Average Propane Price Per Gallon in the US
The average US residential propane price, what it has been year by year since 2014, how far state averages spread around it, and why the "average" is only a starting point for your own price.
That is the latest published national residential average. It sits 3.7% above the 5-year annual average of $2.580 per gallon. State averages in the same survey ran from $1.642 (Nebraska) to $4.706 (Florida), so your local price can be well above or below this figure.
Average propane price by year (2014-2025)
The single latest weekly reading moves with the weather. The more stable number most people mean by "the average price of propane" is the full-year average. These are the annual averages of the EIA US residential series, high to low within each year, so you can see both the typical price and how wide the winter-to-autumn swing runs.
| Year | Average $/gal | Season high | Season low | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.589 | $2.753 (Feb) | $2.417 (Oct) | |
| 2024 | $2.506 | $2.616 (Feb) | $2.369 (Sep) | |
| 2023 | $2.558 | $2.710 (Jan) | $2.379 (Oct) | |
| 2022 | $2.759 | $3.019 (Mar) | $2.660 (Oct) | Russia-Ukraine supply disruption raised the global NGL floor |
| 2021 | $2.487 | $2.733 (Nov) | $2.012 (Jan) | |
| 2020 | $1.909 | $2.010 (Jan) | $1.772 (Oct) | Pandemic demand shock; the cheapest year in the series |
| 2019 | $2.175 | $2.435 (Feb) | $1.839 (Oct) | |
| 2018 | $2.482 | $2.607 (Jan) | $2.370 (Oct) | |
| 2017 | $2.389 | $2.496 (Dec) | $2.271 (Jan) | |
| 2016 | $2.053 | $2.213 (Dec) | $1.984 (Oct) | |
| 2015 | $2.150 | $2.386 (Jan) | $1.893 (Oct) | |
| 2014 | $2.856 | $4.010 (Jan) | $2.368 (Dec) | Polar vortex spike, winter heating premiums never seen since |
Across the last five calendar years the average has been $2.580 per gallon. The most recent full year, 2025, averaged $2.589. The all-time weekly high in this series was $4.010 per gallon in the week of 27 January 2014, during the 2014 polar vortex.
Average by state: the number behind the national figure
The US average is a demand-weighted blend of state prices that spread widely. In the latest EIA survey the cheapest and dearest state averages were more than $3.06 per gallon apart. Where you live is the biggest single driver of your price:
- Nebraska $1.642
- Iowa $1.660
- North Dakota $1.700
- South Dakota $1.840
- Kansas $1.977
- Illinois $2.026
- Florida $4.706
- Connecticut $4.116
- New Jersey $3.821
- New Hampshire $3.780
- Rhode Island $3.757
- New York $3.747
See the full by-state table for all 38 states EIA surveys, each with a weekly chart and how the state compares with the national average.
What the average leaves out
The EIA average is a residential retail price, but two households in the same state can still pay very different per-gallon prices. The average does not capture:
- Delivery distance and dealer density. Rural areas far from a terminal, with few competing dealers, pay above the average; dense-competition and cooperative areas pay below it.
- Tank ownership and delivery type. A leased tank bundles rental into the per-gallon price; automatic (keep-full) delivery is typically a few cents cheaper than reactive will-call.
- Usage tier and contract. Higher-volume households and summer pre-buy or price-cap contracts land below the headline average.
- Commercial vs residential. The figure above is the residential survey; commercial and wholesale prices are lower. See wholesale vs retail for the spread.
Average propane price: quick answers
What is the average price of propane per gallon?
The average US residential propane price is $2.674 per gallon (EIA Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Survey, week ending 30 March 2026), the latest published reading. That is the national residential average; state averages in the same survey ran from $1.642 (Nebraska) to $4.706 (Florida). Over the last five calendar years the annual average has been $2.580 per gallon.
What is the average retail price of propane right now?
EIA surveys residential propane only from October through March, so the most recent published US average is $2.674 per gallon for the week ending 30 March 2026; the next weekly update is expected October 7, 2026. Year-round, the freshest wholesale signal is the Mont Belvieu spot price, which closed at $0.703 per gallon on June 29, 2026; retail runs well above that.
Is the current propane price above or below average?
The latest US residential average of $2.674 per gallon is about 3.7% above the 5-year annual average of $2.580. For context, the all-time weekly high in the EIA residential series was $4.010 per gallon in the polar-vortex winter (week of 27 January 2014), and the cheapest full-year average in the series was $1.909.
Why is there no single average propane price near me?
A national or state average blends every dealer, contract type, and delivery distance into one figure, so your local quote will sit near it, not on it. What you pay depends on delivery distance from the nearest terminal, dealer competition, whether you own or lease your tank, will-call vs automatic delivery, and annual usage. Use the state average as your anchor and get two or three local quotes.