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Kentucky Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$2.786
High
$3.205
Nov 1
Low
$2.182
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.589 (+26.8%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Kentucky. They averaged $2.786 a gallon, from a low of $2.182 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.205 on November 1, 2021.

The average was 26.8% above 2020’s $2.197.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Kentucky values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Kentucky heating oil prices in 2021Kentucky heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.205 on Nov 1, 2021, lowest $2.182 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Kentucky heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.182Jan 11 $2.195Jan 18 $2.286Jan 25 $2.286$2.237
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.296Feb 8 $2.386Feb 15 $2.477Feb 22 $2.535$2.424
MarchMar 1 $2.584Mar 8 $2.602Mar 15 $2.653Mar 22 $2.717Mar 29 $2.705$2.652
OctoberOct 4 $2.921Oct 11 $2.994Oct 18 $3.091Oct 25 $3.164$3.043
NovemberNov 1 $3.205Nov 8 $3.204Nov 15 $3.198Nov 22 $3.172Nov 29 $3.167$3.189
DecemberDec 6 $3.102Dec 13 $3.110Dec 20 $3.108Dec 27 $3.101$3.105

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Kentucky, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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