The states where switching off AC is least common
9%
9% Alaska had the lowest reported rate of lower-income households switching off AC to save money at 9%, followed by Kansas at 17%, Texas at 18%, and Florida and New York at 19%.
n = 3,011 U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000 · Fielded July 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,011
- Population
- U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- July 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Lower-Income Households Switching Off AC
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (July 2026). "The states where switching off AC is least common" Survey of 3,011 U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/the-states-where-switching-off-ac-is-least-common
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