Hair Dryer Cost by State

A standard 1875W hair dryer used briefly most days. Running one costs about $11/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $7/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $26/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Hair Dryer running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$0.70$7
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$0.72$7
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$0.76$7
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$0.76$7
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$0.76$7
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$0.79$8
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$0.79$8
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$0.80$8
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$0.81$8
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$0.82$8
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$0.82$8
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$0.82$8
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$0.83$8
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$0.84$8
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$0.85$8
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$0.86$8
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$0.86$9
18Florida15.38¢/kWh$0.88$9
19Georgia15.37¢/kWh$0.88$9
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$0.88$9
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$0.90$9
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$0.90$9
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$0.92$9
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$0.93$9
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$0.94$9
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$0.94$9
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$0.96$9
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$0.97$10
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$0.97$10
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$0.99$10
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$0.99$10
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$1.02$10
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$1.07$11
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$1.10$11
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$1.11$11
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$1.17$12
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$1.22$12
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$1.23$12
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$1.26$12
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$1.34$13
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$1.40$14
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$1.45$14
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$1.55$15
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$1.56$15
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$1.62$16
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$1.62$16
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$1.68$17
48New York29.45¢/kWh$1.68$17
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$1.84$18
50California35.25¢/kWh$2.01$20
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$2.66$26

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