Kentucky heating oil and propane prices per gallon this week
Kentucky propane averaged $2.844 a gallon and heating oil $5.890 in the EIA survey of October 19, 2026.
Heating oil, Kentucky, week of October 19, 2026
$5.890/gal
| 150 gallons at this price | $884 |
| Change from the week before | +$0.033 |
| Same week a year ago | $3.029 (+94.5 %) |
| Average of last winter (2025-26, November to March) | $3.321 |
| Wholesale price the same week | $5.313 (dealer spread $0.577) |
| U.S. average | $6.190 |
EIA weekly survey of October 19, 2026, excluding taxes. Next release October 28, 2026.
Compiled by Radif Partners · Where the prices come from · EIA survey of , published October 21, 2026, excluding taxes
More than half of Kentucky's homes heat with electricity, but propane remains the fuel of 122,223 of them by the Census Bureau's 2024 count, 6.6 % of occupied homes, and fuel oil or kerosene of 11,903. In the EIA's weekly survey of October 19, 2026, Kentucky propane averaged $2.844 a gallon, 16 % more than a year before, 20th of 38 states from the dearest. Heating oil averaged $5.890, 16th of 21. Kentucky's winter is moderate, 3,763 heating degree days from November to March, so the EIA's average propane home would burn about 680 gallons over it, $1,934 at this week's price, and the average oil home about 349 gallons, $2,056. These averages leave out sales tax and any delivery fee.
Propane in Kentucky, last winter and now
Last winter Kentucky propane averaged $2.711 a gallon from November to March, between a low week of $2.447 and a high of $3.063 on March 9, 2026. The highest week the survey has recorded in Kentucky is $3.852. The EIA publishes no wholesale propane price for Kentucky; the Midwest region's wholesale figure, $1.217, gives a sense of how much of the residential price is added after the terminal.
Propane fill in Kentucky
Cost to fill your propane tank
$782
| Gallons the delivery adds | 275 gallons |
| Kentucky average, October 19, 2026 | $2.844/gal |
| Same fill at last year's price ($2.460) | $677 |
| Full tank from empty, same price | $1,138 |
Heating oil in Kentucky
Kentucky heating oil averaged $3.321 a gallon last winter, ranging from $2.864 to $4.872. The EIA's wholesale price for the state this week is $5.313, leaving a dealer spread of $0.577. This week Kentucky oil is $0.141 cheaper than Ohio's and $0.113 cheaper than Virginia's.
Kentucky against its neighbors for propane
Kentucky propane is $0.375 cheaper than Tennessee's this week, $0.285 dearer than Indiana's and $0.197 dearer than Ohio's. A household near a state line may find dealers on both sides; the propane table ranks every surveyed state each Wednesday.
A moderate winter
NOAA's normals give Kentucky 976 heating degree days in January and 774 in February, about 75 % of a Michigan January. A propane tank lasts longer here than further north. A household that also cooks or heats water with the same tank uses gallons outside the heating season too, which the winter estimate leaves out. The winter budget takes your own gallons, and the comparison page puts propane, oil and an electric heat pump side by side per million Btu. The federal LIHEAP ceiling for three people in Kentucky is $52,482 a year; the LIHEAP page gives every household size and explains how the federal rule sets it.
What a delivery costs in Kentucky at this week's average
| Fuel | Price a gallon | Order | Order | Order | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating oil | $5.890 | 100 gal: $589 | 150 gal: $884 | 200 gal: $1,178 | 275 gal: $1,620 |
| Propane | $2.844 | 100 gal: $284 | 250 gal: $711 | 400 gal: $1,138 | 800 gal: $2,275 |
Heating oil in Kentucky, winter by winter
| Winter | Mid-October | November to March average | Season high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $5.857 | in progress | $5.890 (October 19, 2026) |
| 2025-26 | $3.041 | $3.321 | $4.872 (March 30, 2026) |
| 2024-25 | $2.913 | $2.961 | $3.118 (February 17, 2025) |
| 2023-24 | $4.018 | $3.603 | $4.102 (October 2, 2023) |
| 2022-23 | $5.063 | $4.193 | $5.326 (November 7, 2022) |
| 2021-22 | $3.091 | $3.494 | $4.842 (March 28, 2022) |
| 2020-21 | $1.950 | $2.294 | $2.717 (March 22, 2021) |
| 2019-20 | $2.717 | $2.468 | $2.717 (October 14, 2019) |
| 2018-19 | $2.874 | $2.620 | $2.879 (October 8, 2018) |
| 2017-18 | $2.342 | $2.510 | $2.648 (January 29, 2018) |
| 2016-17 | $2.087 | $2.109 | $2.207 (January 2, 2017) |
| 2015-16 | $2.334 | $1.824 | $2.334 (October 12, 2015) |
| 2014-15 | $3.311 | $2.808 | $3.457 (November 17, 2014) |
| 2013-14 | $3.540 | $3.593 | $3.844 (March 3, 2014) |
Propane in Kentucky, winter by winter
| Winter | Mid-October | November to March average | Season high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $2.790 | in progress | $2.844 (October 19, 2026) |
| 2025-26 | $2.462 | $2.711 | $3.063 (March 9, 2026) |
| 2024-25 | $2.492 | $2.724 | $2.857 (February 10, 2025) |
| 2023-24 | $2.448 | $2.658 | $2.761 (February 19, 2024) |
| 2022-23 | $2.463 | $2.543 | $2.571 (November 21, 2022) |
| 2021-22 | $2.672 | $2.828 | $3.026 (March 21, 2022) |
| 2020-21 | $1.666 | $2.148 | $2.481 (March 1, 2021) |
| 2019-20 | $2.239 | $2.112 | $2.319 (November 11, 2019) |
| 2018-19 | $2.162 | $2.245 | $2.280 (January 28, 2019) |
| 2017-18 | $1.985 | $2.306 | $2.481 (January 22, 2018) |
| 2016-17 | $1.746 | $2.032 | $2.174 (February 13, 2017) |
| 2015-16 | $1.624 | $1.777 | $1.858 (February 15, 2016) |
| 2014-15 | $2.198 | $2.147 | $2.222 (November 3, 2014) |
| 2013-14 | $2.056 | $2.772 | $3.852 (February 3, 2014) |