Table 14
Energy Consumption (BTUs) Per Capita, 1997
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Alaska	1,143,762		27	Oregon	349,308
2	Louisiana	940,132		28	Nevada	348,128
3	Wyoming	892,212		29	Georgia	345,582
4	Texas	587,861		30	Utah	334,721
5	North Dakota	555,101		31	Michigan	333,242
6	Kentucky	462,770		32	South Dakota	327,887
7	Indiana	457,574		33	North Carolina	326,377
8	Alabama	457,531		34	Illinois	325,305
9	West Virginia	445,783		35	Pennsylvania	324,753
10	Maine	445,609		36	Missouri	323,364
11	Montana	429,597		37	New Jersey	320,834
12	Oklahoma	423,048		38	Virginia	315,607
13	Idaho	411,709		39	Colorado	291,211
14	Mississippi	411,364		40	Vermont	283,879
15	Arkansas	408,293		41	Maryland	266,932
16	Iowa	398,132		42	New Hampshire	259,269
17	Kansas	397,127		43	Arizona	253,094
18	South Carolina	389,164		44	Massachusetts	250,898
19	Tennessee	387,997		45	Florida	246,280
20	Washington	385,490		46	Connecticut	243,569
21	New Mexico	375,356		47	California	240,118
22	Nebraska	372,418		48	Rhode Island	238,133
22	Ohio	370,260		49	NEW YORK	225,568
24	Delaware	363,467		50	Hawaii	200,913
25	Minnesota	359,644		U.S. average		351,320
26	Wisconsin	352,878		N.Y.S. % below avg.		35.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/dataandprices/index.html
Compared to national averages, industrial energy consumption is low in New York, while commercial and residential usage are higher.