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Average Electric Bill in Mississippi

Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.

$169per month▲ 5.8% vs. the year before

That works out to about $2,030 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi has the 9th highest average residential bill.

What makes up the bill

Price
14.59¢
per kWh
▼ 18.2%U.S. 17.84¢
Usage
1,159 kWh
per month
▲ 33.1%U.S. 871 kWh
Bill
$169
per month
▲ 8.8%U.S. $155

Price × usage = bill, exactly: 14.59¢/kWh × 1,159 kWh ≈ $169. A state can land high on either factor — Mississippi pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.

Compared with nearby states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Mississippi
$169
U.S. average
$155
Alabama
$185
Tennessee
$162
Louisiana
$156
Arkansas
$138

Mississippi is $14 a month above (+8.8%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.

Trend since 2008

MississippiU.S.
$98$117$136$155$174Dec '08Apr '13Sep '17Jan '22May '26MississippiU.S.

Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.

Seasonal swing

Highest month
$212
July 2025
Lowest month
$132
November 2025
Swing
$80
peak minus low
Latest month
$152
May 2026

Actual bills are far from flat: Mississippi peaks in July 2025 and bottoms out in November 2025. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.

Mississippi electricity bills in context

Mississippi's average monthly electricity bill is $169, the ninth highest among the 50 states and DC. This exceeds the national average of $155 by $14, or 8.8%. The state's rate of 14.59¢/kWh is below the national average of 17.84¢/kWh, but homes use 288 kWh more per month than the national average of 871 kWh, and this higher consumption drives the bill above the national figure.

Over the past year, the bill has risen 5.8% from $160 in June 2025. The increase has been steeper over the longer term: since May 2021, bills have climbed 27.2%, and since December 2008, they have risen 32.2%. Seasonal variation is pronounced, with the peak at $212 in July 2025 and the lowest at $132 in November 2025, a difference of $80 around the twelve-month average.

Among neighbouring states, Mississippi's bill ranks second lowest. Arkansas is lower at $138, while Louisiana is higher at $156, Tennessee at $162, and Alabama at $185.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

Frequently asked questions

›How much is the average electric bill in Mississippi?
The average residential electricity bill in Mississippi is $169 a month, or about $2,030 a year. That is the average across June 2025 – May 2026, calculated from EIA data as total residential electricity revenue divided by the number of residential customers.
›Is the electric bill in Mississippi higher than the national average?
Mississippi's average bill of $169 is $14 a month higher than the U.S. average of $155. It ranks 9th highest among the 50 states and DC.
›Why is electricity expensive in Mississippi?
A bill is the price per kilowatt-hour multiplied by how much power a household uses. In Mississippi the residential rate averages 14.59¢/kWh against a U.S. average of 17.84¢, and the typical home uses 1,159 kWh a month against a U.S. average of 871 kWh. Mississippi pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.
›When is the electric bill highest in Mississippi?
Mississippi bills peak in July 2025 at $212 and are lowest in November 2025 at $132 — a swing of $80 between the most and least expensive month.
›How does Mississippi compare with neighboring states?
Among states bordering Mississippi, Alabama has the highest average bill at $185 and Arkansas the lowest at $138. Mississippi itself averages $169 a month.

How this is calculated

EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.

bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)

Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Mississippi may pay well above or below $169. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.

Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Mississippi electricity prices by sector.