Average electric bill in Mississippi

A typical Mississippi home paid about $166.03 a month for electricity in 2025, $1,992.38 for the year, using 1,184 kWh a month at 14.03 cents per kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $166.03 a month$1,992.38 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 8 of 51+10% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 1,184 kWh a month2 of 51; +35% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 14.03 ¢/kWh34 of 51; -19% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $212.231,563 kWh at 13.58 ¢
Cheapest month: Apr $130.82860 kWh at 15.21 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 62%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Aug 2026: $182.33 a month+6.8% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 3.63%1 of 51; median household income $54,915
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +8.5%$153.03 to $166.03 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $642.09 a month13.20 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $71.37 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $94.66

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Typical monthly bill, Mississippi

$130.82 in Apr to $212.23 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Mississippi: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Aug
Jan	180	181
Feb	162	183
Mar	140	142
Apr	131	143
May	148	152
Jun	181	191
Jul	212	228
Aug	211	239
Sep	185	No data
Oct	154	No data
Nov	132	No data
Dec	156	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Mississippi and the states next to it in rank

$166.03 a month, rank 8 of 51.

dollars a month

Mississippi166
U.S. average151
Florida168
Rhode Island166

Mississippi, Typical monthly bill, Mississippi against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Mississippi a month	Mississippi a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Mississippi
300 kWh, 0.25x the Mississippi average	$42.09	$505.08	$51.69	-$10
590 kWh, 0.5x the Mississippi average	$82.78	$993.32	$101.66	-$19
890 kWh, 0.75x the Mississippi average	$124.87	$1,498.40	$153.35	-$28
1,180 kWh, 1x the Mississippi average	$165.55	$1,986.65	$203.31	-$38
1,480 kWh, 1.25x the Mississippi average	$207.64	$2,491.73	$255.00	-$47
1,780 kWh, 1.5x the Mississippi average	$249.73	$2,996.81	$306.69	-$57
2,370 kWh, 2x the Mississippi average	$332.51	$3,990.13	$408.35	-$76
3,550 kWh, 3x the Mississippi average	$498.06	$5,976.78	$611.66	-$114

Mississippi month by month in 2025

Month	Mississippi kWh per account	Mississippi price ¢/kWh	Mississippi typical bill
Jan	1,416	12.73	$180.28
Feb	1,220	13.30	$162.21
Mar	958	14.65	$140.38
Apr	860	15.21	$130.82
May	996	14.84	$147.83
Jun	1,287	14.07	$181.06
Jul	1,563	13.58	$212.23
Aug	1,548	13.61	$210.62
Sep	1,326	13.96	$185.13
Oct	1,069	14.45	$154.50
Nov	861	15.30	$131.80
Dec	1,100	14.14	$155.52

Mississippi typical bill over the years

Year	Mississippi bill a month	Mississippi a year	Mississippi kWh per account	Mississippi price ¢/kWh
2023	$153.03	$1,836.36	1,157	13.23
2024	$154.81	$1,857.74	1,156	13.39
2025	$166.03	$1,992.38	1,184	14.03

Mississippi in 2026 so far

Month	Mississippi kWh per account	Mississippi price ¢/kWh	Mississippi typical bill
Jan 2026	1,268	14.24	$180.51
Feb 2026	1,242	14.72	$182.82
Mar 2026	874	16.30	$142.43
Apr 2026	854	16.76	$143.05
May 2026	939	16.16	$151.76
Jun 2026	1,284	14.88	$191.09
Jul 2026	1,569	14.54	$228.17
Aug 2026	1,655	14.43	$238.81

Business and industry in Mississippi

Customer type	Mississippi bill a month, 2025	Mississippi kWh per account	Mississippi price ¢/kWh
Business	$642.09	4,865	13.20
Industry	$8,804.76	121,021	7.28

Mississippi bill next to income

Mississippi: 3.63% of median household income, rank 1; the four states closest to it:

State near Mississippi	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Mississippi
Alabama	$62,027	$2,211.56	3.57%
West Virginia	$57,917	$1,980.93	3.42%
Louisiana	$60,023	$1,839.10	3.06%
South Carolina	$66,818	$1,934.94	2.90%

Weather and the bill

Mississippi homes used the most power in Jul 2025 (1,563 kWh per account) and the least in Apr (860 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (741). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.80. 2025 had 2,109 heating and 2,525 cooling degree-days, 12% below and 16% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (2,388 and 2,181).

Mississippi degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Mississippi, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Mississippi year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	2165	2380	2388	2181
2016	2091	2497	2388	2181
2017	1818	2157	2388	2181
2018	2469	2467	2388	2181
2019	2276	2428	2388	2181
2020	1983	2262	2388	2181
2021	2162	2174	2388	2181
2022	2355	2337	2388	2181
2023	1843	2569	2388	2181
2024	1952	2577	2388	2181
2025	2109	2525	2388	2181

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Mississippi, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Mississippi, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	1,416	12.73	$180	737	4	602	13
Feb	1,220	13.30	$162	359	19	433	12
Mar	958	14.65	$140	204	62	290	40
Apr	860	15.21	$131	36	139	100	68
May	996	14.84	$148	8	249	12	225
Jun	1,287	14.07	$181	0	451	0	406
Jul	1,563	13.58	$212	0	564	0	496
Aug	1,548	13.61	$211	0	479	0	480
Sep	1,326	13.96	$185	1	376	3	320
Oct	1,069	14.45	$154	55	147	96	100
Nov	861	15.30	$132	227	27	325	14
Dec	1,100	14.14	$156	482	8	527	7

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Mississippi, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Mississippi home account paid about $166.03 a month for energy in 2025, $1,992.38 over the year, which ranks 8th of 51 states, 10% above the U.S. typical bill. Mississippi homes used 1,184 kWh a month (2 of 51, 35% over the U.S.) at 14.03 cents (34 of 51, 19% under), so the bill reflects heavy use. The year swings from $130.82 in April to $212.23 in July, a 62% gap, driven by use of 860 against 1,563 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $182.33 a month, +6.8% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $642.09 a month at 13.20 cents, 3.9 times a home bill. Over a year that is 3.63% of the $54,915 median household income, 1 of 51 states. The typical bill was $153.03 a month in 2023, $154.81 in 2024 and $166.03 in 2025, +8.5% in two years, with use per account at 1,157, 1,156 and 1,184 kWh.

Mississippi: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Mississippi	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
Rhode Island	$165.65	562	29.48
West Virginia	$165.08	1,073	15.39
Florida	$167.85	1,103	15.21
Virginia	$163.05	1,067	15.28

Questions on the Mississippi bill

What is the average electric bill in Mississippi?

Energy only: about $166.03 a month in 2025, or $1,992.38 a year.

How much electricity does a Mississippi home use?

Rank 2 of 51: 1,184 kWh a month in 2025, +35% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Mississippi?

July at $212.23; the lowest is April at $130.82.

Is the average electric bill in Mississippi above the national average?

Above, by $15.36 a month or 10%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Mississippi?

$140.30 at 14.03 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Mississippi from the state with the lowest bill?

$71.37 a month: the lowest typical bill, $94.66 in New Mexico, against $166.03 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Mississippi?

3.63% of the $54,915 median household income, 1 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Mississippi bill change since 2023?

$153.03 a month in 2023, $166.03 in 2025, +8.5%.

What does a Mississippi business pay a month for electricity?

$642.09 for a typical commercial account, at 13.20 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Mississippi bill rising in 2026?

$182.33 a month so far, +6.8% on the same months of 2025.