Asphalt prices by state

Across the U.S., asphalt typically costs $100–$200 per ton. Prices run lowest in Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota and highest in California, District of Columbia, New Jersey.

StateTypical per tonvs. U.S. average
Alabama$90–$180−10.0%
Alaska$102–$203+1.7%
Arizona$101–$202+1.1%
Arkansas$87–$173−13.5%
California$113–$225+12.6%
Colorado$101–$203+1.4%
Connecticut$104–$207+3.7%
Delaware$99–$199−0.7%
District of Columbia$111–$222+10.8%
Florida$103–$207+3.5%
Georgia$97–$193−3.3%
Hawaii$109–$217+8.6%
Idaho$91–$183−8.6%
Illinois$99–$198−1.1%
Indiana$92–$184−7.8%
Iowa$89–$178−11.2%
Kansas$90–$180−10.0%
Kentucky$90–$181−9.5%
Louisiana$88–$177−11.7%
Maine$97–$194−2.9%
Maryland$104–$208+4.0%
Massachusetts$108–$216+8.2%
Michigan$94–$188−5.8%
Minnesota$98–$197−1.6%
Mississippi$87–$175−12.7%
Missouri$92–$184−8.2%
Montana$90–$180−9.8%
Nebraska$90–$181−9.6%
Nevada$97–$194−3.0%
New Hampshire$105–$211+5.3%
New Jersey$109–$218+8.9%
New Mexico$90–$181−9.6%
New York$108–$215+7.6%
North Carolina$94–$188−5.9%
North Dakota$89–$177−11.4%
Ohio$92–$184−8.2%
Oklahoma$88–$177−11.7%
Oregon$105–$209+4.7%
Pennsylvania$98–$195−2.5%
Rhode Island$101–$203+1.4%
South Carolina$93–$186−6.8%
South Dakota$88–$176−11.9%
Tennessee$93–$185−7.5%
Texas$97–$194−2.8%
Utah$95–$190−5.0%
Vermont$97–$193−3.4%
Virginia$101–$201+0.7%
Washington$109–$217+8.6%
West Virginia$90–$180−10.2%
Wisconsin$93–$186−6.9%
Wyoming$91–$182−9.2%

What drives asphalt prices

Asphalt prices follow crude-oil prices because the binder is a petroleum product. Small residential jobs cost more per square foot because crews and equipment have a fixed mobilization cost.

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U.S. range: Inch Calculator — Asphalt Driveway Cost Guide (July 18, 2023). State adjustment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by State (Table SARPP), 2023 — as published in the Hawaii State Data Book, table 14.02. See methodology.