EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Mississippi electricity rates

Mississippi homes paid 14.4¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +6% from a year earlier. That is #10 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

MS average14.4¢Aug 2026

12-month average15.0¢

Rank (cheapest)#10of 51

Utilities41

ZIP codes524

Mississippi electricity price trend

Mississippi averageU.S. average

Aug 202614.4¢per kWh

vs. 1 year ago+6%13.6¢

vs. 5 years ago+25.9%11.5¢

Record high16.8¢Apr 2026

Avg. home bill$2391,655 kWh, Aug

EIA forecast, East South Central14.7¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the East South Central region, which includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee.

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Utilities in Mississippi

41 utilities · 7 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 7 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Mississippi average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.

	│ = MS average, same period
Entergy Mississippi LLC Investor Owned · monthly data	16.2¢Jan–Aug 2026	+6.4%	+22.9%	$157	384,611
Mississippi Power Co. Investor Owned · monthly data	16.6¢Jan–Aug 2026	+8.7%	+14.6%	$161	157,437
Coast Electric Power Assn (MS) Cooperative · monthly data	14.3¢Jan–Aug 2026	-6.2%	+3.6%	$171	82,510
Singing River Elec Cooperative Cooperative · monthly data	14.1¢Jan–Aug 2026	-7.8%	+4.5%	$162	72,343
Southern Pine Electric Cooperative Cooperative · monthly data	15.5¢Jan–Aug 2026	+1.7%	+10.7%	$163	65,176
Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn Cooperative	14.3¢2024	+5.5%	—	$171	52,077
4-County Electric Power Assn Cooperative · monthly data	14.3¢Jan–Aug 2026	-6.3%	+10.9%	$156	41,076
Dixie Electric Power Assn (MS) Cooperative	13.4¢2024	-0.5%	—	$162	37,803
Tombigbee Electric Power Assn Cooperative	12.2¢2024	-9.5%	—	$155	37,296
Adjustment 2024	13.4¢2024	-1.1%	—	$131	36,250
Magnolia Electric Power Assn Cooperative	15.0¢2024	+11%	—	$165	31,070
Central Electric Power Assn (MS) Cooperative	12.2¢2024	-9.5%	—	$155	30,905
Northcentral Mississippi E P A Cooperative	12.5¢2024	-7.3%	—	$152	29,136
North East Mississippi EPA Cooperative	13.4¢2024	-0.9%	—	$139	26,142
Southwest Mississippi E P A Cooperative	15.0¢2024	+11.3%	—	$146	23,153
Tallahatchie Valley E P A Cooperative	12.4¢2024	-8.1%	—	$136	21,493
Delta Electric Power Assn Cooperative	13.8¢2024	+1.8%	—	$137	20,460
Pontotoc Electric Power Assn Cooperative	13.0¢2024	-3.6%	—	$160	16,377
Alcorn County Elec Power Assn Cooperative	12.9¢2024	-4.4%	—	$155	14,965
City of Starkville Municipal	12.1¢2024	-10.6%	—	$104	12,632
Natchez Trace Elec Power Assn Cooperative	12.8¢2024	-5.3%	—	$144	12,611
Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn Cooperative	10.9¢2024	-19.6%	—	$128	10,999
Tishomingo County E P A Cooperative	12.8¢2024	-5.6%	—	$142	10,943
City of Tupelo (MS) Municipal · monthly data	12.3¢Jan–Aug 2026	-19.5%	+11.5%	$121	10,620
Tippah Electric Power Assn Cooperative	13.2¢2024	-2.6%	—	$133	10,521
Monroe County Elec Power Assn Cooperative	12.5¢2024	-7.3%	—	$170	10,170
East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn Cooperative	14.3¢2024	+5.6%	—	$152	9,885
Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn Cooperative	16.3¢2024	+20.9%	—	$173	9,488
City of Holly Springs Municipal	12.3¢2024	-9.3%	—	$95	9,399
City of Columbus (MS) Municipal	12.0¢2024	-11.1%	—	$137	8,842
City of Oxford (MS) Municipal	11.6¢2024	-14%	—	$107	8,502
City of New Albany (MS) Municipal	12.4¢2024	-8.3%	—	$143	8,157
Greenwood Utilities Comm Municipal	11.3¢2024	-16.6%	—	$121	7,204
City of Okolona Municipal	12.8¢2024	-5.1%	—	$148	4,289
City of West Point (MS) Municipal	12.2¢2024	-9.5%	—	$118	2,978
City of Amory Municipal	11.7¢2024	-13.5%	—	$130	2,822
City of Philadelphia (MS) Municipal	11.7¢2024	-13.1%	—	$136	2,667
City of Aberdeen (MS) Municipal	12.3¢2024	-9%	—	$135	2,592
Louisville Electric System Municipal	10.9¢2024	-19.4%	—	$113	2,444
City of Water Valley (MS) Municipal	12.7¢2024	-6.4%	—	$136	1,522
City of Macon (MS) Municipal	13.0¢2024	-4.1%	—	$135	892

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. MS avg.” use the Mississippi average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Mississippi

38601Abbeville 38602Arkabutla 38603Ashland 38606Batesville 38609Belen 38610Blue Mountain 38611Byhalia 38614Clarksdale 38617Coahoma 38618Coldwater 38619Como 38620Courtland 38621Crenshaw 38622Crowder 38623Darling 38625Dumas 38626Dundee 38627Etta 38628Falcon 38629Falkner 38630Farrell 38631Friars Point 38632Hernando 38633Hickory Flat 38634Holly Springs 38635Holly Springs 38637Horn Lake 38638Independence 38639Jonestown 38641Lake Cormorant 38642Lamar 38643Lambert 38644Lula 38645Lyon 38646Marks 38647Michigan City 38649Mount Pleasant 38650Myrtle 38651Nesbit 38652New Albany 38654Olive Branch 38655Oxford 38658Pope 38659Potts Camp 38661Red Banks 38663Ripley 38664Robinsonville 38665Sarah 38666Sardis 38668Senatobia 38669Sherard 38670Sledge 38671Southaven 38672Southaven 38673Taylor 38674Tiplersville 38675Tula 38676Tunica 38677University 38679Victoria 38680Walls 38683Walnut 38685Waterford 38686Walls 38701Greenville 38702Greenville 38703Greenville 38704Greenville 38720Alligator 38721Anguilla 38722Arcola 38723Avon 38725Benoit 38726Beulah 38730Boyle 38731Chatham 38732Cleveland 38736Doddsville 38737Drew 38738Parchman 38739Dublin 38740Duncan 38744Glen Allan 38745Grace 38746Gunnison 38748Hollandale 38749Indianola 38751Indianola 38753Inverness 38754Isola 38756Leland 38759Merigold 38760Metcalfe 38761Moorhead 38762Mound Bayou 38764Pace 38765Panther Burn 38767Rena Lara 38768Rome 38769Rosedale 38771Ruleville 38772Scott 38773Shaw 38774Shelby 38776Stoneville 38778Sunflower 38781Winstonville 38782Winterville 38801Tupelo 38802Tupelo 38803Tupelo 38804Tupelo 38820Algoma 38821Amory 38824Baldwyn 38825Becker 38826Belden 38827Belmont 38828Blue Springs 38829Booneville 38833Burnsville 38834Corinth 38835Corinth 38838Dennis 38841Ecru 38843Fulton 38844Gattman 38846Glen 38847Golden 38848Greenwood Springs 38849Guntown 38850Houlka 38851Houston 38852Iuka 38855Mantachie 38856Marietta 38857Mooreville 38858Nettleton 38859New Site 38860Okolona 38862Plantersville 38863Pontotoc 38864Randolph 38865Rienzi 38866Saltillo 38868Shannon 38869Sherman 38870Smithville 38871Thaxton 38873Tishomingo 38874Toccopola 38875Trebloc 38876Tremont 38877Van Vleet 38878Vardaman 38880Wheeler 38901Grenada 38902Grenada 38913Banner 38914Big Creek 38915Bruce 38916Calhoun City 38917Carrollton 38920Cascilla 38921Charleston 38922Coffeeville 38923Coila 38924Cruger 38925Duck Hill 38926Elliott 38927Enid 38928Glendora 38929Gore Springs 38930Greenwood 38935Greenwood 38940Holcomb 38941Itta Bena 38943Mc Carley 38944Minter City 38945Money 38946Morgan City 38947North Carrollton 38948Oakland 38949Paris 38950Philipp 38951Pittsboro 38952Schlater 38953Scobey 38954Sidon 38955Slate Spring 38957Sumner 38958Swan Lake 38959Swiftown 38960Tie Plant 38961Tillatoba 38962Tippo 38963Tutwiler 38964Vance 38965Water Valley 38966Webb 38967Winona 39038Belzoni 39039Benton 39040Bentonia 39041Bolton 39042Brandon 39043Brandon 39044Braxton 39045Camden 39046Canton 39047Brandon 39051Carthage 39054Cary 39056Clinton 39057Conehatta 39059Crystal Springs 39060Clinton 39061Delta City 39062D Lo 39063Durant 39066Edwards 39067Ethel 39069Fayette 39071Flora 39073Florence 39074Forest 39077Gallman 39078Georgetown 39079Goodman 39080Harperville 39081Harriston 39082Harrisville 39083Hazlehurst 39086Hermanville 39087Hillsboro 39088Holly Bluff 39090Kosciusko 39092Lake 39094Lena 39095Lexington 39096Lorman 39097Louise 39098Ludlow 39107Mc Adams 39108Mc Cool 39109Madden 39110Madison 39111Magee 39113Mayersville 39114Mendenhall 39115Midnight 39116Mize 39117Morton 39119Mount Olive 39120Natchez 39121Natchez 39122Natchez 39130Madison 39140Newhebron 39144Pattison 39145Pelahatchie 39146Pickens 39148Piney Woods 39149Pinola 39150Port Gibson 39151Puckett 39152Pulaski 39153Raleigh 39154Raymond 39156Redwood 39157Ridgeland 39158Ridgeland 39159Rolling Fork 39160Sallis 39161Sandhill 39162Satartia 39163Sharon 39165Sibley 39166Silver City 39167Star 39168Taylorsville 39169Tchula 39170Terry 39171Thomastown 39173Tinsley 39174Tougaloo 39175Utica 39176Vaiden 39177Valley Park 39179Vaughan 39180Vicksburg 39181Vicksburg 39182Vicksburg 39183Vicksburg 39189Walnut Grove 39190Washington 39191Wesson 39192West 39193Whitfield 39194Yazoo City 39201Jackson 39202Jackson 39203Jackson 39204Jackson 39205Jackson 39206Jackson 39207Jackson 39208Pearl 39209Jackson 39211Jackson 39212Jackson 39213Jackson 39215Jackson 39216Jackson 39217Jackson 39218Richland 39225Jackson 39232Flowood 39236Jackson 39250Jackson 39269Jackson 39271Jackson 39272Byram 39282Jackson 39283Jackson 39284Jackson 39286Jackson 39288Pearl 39289Jackson 39296Jackson 39298Jackson 39301Meridian 39302Meridian 39303Meridian 39304Meridian 39305Meridian 39307Meridian 39309Meridian 39320Bailey 39322Buckatunna 39323Chunky 39324Clara 39325Collinsville 39326Daleville 39327Decatur 39328De Kalb 39330Enterprise 39332Hickory 39335Lauderdale 39336Lawrence 39337Little Rock 39338Louin 39339Louisville 39341Macon 39342Marion 39345Newton 39346Noxapater 39347Pachuta 39348Paulding 39350Philadelphia 39352Porterville 39354Preston 39355Quitman 39356Rose Hill 39358Scooba 39359Sebastopol 39360Shubuta 39361Shuqualak 39362State Line 39363Stonewall 39364Toomsuba 39365Union 39366Vossburg 39367Waynesboro 39401Hattiesburg 39402Hattiesburg 39403Hattiesburg 39404Hattiesburg 39406Hattiesburg 39407Hattiesburg 39421Bassfield 39422Bay Springs 39423Beaumont 39425Brooklyn 39426Carriere 39427Carson 39428Collins 39429Columbia 39436Eastabuchie 39437Ellisville 39439Heidelberg 39440Laurel 39441Laurel 39442Laurel 39443Laurel 39451Leakesville 39452Lucedale 39455Lumberton 39456Mc Lain 39457Mc Neill 39459Moselle 39460Moss 39461Neely 39462New Augusta 39463Nicholson 39464Ovett 39465Petal 39466Picayune 39470Poplarville 39474Prentiss 39475Purvis 39476Richton 39477Sandersville 39478Sandy Hook 39479Seminary 39480Soso 39481Stringer 39482Sumrall 39483Foxworth 39501Gulfport 39502Gulfport 39503Gulfport 39505Gulfport 39506Gulfport 39507Gulfport 39520Bay Saint Louis 39521Bay Saint Louis 39522Stennis Space Center 39525Diamondhead 39529Stennis Space Center 39530Biloxi 39531Biloxi 39532Biloxi 39533Biloxi 39534Biloxi 39535Biloxi 39540Diberville 39552Escatawpa 39553Gautier 39555Hurley 39556Kiln 39558Lakeshore 39560Long Beach 39561Mc Henry 39562Moss Point 39563Moss Point 39564Ocean Springs 39565Vancleave 39566Ocean Springs 39567Pascagoula 39568Pascagoula 39569Pascagoula 39571Pass Christian 39572Pearlington 39573Perkinston 39574Saucier 39576Waveland 39577Wiggins 39581Pascagoula 39595Pascagoula 39601Brookhaven 39602Brookhaven 39603Brookhaven 39629Bogue Chitto 39630Bude 39631Centreville 39632Chatawa 39633Crosby 39635Fernwood 39638Gloster 39641Jayess 39643Kokomo 39645Liberty 39647Mc Call Creek 39648Mccomb 39649Mccomb 39652Magnolia 39653Meadville 39654Monticello 39656Oak Vale 39657Osyka 39661Roxie 39662Ruth 39663Silver Creek 39664Smithdale 39665Sontag 39666Summit 39667Tylertown 39668Union Church 39669Woodville 39701Columbus 39702Columbus 39703Columbus 39704Columbus 39705Columbus 39730Aberdeen 39735Ackerman 39736Artesia 39737Bellefontaine 39739Brooksville 39740Caledonia 39741Cedarbluff 39743Crawford 39744Eupora 39745French Camp 39746Hamilton 39747Kilmichael 39750Maben 39751Mantee 39752Mathiston 39753Mayhew 39754Montpelier 39755Pheba 39756Prairie 39759Starkville 39760Starkville 39762Mississippi State 39766Steens 39767Stewart 39769Sturgis 39771Walthall 39772Weir 39773West Point 39776Woodland

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Mississippi?

14.4¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 15.0¢.

How does Mississippi compare with other states?

Mississippi ranks #10 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Mississippi has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn averaged 10.9¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.