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What insurance actually costs, state by state

Car insurance rose in every state in 2024, the 2027 health benchmark jumps 12.5%, and homeowners insurance has the widest state gap of all. Every figure below is copied from a named regulator or KFF, with the source, date and profile beside it.

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Car insurance rose in every single state. The NAIC countrywide average expenditure rose from $1,281.61 in 2023 to $1,431.63 in 2024, up $150.02, or 11.7%.

Finding 1: car insurance: up everywhere, up double-digits in most states

Key points

  • Car insurance rose in every single state. The NAIC countrywide average expenditure rose from $1,281.61 in 2023 to $1,431.63 in 2024, up $150.02, or 11.7% (computed). All 51 jurisdictions rose; 30 of 51 rose by more than 10% (computed). The biggest rise was Washington, up 23.1% ($1,150.36 to $1,416.32).
  • Where you live more than doubles your car insurance. Florida is the most expensive state at $2,017.97 a year; North Dakota is the cheapest at $907.25, a 2.22x gap (computed). Fifteen states now average more than $1,500 a year (computed).
  • Health insurance benchmarks jump 12.5% for 2027, but not everywhere. The national benchmark premium for a 40-year-old rises from $625 a month (2026) to $703 (2027). Montana rises fastest (+28.5%, computed); two states actually fall: Arkansas (-2.2%) and Oregon (-4.4%). Vermont’s benchmark ($1,313) is 2.70x New Hampshire’s ($486) (computed).
  • Homeowners insurance has the widest state gap of all: 3.28x (computed). The NAIC HO-3 average is $1,737 a year nationally, but Louisiana averages $3,027 while Wisconsin averages $923. Texas averages $2,864: 1.65x the national figure (computed).
  • Texas homeowners premiums are up 78% in six years, and inside Florida, one county pays 3.74x another (computed). The Texas Department of Insurance series runs $1,961 (2019) to $3,489 (2025, preliminary). In Florida, Monroe County averages $7,863 a year while Sumter County averages $2,105; the median Florida county is $2,903 (computed) and 8 of 67 counties average over $5,000 (computed).

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Finding 1: car insurance: up everywhere, up double-digits in most states

The countrywide average expenditure rose $150.02 (11.7%) in one year, from $1,281.61 (2023) to $1,431.63 (2024). Dollar and percentage changes computed from the published figures. The combined average premium rose $174.30 (12.1%), from $1,438.51 to $1,612.81 (computed). By coverage, countrywide 2024: liability $813.27, collision $516.39, comprehensive $283.15.

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2024 Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement, September 2026, 2024 data, 51 jurisdictions (50 states + DC), all insured vehicles. Average expenditure is what the average insured vehicle costs to insure; the combined average premium is liability + collision + comprehensive. Retrieved 6 November 2026. Current as of September 2026. Full method: methodology page. Every figure on this page is also on average insurance costs by state, with a downloadable CSV of the same figures.

Every jurisdiction rose. There is no state where the average fell. The five biggest percentage rises (computed): Washington +23.1% (+$265.96), California +18.7% (+$229.25), Nevada +16.5% (+$241.37), Arkansas +13.6% (+$140.20), Massachusetts +13.3% (+$177.06). The five biggest dollar rises (computed): Washington +$265.96, Nevada +$241.37, New York +$229.96, California +$229.25, Georgia +$203.56. The smallest rises (computed): Hawaii +5.0% (+$44.81), Wyoming +6.7% (+$63.60), Florida +7.4% (+$139.57). Florida rose least in percentage terms but is still the most expensive state in dollars, because it started highest.

Eighteen jurisdictions sit above the national average (computed); fifteen average more than $1,500 a year (computed). The median jurisdiction is Minnesota at $1,231.57 (computed).

NAIC itself warns that state-to-state comparisons should be treated with a high degree of caution: limits, deductibles, laws, and demographics differ between states. An average is not a quote, no individual driver pays the average.

Change ($) and Change (%) in the table are computed from the published 2024 and 2023 figures, not printed by the source. Combined premium columns are from the same NAIC supplement. Figures are annual, in US dollars.

Average expenditure and combined premium by jurisdiction, 2024 and 2023, ranked cheapest to most expensive
RankJurisdictionAvg. expenditure 2024Avg. expenditure 2023Change ($)Change (%)Combined premium 2024Combined premium 2023
-Countrywide$1,431.63$1,281.61+$150.02+11.7%$1,612.81$1,438.51
1North Dakota (ND)$907.25$807.76+$99.49+12.3%$1,077.51$961.31
2Maine (ME)$934.54$858.91+$75.63+8.8%$1,000.13$925.47
3Hawaii (HI)$934.69$889.88+$44.81+5%$1,051.00$998.13
4Vermont (VT)$941.63$857.13+$84.50+9.9%$1,039.63$952.72
5Idaho (ID)$955.98$864.05+$91.93+10.6%$1,086.21$981.13
6Iowa (IA)$973.17$872.23+$100.94+11.6%$1,132.96$1,009.99
7Wyoming (WY)$1,011.81$948.21+$63.60+6.7%$1,261.71$1,179.75
8Wisconsin (WI)$1,015.35$917.27+$98.08+10.7%$1,112.23$1,003.36
9Indiana (IN)$1,019.29$926.58+$92.71+10%$1,142.11$1,032.49
10Ohio (OH)$1,036.52$947.05+$89.47+9.4%$1,133.98$1,037.08
11South Dakota (SD)$1,036.93$934.92+$102.01+10.9%$1,290.69$1,157.15
12North Carolina (NC)$1,038.44$930.78+$107.66+11.6%$1,233.32$1,103.09
13Kansas (KS)$1,063.82$969.47+$94.35+9.7%$1,295.40$1,181.00
14New Hampshire (NH)$1,073.18$975.84+$97.34+10%$1,103.33$1,025.48
15Montana (MT)$1,080.94$975.05+$105.89+10.9%$1,321.59$1,183.72
16Nebraska (NE)$1,108.40$980.70+$127.70+13%$1,345.35$1,183.39
17Kentucky (KY)$1,149.83$1,045.70+$104.13+10%$1,337.15$1,208.31
18Tennessee (TN)$1,165.45$1,048.53+$116.92+11.2%$1,353.62$1,211.32
19Arkansas (AR)$1,172.35$1,032.15+$140.20+13.6%$1,465.02$1,277.49
20Alabama (AL)$1,178.20$1,079.64+$98.56+9.1%$1,388.11$1,271.64
21West Virginia (WV)$1,178.82$1,063.12+$115.70+10.9%$1,367.18$1,227.78
22New Mexico (NM)$1,180.17$1,081.66+$98.51+9.1%$1,421.95$1,301.08
23Oklahoma (OK)$1,182.76$1,081.91+$100.85+9.3%$1,453.74$1,326.77
24Virginia (VA)$1,217.50$1,112.71+$104.79+9.4%$1,358.32$1,238.97
25Alaska (AK)$1,231.43$1,112.97+$118.46+10.6%$1,398.93$1,262.49
26Minnesota (MN)$1,231.57$1,103.20+$128.37+11.6%$1,372.61$1,223.39
27Illinois (IL)$1,263.95$1,152.85+$111.10+9.6%$1,382.89$1,256.64
28Pennsylvania (PA)$1,267.10$1,154.15+$112.95+9.8%$1,395.99$1,272.98
29Oregon (OR)$1,269.34$1,170.85+$98.49+8.4%$1,374.74$1,268.81
30Missouri (MO)$1,274.15$1,153.08+$121.07+10.5%$1,462.03$1,321.69
31Utah (UT)$1,280.96$1,169.65+$111.31+9.5%$1,402.65$1,285.41
32Mississippi (MS)$1,314.59$1,182.79+$131.80+11.1%$1,542.36$1,377.80
33Washington (WA)$1,416.32$1,150.36+$265.96+23.1%$1,521.63$1,232.22
34California (CA)$1,454.27$1,225.02+$229.25+18.7%$1,690.23$1,417.94
35Arizona (AZ)$1,471.24$1,343.69+$127.55+9.5%$1,647.25$1,504.87
36South Carolina (SC)$1,497.66$1,351.69+$145.97+10.8%$1,664.69$1,500.23
37Massachusetts (MA)$1,503.52$1,326.46+$177.06+13.3%$1,610.84$1,413.49
38Connecticut (CT)$1,564.17$1,395.92+$168.25+12.1%$1,690.07$1,507.66
39Texas (TX)$1,578.45$1,428.94+$149.51+10.5%$1,917.05$1,726.91
40Colorado (CO)$1,601.22$1,450.19+$151.03+10.4%$1,835.17$1,653.18
41Delaware (DE)$1,619.81$1,461.77+$158.04+10.8%$1,745.95$1,568.56
42Maryland (MD)$1,626.11$1,476.26+$149.85+10.2%$1,767.57$1,600.83
43Michigan (MI)$1,630.72$1,446.21+$184.51+12.8%$1,791.22$1,575.59
44Rhode Island (RI)$1,670.70$1,543.11+$127.59+8.3%$1,849.80$1,708.42
45Nevada (NV)$1,703.58$1,462.21+$241.37+16.5%$1,865.83$1,600.64
46New Jersey (NJ)$1,748.38$1,570.40+$177.98+11.3%$1,878.38$1,690.97
47Georgia (GA)$1,757.98$1,554.42+$203.56+13.1%$1,972.56$1,745.79
48District of Columbia (DC)$1,840.36$1,677.08+$163.28+9.7%$1,986.50$1,817.92
49Louisiana (LA)$1,880.42$1,728.68+$151.74+8.8%$2,151.12$1,961.13
50New York (NY)$1,980.93$1,750.97+$229.96+13.1%$2,149.87$1,893.57
51Florida (FL)$2,017.97$1,878.40+$139.57+7.4%$2,174.55$2,000.69

Note on the printed figures: Florida’s and Louisiana’s combined premiums are copied exactly as NAIC prints them in Table 5: Florida $2,174.55 and Louisiana $2,151.12 for 2024. The three coverage averages sum to $0.01 more for Florida and $0.01 less for Louisiana; the difference is rounding in NAIC’s own tables, and the printed figures are not “corrected” here.

By coverage: countrywide, 2024

Average premium by coverage: NAIC 2024 Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement, September 2026, 2024 data, all insured vehicles. Source: NAIC 2024 Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement (PDF), retrieved 2026-11-06. Current as of September 2026.

Countrywide average premium by coverage, 2024
CoverageAverage premium per year
Liability$813.27
Collision$516.39
Comprehensive$283.15

Finding 2: health insurance: the 2027 benchmark jumps 12.5%, with two states going the other way

The national benchmark average rises from $625 a month (2026) to $703 (2027), up 12.5% (computed). KFF’s context: the jump reflects expiring enhanced premium tax credits and filed rate increases for 2027. What a person actually pays after tax credits can be far lower than the figure in this table: the profile here is a 40-year-old before subsidies, not a price after a credit.

Source: KFF State Health Facts, Average Monthly Marketplace Premiums by Metal Tier, 2027 by tier + 2026 benchmark, for a 40-year-old, before premium tax credits, enrollment-weighted county averages, 51 jurisdictions. The benchmark plan is the second-lowest-cost silver plan. The plan premium tax credits are calculated from. Retrieved 6 November 2026. Current as of November 2026. Full method: methodology page.

The five biggest percentage rises (computed): Montana +28.5% (+$197), New York +27.4% (+$224), Delaware +26.8% (+$185), Washington +25.5% (+$156), South Carolina +24.5% (+$138). Two states move the other way: Oregon’s benchmark falls 4.4% ($543 to $519) and Arkansas’s falls 2.2% ($774 to $757). They are the only two jurisdictions where the 2027 benchmark is lower than 2026 (computed).

The spread is wide: Vermont’s 2027 benchmark is $1,313 a month; New Hampshire’s is $486: a 2.70x gap (computed). Alaska ($1,284), Connecticut ($1,005), New York ($1,041), West Virginia ($1,185) and Wyoming ($1,190) are the other four-figure benchmarks.

Change ($) and Change (%) in the table are computed from the published 2027 and 2026 benchmarks, not printed by the source. Figures are monthly, in US dollars, before premium tax credits.

Average monthly marketplace premiums, 2027 by tier and 2026 benchmark, 40-year-old, before premium tax credits
JurisdictionBronze 2027Silver 2027Benchmark 2027Gold 2027Benchmark 2026Change ($)Change (%)
US$511$680$703$694$625+$78+12.5%
Alabama (AL)$463$698$712$764$645+$67+10.4%
Alaska (AK)$796$1,119$1,284$1,014$1,032+$252+24.4%
Arizona (AZ)$465$604$609$748$532+$77+14.5%
Arkansas (AR)$450$718$757$659$774−$17−2.2%
California (CA)$471$569$636$608$570+$66+11.6%
Colorado (CO)$473$589$615$564$557+$58+10.4%
Connecticut (CT)$669$824$1,005$894$870+$135+15.5%
Delaware (DE)$663$869$876$821$691+$185+26.8%
District of Columbia (DC)$555$627$678$723$610+$68+11.1%
Florida (FL)$555$723$738$711$683+$55+8.1%
Georgia (GA)$572$722$733$785$615+$118+19.2%
Hawaii (HI)$448$568$592$597$541+$51+9.4%
Idaho (ID)$369$531$553$575$490+$63+12.9%
Illinois (IL)$479$695$707$613$646+$61+9.4%
Indiana (IN)$476$536$537$733$474+$63+13.3%
Iowa (IA)$371$513$528$504$501+$27+5.4%
Kansas (KS)$582$728$748$776$670+$78+11.6%
Kentucky (KY)$512$663$667$793$590+$77+13.1%
Louisiana (LA)$502$722$730$769$646+$84+13%
Maine (ME)$581$785$804$836$709+$95+13.4%
Maryland (MD)$293$459$491$454$414+$77+18.6%
Massachusetts (MA)$470$524$551$695$494+$57+11.5%
Michigan (MI)$430$573$595$608$523+$72+13.8%
Minnesota (MN)$417$506$525$570$448+$77+17.2%
Mississippi (MS)$700$795$814$980$662+$152+23%
Missouri (MO)$510$674$675$649$605+$70+11.6%
Montana (MT)$599$842$889$807$692+$197+28.5%
Nebraska (NE)$632$765$780$816$710+$70+9.9%
Nevada (NV)$440$564$565$711$497+$68+13.7%
New Hampshire (NH)$384$471$486$599$401+$85+21.2%
New Jersey (NJ)$515$643$665$876$545+$120+22%
New Mexico (NM)$507$685$725$643$623+$102+16.4%
New York (NY)$672$880$1,041$1,135$817+$224+27.4%
North Carolina (NC)$546$651$660$721$638+$22+3.4%
North Dakota (ND)$450$599$610$609$570+$40+7%
Ohio (OH)$464$596$603$646$513+$90+17.5%
Oklahoma (OK)$543$679$686$692$604+$82+13.6%
Oregon (OR)$455$510$519$604$543−$24−4.4%
Pennsylvania (PA)$426$628$648$546$572+$76+13.3%
Rhode Island (RI)$388$587$629$564$506+$123+24.3%
South Carolina (SC)$508$688$702$712$564+$138+24.5%
South Dakota (SD)$516$699$704$730$655+$49+7.5%
Tennessee (TN)$547$775$796$782$711+$85+12%
Texas (TX)$485$723$737$643$661+$76+11.5%
Utah (UT)$536$661$716$749$640+$76+11.9%
Vermont (VT)$859$1,299$1,313$1,188$1,299+$14+1.1%
Virginia (VA)$403$545$549$518$455+$94+20.7%
Washington (WA)$468$733$768$600$612+$156+25.5%
West Virginia (WV)$868$1,158$1,185$1,061$1,073+$112+10.4%
Wisconsin (WI)$530$712$720$788$611+$109+17.8%
Wyoming (WY)$875$1,190$1,190$1,076$1,090+$100+9.2%

These are averages for a 40-year-old before subsidies. Your premium depends on your age, household size, income (which sets your tax credit), county, and the plan you choose. Use the ACA subsidy calculator to work out what a credit could do for you.

Finding 3: homeowners insurance: the widest gap, and Texas up 78% in six years

The countrywide HO-3 average is $1,737 a year. The cheapest state is Wisconsin at $923; the most expensive is Louisiana at $3,027, a 3.28x gap (computed), wider than auto (2.22x) or health benchmarks (2.70x). Nineteen states sit above the national average (computed); the median state is New Jersey at $1,551 (computed). Renters (HO-4) average $173 a year countrywide; dwelling-fire averages $1,019: shown separately, never averaged in with HO-3, because dwelling-fire cover is not directly comparable to homeowners cover.

Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owner’s Insurance Report: Data for 2023, July 2026, Table 4 Total row per state, HO-3 standard owner-occupied form, 51 jurisdictions. Retrieved 6 November 2026. Current as of November 2026. Full method: methodology page.

The “vs national” column is computed from the published HO-3 figures (each state divided by the $1,737 national average), not printed by the source. Figures are annual, in US dollars.

Average HO-3 homeowners premium by jurisdiction, 2023
JurisdictionHO-3 average per yearvs national $1,737
Countrywide$1,737-
Wisconsin (WI)$9230.53x
Oregon (OR)$1,0030.58x
Nevada (NV)$1,0130.58x
Utah (UT)$1,1070.64x
Michigan (MI)$1,1100.64x
Ohio (OH)$1,1160.64x
Idaho (ID)$1,1350.65x
Maine (ME)$1,1500.66x
West Virginia (WV)$1,1790.68x
Arizona (AZ)$1,1940.69x
Delaware (DE)$1,1960.69x
Vermont (VT)$1,2150.70x
Alaska (AK)$1,2160.70x
Pennsylvania (PA)$1,2170.70x
Washington (WA)$1,2320.71x
Indiana (IN)$1,2590.72x
New Hampshire (NH)$1,3000.75x
Iowa (IA)$1,3420.77x
North Dakota (ND)$1,4140.81x
Illinois (IL)$1,4800.85x
New Mexico (NM)$1,4900.86x
Kentucky (KY)$1,5250.88x
Virginia (VA)$1,5370.88x
District of Columbia (DC)$1,5450.89x
Hawaii (HI)$1,5490.89x
New Jersey (NJ)$1,5510.89x
Maryland (MD)$1,5780.91x
Missouri (MO)$1,5890.91x
South Dakota (SD)$1,6140.93x
Tennessee (TN)$1,6490.95x
California (CA)$1,6550.95x
Kansas (KS)$1,7331.00x
South Carolina (SC)$1,7531.01x
Montana (MT)$1,7681.02x
New York (NY)$1,8011.04x
Georgia (GA)$1,8281.05x
North Carolina (NC)$1,8521.07x
Wyoming (WY)$1,8531.07x
Arkansas (AR)$1,8701.08x
Alabama (AL)$1,9061.10x
Minnesota (MN)$1,9881.14x
Mississippi (MS)$2,0291.17x
Connecticut (CT)$2,0361.17x
Massachusetts (MA)$2,1341.23x
Nebraska (NE)$2,1421.23x
Rhode Island (RI)$2,3961.38x
Oklahoma (OK)$2,4861.43x
Colorado (CO)$2,4921.43x
Florida (FL)$2,7791.60x
Texas (TX)$2,8641.65x
Louisiana (LA)$3,0271.74x

Texas: average premium, 2019-2025

Source: Texas Department of Insurance, Homeowners Market Overview, 2019-2025 series, 2025 preliminary. Retrieved 6 November 2026. Current as of November 2026. The Texas average homeowners premium rose from $1,961 in 2019 to $3,489 in 2025 (preliminary), up $1,528, or 77.9%, in six years (computed). The two biggest single-year jumps in the series are 2022→2023 (+17.7%, $2,374 to $2,795) and 2023→2024 (+17.7%, $2,795 to $3,291) (computed). The latest year, 2024→2025, is +6.0% ($3,291 to $3,489, preliminary) (computed). Texas’s 2023 NAIC HO-3 figure ($2,864) is 1.65x the national average (computed).

Year-over-year changes in the table are computed from the published TDI series. The 2025 figure is preliminary and may be revised.

Texas average homeowners premium by year
YearAverage premium per yearYear-over-year change
2019$1,961-
2020$1,987+$26 (+1.3%)
2021$2,124+$137 (+6.9%)
2022$2,374+$250 (+11.8%)
2023$2,795+$421 (+17.7%)
2024$3,291+$496 (+17.7%)
2025 (preliminary)$3,489+$198 (+6%)

Finding 4: inside Florida: one county pays 3.74x another

Florida’s statewide average is not published in this report, the report prints no statewide row, so none is shown here. What the report does publish is all 67 counties. Monroe County averages $7,863 a year; Sumter County averages $2,105, a 3.74x gap inside a single state (computed). The median county is Lafayette at $2,903 (computed). Eight counties average over $5,000 a year (Monroe $7,863, Palm Beach $6,323, Broward $6,136, Miami-Dade $5,975, Martin $5,899, Collier $5,534, Walton $5,409, Franklin $5,221) (computed); ten average over $4,000 (computed); thirty average over $3,000 (computed). The report also notes the average homeowners premium fell in 51 of 67 counties from the January 2026 report.

Source: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Property Insurance Stability Report, 1 July 2026, county table, Market Intelligence Report data as of 31 March 2026; average premium actually charged (total premium in force divided by policies in force), owner-occupied homeowners policies in the admitted market. Retrieved 6 November 2026. Current as of November 2026. Full method: methodology page.

Figures are annual, in US dollars. “-” means the report prints no figure for that cell. The “without wind” column is from the same FL OIR county table.

Florida average homeowners premium by county, as of 31 March 2026
CountyHomeowners, with windHomeowners, without wind
Monroe$7,863$1,871
Palm Beach$6,323$3,175
Broward$6,136$3,008
Miami-Dade$5,975$3,779
Martin$5,899$2,471
Collier$5,534$3,169
Walton$5,409$1,891
Franklin$5,221$1,954
Indian River$4,334$2,744
Pinellas$4,063$2,034
Okaloosa$3,889$1,889
Gulf$3,752$1,612
Okeechobee$3,730$1,973
Escambia$3,702$1,670
Orange$3,610$2,565
Lee$3,576$2,119
Seminole$3,545$2,372
Brevard$3,532$1,975
Hillsborough$3,525$2,676
Santa Rosa$3,512$1,951
St. Lucie$3,491$1,932
Glades$3,477$2,019
Bay$3,465$1,577
Sarasota$3,457$1,482
Desoto$3,421$2,167
Hardee$3,376$2,246
Manatee$3,181$1,859
Charlotte$3,160$1,661
Calhoun$3,122$2,649
Nassau$3,051$1,608
Hendry$2,999$1,983
Holmes$2,942$2,560
Osceola$2,940$2,433
Lafayette$2,903$1,649
St. Johns$2,883$2,055
Liberty$2,880$1,872
Washington$2,871$2,628
Jackson$2,851$2,300
Volusia$2,808$1,637
Duval$2,786$2,095
Jefferson$2,782$2,083
Polk$2,767$2,185
Pasco$2,756$1,917
Suwannee$2,749$1,783
Dixie$2,748$1,559
Highlands$2,736$1,599
Madison$2,735$1,482
Gadsden$2,723$2,226
Hamilton$2,711$2,044
Levy$2,698$1,634
Taylor$2,698$1,300
Union$2,667$3,475
Lake$2,650$1,988
Bradford$2,623$1,950
Putnam$2,621$1,768
Columbia$2,557$2,118
Clay$2,540$2,047
Leon$2,538$1,710
Alachua$2,525$1,804
Gilchrist$2,513$1,872
Flagler$2,488$1,641
Citrus$2,456$1,560
Hernando$2,360$1,985
Baker$2,346$2,913
Wakulla$2,292$1,956
Marion$2,191$1,766
Sumter$2,105$1,352

What does this study say, and what does it not say?

  • These are averages, not quotes. No figure here is what any individual pays. Averages hide the spread inside each state, by age, driving record, home age and construction, coverage limits, deductibles, and credit-based factors where allowed.
  • State comparisons need the NAIC caution. Limits, deductibles, laws, and demographics differ between states. A higher average in one state does not mean the same driver would pay more there.
  • The health figures are before subsidies. The 2027 benchmark jump (+12.5%) is the pre-credit premium for a 40-year-old. What people actually pay after premium tax credits can be far lower, and the expiring enhanced credits are part of why the pre-credit figure jumps.
  • The Texas 2025 figure is preliminary. The TDI series labels 2025 preliminary; it may be revised.
  • Florida has no statewide figure in this study because the FL OIR report prints none. A simple mean of the 67 county averages would be unweighted and wrong, and has not been computed.
  • What is missing on purpose: no life, pet, travel, or umbrella averages (no free official source publishes one); no per-carrier prices (no free source publishes a per-carrier base premium); no flood averages (no FEMA-published national average was found in the sources used). A table with a gap stated beats a table with a gap filled in from an unofficial source.

Methodology and sources

Figures are copied exactly as the source prints them, no rounding, no estimating, no correcting a source’s own rounding. Every figure carries its statistic, source, date, and profile. Derived figures (year-over-year dollar and percentage change, ratios between published figures, medians, counts of jurisdictions above a threshold) are arithmetic on the published figures and are labelled as computed in this study, not as source figures.

  1. NAIC auto: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2024 Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement, September 2026, 2024 data, 51 jurisdictions, all insured vehicles. Retrieved 2026-11-06. Current as of September 2026. Note: Florida’s and Louisiana’s combined premiums are copied exactly as NAIC prints them in Table 5 (Florida $2,174.55, Louisiana $2,151.12 for 2024); the three coverage averages sum to $0.01 more for Florida and $0.01 less for Louisiana, rounding in NAIC’s own tables, not corrected here.
  2. KFF health. KFF State Health Facts, Average Monthly Marketplace Premiums by Metal Tier, 2027 by tier + 2026 benchmark, 40-year-old, before premium tax credits, enrollment-weighted county averages, 51 jurisdictions. Retrieved 2026-11-06. Current as of November 2026.
  3. NAIC homeowners (HO-3): National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owner’s Insurance Report: Data for 2023, July 2026, Table 4 Total row per state, HO-3 standard owner-occupied form, 51 jurisdictions. Retrieved 2026-11-06. Current as of November 2026.
  4. TDI Texas: Texas Department of Insurance, Homeowners Market Overview, 2019-2025 series, 2025 preliminary. Retrieved 2026-11-06. Current as of November 2026.
  5. Florida OIR: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Property Insurance Stability Report, 1 July 2026, county table, Market Intelligence Report data as of 31 March 2026; average premium actually charged (total premium in force divided by policies in force). Retrieved 2026-11-06. Current as of November 2026.
  6. California (not used in this study’s tables). California Department of Insurance figures are flagged separately on the magnet page because the data year is not stated on the source page; they are not mixed with the NAIC series and are not used here.

Published 8 November 2026. Data current as of November 2026 (sources retrieved 6 November 2026). Original Study #1: the first dated, methodology-stated analysis from countrypilot.net’s published-averages data. Figures may be quoted with attribution to countrypilot.net and the underlying source named beside each figure.

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See the full tables with a downloadable CSV on average insurance costs by state, and the method behind every figure on the methodology page.

Official sources

NAIC 2024 Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement (September 2026); KFF State Health Facts; NAIC Homeowners Report, data for 2023 (July 2026); Texas Department of Insurance Homeowners Market Overview; Florida OIR Property Insurance Stability Report (1 July 2026). Confirm the current rule on the official source before you buy or enroll.

Reviewed by editors Enu Zehra and Ms. Kakka. Owner: Nadeem. Questions: hello@countrypilot.net.

Frequently asked questions

Are these figures what an individual pays?

No. These are averages, not quotes. No figure here is what any individual pays. Averages hide the spread inside each state, by age, driving record, home age and construction, coverage limits, deductibles, and credit-based factors where allowed.

Why does the study show no statewide homeowners average for Florida?

Florida's statewide average is not published in this report, the report prints no statewide row, so none is shown here. What the report does publish is all 67 counties.

What is the benchmark premium?

The benchmark plan is the second-lowest-cost silver plan. The national benchmark premium for a 40-year-old rises from $625 a month (2026) to $703 (2027), before premium tax credits.

About this page

What is this page about? Original Study #1: car insurance rose in every state, health benchmarks rise 12.5% for 2027, homeowners has the widest gap — NAIC, KFF, TDI, Florida OIR.

Is this advice about which policy to buy? No. This page gives general information and, where it has a companion tool, an educational estimate. It does not recommend a policy or a carrier.

Where do I check the official rule? In the official source linked on this page, and in the method or sources section of the companion tool where one exists. Rules change, so the official source has the last word.

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General information only. Not insurance, legal or financial advice.