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

# EV charging cost rankings: October 2025

In October 2025, Louisiana had the lowest residential electricity price (12.37¢/kWh) and Hawaii the highest (39.74¢/kWh).

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

| State | Rank | Electricity (¢/kWh) | EV per 100 miles | Change vs prior month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Louisiana](https://evchargecosts.com/states/louisiana/) | 1 | 12.37 | $4.14 | ▲ +0.04¢ |
| [Idaho](https://evchargecosts.com/states/idaho/) | 2 | 12.46 | $4.17 | ▼ −0.04¢ |
| [Nebraska](https://evchargecosts.com/states/nebraska/) | 3 | 12.74 | $4.27 | ▼ −0.72¢ |
| [Missouri](https://evchargecosts.com/states/missouri/) | 4 | 12.79 | $4.28 | ▼ −2.83¢ |
| [North Dakota](https://evchargecosts.com/states/north-dakota/) | 5 | 12.81 | $4.29 | ▼ −0.84¢ |
| [Tennessee](https://evchargecosts.com/states/tennessee/) | 6 | 13.08 | $4.38 | ▼ −0.22¢ |
| [Arkansas](https://evchargecosts.com/states/arkansas/) | 7 | 13.29 | $4.45 | ▼ −0.53¢ |
| [Iowa](https://evchargecosts.com/states/iowa/) | 8 | 13.36 | $4.48 | ▼ −1.31¢ |
| [Kentucky](https://evchargecosts.com/states/kentucky/) | 9 | 13.48 | $4.52 | ▲ +0.08¢ |
| [Utah](https://evchargecosts.com/states/utah/) | 10 | 13.61 | $4.56 | ▼ −0.42¢ |
| [Nevada](https://evchargecosts.com/states/nevada/) | 11 | 13.78 | $4.62 | ▲ +0.50¢ |
| [South Dakota](https://evchargecosts.com/states/south-dakota/) | 12 | 14.01 | $4.69 | ▼ −0.67¢ |
| [Washington](https://evchargecosts.com/states/washington/) | 13 | 14.07 | $4.71 | ▲ +0.27¢ |
| [Montana](https://evchargecosts.com/states/montana/) | 14 | 14.27 | $4.78 | ▼ −0.37¢ |
| [Mississippi](https://evchargecosts.com/states/mississippi/) | 15 | 14.45 | $4.84 | ▲ +0.49¢ |
| [Georgia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/georgia/) | 16 | 14.51 | $4.86 | ▼ −0.77¢ |
| [Oklahoma](https://evchargecosts.com/states/oklahoma/) | 17 | 14.52 | $4.86 | ▼ −0.37¢ |
| [New Mexico](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-mexico/) | 18 | 14.72 | $4.93 | ▼ −1.54¢ |
| [North Carolina](https://evchargecosts.com/states/north-carolina/) | 19 | 15.01 | $5.03 | ▼ −0.07¢ |
| [Kansas](https://evchargecosts.com/states/kansas/) | 20 | 15.03 | $5.04 | ▼ −0.03¢ |
| [Wyoming](https://evchargecosts.com/states/wyoming/) | 21 | 15.09 | $5.06 | ▲ +0.12¢ |
| [Arizona](https://evchargecosts.com/states/arizona/) | 22 | 15.55 | $5.21 | ▲ +0.29¢ |
| [Florida](https://evchargecosts.com/states/florida/) | 23 | 15.72 | $5.27 | ▼ −0.05¢ |
| [South Carolina](https://evchargecosts.com/states/south-carolina/) | 24 | 15.82 | $5.30 | ▲ +0.31¢ |
| [Texas](https://evchargecosts.com/states/texas/) | 25 | 16.03 | $5.37 | ▲ +0.26¢ |
| [Colorado](https://evchargecosts.com/states/colorado/) | 26 | 16.08 | $5.39 | ▼ −0.41¢ |
| [West Virginia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/west-virginia/) | 27 | 16.17 | $5.42 | ▲ +0.06¢ |
| [Oregon](https://evchargecosts.com/states/oregon/) | 28 | 16.23 | $5.44 | ▲ +0.19¢ |
| [Minnesota](https://evchargecosts.com/states/minnesota/) | 29 | 16.34 | $5.47 | ▼ −0.73¢ |
| [Virginia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/virginia/) | 30 | 16.35 | $5.48 | ▼ −0.26¢ |
| [Alabama](https://evchargecosts.com/states/alabama/) | 31 | 16.70 | $5.59 | ▲ +0.30¢ |
| [Indiana](https://evchargecosts.com/states/indiana/) | 32 | 17.02 | $5.70 | ▲ +0.03¢ |
| [Ohio](https://evchargecosts.com/states/ohio/) | 33 | 17.77 | $5.95 | ▲ +0.24¢ |
| [Wisconsin](https://evchargecosts.com/states/wisconsin/) | 34 | 18.27 | $6.12 | ▼ −0.36¢ |
| [Delaware](https://evchargecosts.com/states/delaware/) | 35 | 18.33 | $6.14 | ▲ +0.19¢ |
| [Illinois](https://evchargecosts.com/states/illinois/) | 36 | 18.70 | $6.26 | ▼ −0.31¢ |
| [Michigan](https://evchargecosts.com/states/michigan/) | 37 | 20.47 | $6.86 | ▼ −0.75¢ |
| [Pennsylvania](https://evchargecosts.com/states/pennsylvania/) | 38 | 20.48 | $6.86 | ▲ +0.05¢ |
| [Maryland](https://evchargecosts.com/states/maryland/) | 39 | 22.36 | $7.49 | ▲ +1.26¢ |
| [New Jersey](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-jersey/) | 40 | 22.49 | $7.53 | ▼ −0.83¢ |
| [District of Columbia](https://evchargecosts.com/states/district-of-columbia/) | 41 | 23.92 | $8.01 | ▲ +0.28¢ |
| [Vermont](https://evchargecosts.com/states/vermont/) | 42 | 24.65 | $8.26 | ▲ +0.86¢ |
| [Alaska](https://evchargecosts.com/states/alaska/) | 43 | 26.50 | $8.88 | ▼ −0.72¢ |
| [Maine](https://evchargecosts.com/states/maine/) | 44 | 26.56 | $8.90 | ▼ −1.32¢ |
| [New York](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-york/) | 45 | 27.00 | $9.05 | ▼ −0.28¢ |
| [New Hampshire](https://evchargecosts.com/states/new-hampshire/) | 46 | 27.22 | $9.12 | ▼ −0.52¢ |
| [Connecticut](https://evchargecosts.com/states/connecticut/) | 47 | 27.66 | $9.27 | ▼ −2.75¢ |
| [Rhode Island](https://evchargecosts.com/states/rhode-island/) | 48 | 31.18 | $10.45 | ▲ +2.85¢ |
| [Massachusetts](https://evchargecosts.com/states/massachusetts/) | 49 | 31.29 | $10.48 | ▲ +0.98¢ |
| [California](https://evchargecosts.com/states/california/) | 50 | 33.62 | $11.26 | ▲ +1.73¢ |
| [Hawaii](https://evchargecosts.com/states/hawaii/) | 51 | 39.74 | $13.31 | ▲ +0.21¢ |

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

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