Clothes Dryer Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 4,000-watt load running 1 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$33.88
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$20.12
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$17.23
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$18.28
California33.25 cents/kWh$39.90
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$19.39
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$32.84
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$30.48
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$23.26
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$18.20
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$19.01
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$62.40
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$16.97
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$14.82
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$28.62
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$21.78
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$18.16
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$17.98
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$16.98
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$34.58
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$26.12
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$34.36
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$26.41
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$20.34
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$16.42
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$19.39
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$17.60
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$18.11
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$16.33
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$16.31
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$32.80
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$27.92
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$16.94
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$16.32
New York29.93 cents/kWh$35.92
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$23.42
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$16.06
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$19.52
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$25.86
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$35.35
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$19.42
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$18.88
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$17.36
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$19.73
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$15.55
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$21.13
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$29.87
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$17.94
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$23.69
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$20.16
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$17.76