Snapshot
2024-12-31
Methodology v1.1-acs5-2024
Component Ranking
Highest Utility Pressure States
Utility pressure uses nationally consistent state residential-electricity price level and change. It compares state source signals, not a household's exact utility bill.
Rows
25
Comparison-ready rows shown on this page.
Leading Location
California
CA • Utility Pressure Score
Ranking Visual
Top Results
Bars show relative pressure intensity for the ranking signal used on this page.
#1 California
CA • Stable
State
#2 New York
NY • Stable
State
#3 Rhode Island
RI • Decreasing
State
#4 New Jersey
NJ • Decreasing
State
#5 Alaska
AK • Decreasing
State
#6 Vermont
VT • Decreasing
State
#7 Maryland
MD • Stable
State
#8 Hawaii
HI • Increasing
State
#9 District of Columbia
DC • Stable
State
#10 Massachusetts
MA • Stable
State
Methodology Note
How This Ranking Is Calculated
Ranked by Utility Pressure component score, where higher component pressure means worse modeled pressure. Source resolution is state-level and shown on location reports.
Each row links to the canonical geography report so readers can inspect component breakdown, trend direction, driver context, and methodology notes without creating duplicate report URLs.
Full Table
Highest Utility Pressure States
Canonical ranking page
| Rank | Location | Score | Trend | Coverage | National Percentile | Ranking Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California CA | 30 | Stable | State | 1st | 93 pressure |
| #2 | New York NY | 33 | Stable | State | 7th | 90 pressure |
| #3 | Rhode Island RI | 45 | Decreasing | State | 34th | 86 pressure |
| #4 | New Jersey NJ | 39 | Decreasing | State | 17th | 84 pressure |
| #5 | Alaska AK | 51 | Decreasing | State | 48th | 78 pressure |
| #6 | Vermont VT | 47 | Decreasing | State | 36th | 78 pressure |
| #7 | Maryland MD | 40 | Stable | State | 23rd | 77 pressure |
| #8 | Hawaii HI | 33 | Increasing | State | 5th | 76 pressure |
| #9 | District of Columbia DC | 48 | Stable | State | 42nd | 75 pressure |
| #10 | Massachusetts MA | 35 | Stable | State | 9th | 69 pressure |
| #11 | Delaware DE | 55 | Decreasing | State | 62nd | 69 pressure |
| #12 | Connecticut CT | 38 | Decreasing | State | 15th | 66 pressure |
| #13 | Michigan MI | 45 | Stable | State | 28th | 66 pressure |
| #14 | West Virginia WV | 57 | Stable | State | 74th | 65 pressure |
| #15 | Minnesota MN | 40 | Increasing | State | 23rd | 64 pressure |
| #16 | Oregon OR | 36 | Increasing | State | 13th | 63 pressure |
| #17 | Ohio OH | 52 | Stable | State | 52nd | 63 pressure |
| #18 | Maine ME | 48 | Decreasing | State | 40th | 59 pressure |
| #19 | Wisconsin WI | 59 | Decreasing | State | 83rd | 59 pressure |
| #20 | Arizona AZ | 52 | Stable | State | 54th | 59 pressure |
| #21 | Alabama AL | 57 | Stable | State | 76th | 57 pressure |
| #22 | New Hampshire NH | 42 | Decreasing | State | 27th | 57 pressure |
| #23 | Colorado CO | 39 | Increasing | State | 19th | 55 pressure |
| #24 | North Carolina NC | 56 | Stable | State | 70th | 54 pressure |
| #25 | Pennsylvania PA | 58 | Decreasing | State | 81st | 53 pressure |
Citation
How To Cite This Index
Cite as: CostPressureIQ Household Cost Pressure Index, methodology v1.1-acs5-2024, annual baseline 2024-12-31, covering 34,160 scored U.S. geographies. Comparison window: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates.
Snapshot Date
2024-12-31
Methodology Version
v1.1-acs5-2024
Scored Coverage
34,160 geographies
Source note: the annual baseline preserves component IDs and score polarity while documenting source period, geographic resolution, raw drivers, and any fallback. Current Pressure Pulse observations are displayed separately and never revise the annual score.
Ranked by Utility Pressure component score, where higher component pressure means worse modeled pressure. Source resolution is state-level and shown on location reports.