Average gas bill in Arkansas
$81a month, on average
$969 over the 12 months August 2025 – July 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 568,727 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $888(+9.1%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−5.3%)
- Gas used per year
- 42.8 Mcf ≈ 443 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $33.08/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $20.56/Mcf $1.98/therm
23rd highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 71% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $192 in January 2026; the lowest $31 in June 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 0.93 Mcf | $35.20/Mcf | $32.74 |
| September 2025 | 0.97 Mcf | $33.96/Mcf | $32.96 |
| October 2025 | 1.10 Mcf | $33.21/Mcf | $36.67 |
| November 2025 | 2.64 Mcf | $24.77/Mcf | $65.29 |
| December 2025 | 7.61 Mcf | $19.69/Mcf | $149.88 |
| January 2026 | 9.10 Mcf | $21.11/Mcf | $192.16 |
| February 2026 | 10.01 Mcf | $17.89/Mcf | $179.11 |
| March 2026 | 4.31 Mcf | $24.56/Mcf | $105.89 |
| April 2026 | 2.37 Mcf | $30.15/Mcf | $71.36 |
| May 2026 | 1.56 Mcf | $25.93/Mcf | $40.49 |
| June 2026 | 1.10 Mcf | $27.86/Mcf | $30.57 |
| July 2026 | 1.06 Mcf | $30.26/Mcf | $32.08 |
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Why the price per Mcf jumps in summer
EIA’s residential price is total revenue divided by gas delivered. Utilities charge a fixed monthly customer fee, so in summer, when households burn little gas, that fee is spread over a small volume and the price per Mcf looks high ($33.08 in August 2026). The winter price, $20.56 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Arkansas?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (13.7¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $22.05 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $16.11. The heat pump is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Arkansas.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010AR3), residential consumption (N3010AR2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SAR_8). Average bill = consumption per customer × average price, month by month. EIA withholds some months for some states; the 12-month window above is the latest with every month reported. Page rebuilt November 4, 2026.