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Least expensive states
Compare states by 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity. Higher values mean higher prices relative to the U.S. average.
BEA 2024 · HUD FY2027 · ACS 2020–2024 · CPI through 2026-10
Source: BEA, February 19, 2026 release. U.S. = 100. This is a price-level comparison rather than a ranking of household budgets.
Least expensive states
| Rank | Area | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 86.9 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 87.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 87.8 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 87.8 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 88.2 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 88.6 |
| 7 | Alabama | 88.8 |
| 8 | North Dakota | 89.0 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 89.5 |
| 10 | Kansas | 90.1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 90.1 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 90.2 |
| 13 | Missouri | 90.8 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 91.9 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 92.2 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 92.7 |
| 17 | Ohio | 92.8 |
| 18 | Indiana | 93.3 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 93.7 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 94.1 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 94.3 |
| 22 | Montana | 94.6 |
| 23 | Idaho | 95.5 |
| 24 | Michigan | 96.2 |
| 25 | Georgia | 96.3 |
| 26 | Maine | 97.0 |
| 27 | Texas | 97.1 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 97.6 |
| 29 | Vermont | 98.0 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 98.6 |
| 31 | Utah | 98.9 |
| 32 | Delaware | 99.8 |
| 33 | Illinois | 100.0 |
| 34 | Nevada | 100.0 |
| 35 | Arizona | 100.7 |
| 36 | Virginia | 101.1 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 102.3 |
| 38 | Alaska | 102.4 |
| 39 | Colorado | 103.1 |
| 40 | Oregon | 103.4 |
| 41 | Florida | 103.4 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 103.6 |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 104.2 |
| 44 | Maryland | 105.0 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 105.8 |
| 46 | Washington | 107.0 |
| 47 | New York | 107.9 |
| 48 | New Jersey | 108.8 |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 109.9 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 110.0 |
| 51 | California | 110.7 |