.03¢ |
| [Alabama](https://evchargecosts.com/states/alabama/) | 31 | 16.26 | $5.45 | ▲ +0.33¢ |
| [Delaware](https://evchargecosts.com/states/delaware/) | 32 | 16.85 | $5.64 | ▲ +0.27¢ |
| [Minnesota](https://evchargecosts.com/states/minnesota/) | 33 | 16.89 | $5.66 | ▼ −0.03¢ |
| [Ohio](https://evchargecosts.com/states/ohio/) | 34 | 17.55 | $5.88 | ▲ +0.17¢ |
| [Illinois](https://evchargecosts.com/states/illinois/) | 35 | 18.03 | $6.04 | ▲ +0.81¢ |
| [Wisconsin](https://evchargecosts.com/states/wisconsin/) | 36 | 18.44 | $6.18 | ▲ +0.19¢ |
| [Maryland](https://evchargecosts.com/states/maryland/) | 37 | 19.89 | $6.66 | ▲ +1.06¢ |
| [Pennsylvania](https://evchargecosts.com/states/pennsylvania/) | 38 | 19.93 | $6.68 | ▲ +0.42¢ |
| [Michigan](https://evchargecosts.com/states/michigan/) | 39 | 20.73 | $6.94 | ▲ +0.18¢ |
| [Vermont](https://evchargecosts.com/states/vermont/) | 40 | 22.10 | $7.40 | ▼ −0.04¢ |
| [District of Columbia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/district-of-columbia/) | 41 | 23.18 | $7.77 | ▲ +0.14¢ |
| [New Hampshire](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-hampshire/) | 42 | 24.44 | $8.19 | ▲ +1.65¢ |
| [New Jersey](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-jersey/) | 43 | 24.70 | $8.27 | ▼ −0.62¢ |
| [Rhode Island](https://evchargecosts.com/states/rhode-island/) | 44 | 26.53 | $8.89 | ▲ +0.35¢ |
| [New York](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-york/) | 45 | 26.64 | $8.92 | ▲ +0.42¢ |
| [Alaska](https://evchargecosts.com/states/alaska/) | 46 | 27.79 | $9.31 | ▲ +0.49¢ |
| [Maine](https://evchargecosts.com/states/maine/) | 47 | 28.14 | $9.43 | ▲ +0.16¢ |
| [Connecticut](https://evchargecosts.com/states/connecticut/) | 48 | 30.17 | $10.11 | ▲ +2.57¢ |
| [Massachusetts](https://evchargecosts.com/states/massachusetts/) | 49 | 30.55 | $10.23 | ▲ +0.48¢ |
| [California](https://evchargecosts.com/states/california/) | 50 | 30.92 | $10.36 | ▼ −1.74¢ |
| [Hawaii](https://evchargecosts.com/states/hawaii/) | 51 | 38.53 | $12.91 | ▼ −0.83¢ |

[See the latest rankings](https://evchargecosts.com/rankings/).

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Source page: https://evchargecosts.com/rankings/2025-08/
Data: EIA (electricity August 2026, gasoline 2026-10-19), EPA fueleconomy.gov. License: CC BY 4.0.