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Electricity consumption per person

Total retail electricity consumed per person, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh).
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1990
2024
Data sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) – Electric Power Annual (Form EIA-861, Retail Sales of Electricity by State); U.S. Census Bureau – Annual State Population Estimates

What this data measures

Average annual electricity consumption per person by state, calculated by dividing total retail electricity sales by the state's population. This normalizes for population differences and allows comparison of energy intensity across states.

How this data is constructed

Retail electricity sales by state are sourced from the EIA Form EIA-861 survey. Population estimates are sourced from the US Census Bureau (decennial census and annual intercensal estimates).

Per-capita figures are computed by dividing total electricity sold (in kWh) by the mid-year resident population for each state and year.

Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (Electric Power Annual); US Census Bureau population estimates
Date range
1990–2024
Unit
Kilowatt-hours per person (kWh/person)
Last updated
Fall 2025
Next update
Annual — expected fall 2026