Hair Dryer Cost by State

A standard 1875W hair dryer used briefly most days. Running one costs about $10/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $7/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $30/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Hair Dryer running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$0.75$7
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$0.76$7
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$0.76$8
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$0.77$8
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$0.80$8
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$0.81$8
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$0.81$8
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$0.81$8
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$0.82$8
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$0.82$8
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$0.84$8
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$0.85$8
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$0.85$8
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$0.86$8
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$0.86$8
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$0.86$9
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$0.87$9
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$0.87$9
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$0.88$9
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$0.88$9
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$0.89$9
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$0.90$9
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$0.91$9
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$0.91$9
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$0.93$9
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$0.93$9
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$0.93$9
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$0.94$9
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$0.98$10
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$0.98$10
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$1.00$10
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$1.00$10
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$1.10$11
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$1.10$11
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$1.12$11
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$1.14$11
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$1.24$12
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$1.25$12
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$1.31$13
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$1.39$14
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$1.39$14
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$1.39$14
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$1.42$14
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$1.54$15
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$1.61$16
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$1.67$16
47New York29.49¢/kWh$1.68$17
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$1.69$17
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$1.69$17
50California34.74¢/kWh$1.98$20
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$3.01$30

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