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Gas Prices

Statewide retail regular-gasoline averages for all 50 states and DC, sourced from AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. Three bars per state show (left to right) the year-to-date change since January 1, the last 4-week change, and the state average against the national average. Green is the consumer-friendly direction (price falling or below national); red is the opposite.

U.S. national average: $4.019/gal as of July 20, 2026.

Updated July 21, 2026Source: AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report

Crude oil futures · WTI Cushing

Why gas is up this year

$79.20
Latest · 2026-07-13
+38.4%
YTD
+13.8%
Past week

Retail gas prices follow WTI crude with a 2-4 week lag, so the line below is the leading indicator for where pump prices are headed. Red triangles flag single-session moves of 5% or more. Numbered circles tag oil-relevant news items in our political RSS feeds from NYT and NPR — click any one in the sources list to read the underlying story.

$52$69$85$102$118FebMarAprMayJunJulWTI +6.23% on 2026-03-02 · close $71.13 vs. prior $66.96WTI +8.45% on 2026-03-05 · close $80.88 vs. prior $74.58WTI +12.23% on 2026-03-06 · close $90.77 vs. prior $80.88WTI -11.56% on 2026-03-10 · close $83.71 vs. prior $94.65WTI +10.15% on 2026-03-12 · close $95.61 vs. prior $86.80WTI -5.17% on 2026-03-16 · close $93.39 vs. prior $98.48WTI -9.5% on 2026-03-23 · close $89.33 vs. prior $98.71WTI +5.1% on 2026-03-26 · close $96.18 vs. prior $91.51WTI +5.28% on 2026-03-27 · close $101.26 vs. prior $96.18WTI +11.12% on 2026-04-02 · close $113.23 vs. prior $101.90WTI -16.07% on 2026-04-08 · close $96.17 vs. prior $114.58WTI -7.6% on 2026-04-14 · close $93.07 vs. prior $100.72WTI -10.94% on 2026-04-17 · close $85.91 vs. prior $96.46WTI +5.99% on 2026-04-20 · close $91.06 vs. prior $85.91WTI +6.79% on 2026-04-29 · close $110.47 vs. prior $103.45WTI -6.54% on 2026-05-06 · close $98.75 vs. prior $105.66WTI -9.28% on 2026-05-20 · close $101.69 vs. prior $112.09WTI -5.41% on 2026-05-27 · close $92.35 vs. prior $97.63WTI +5.27% on 2026-06-01 · close $95.96 vs. prior $91.16WTI -5.73% on 2026-06-16 · close $79.80 vs. prior $84.65WTI -5.47% on 2026-06-23 · close $74.62 vs. prior $78.94WTI +9.32% on 2026-07-13 · close $79.20 vs. prior $72.452026-07-21 (NYT): Trump Pushes Chinese Election Threat, but Files Show Russia’s Heavy Hand12026-07-21 (NYT): The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency22026-07-21 (NYT): Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods32026-07-21 (NPR): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with nearly $90B funding request42026-07-21 (NPR): Sen. Chris Murphy on the Iran war and Pete Hegseth's upcoming Senate testimony52026-07-21 (NPR): Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods6
WTI daily closeUp 5%+ in a sessionDown 5%+ in a sessionNumbered news event

Oil-relevant headlines this year

  1. 12026-07-21Trump Pushes Chinese Election Threat, but Files Show Russia’s Heavy HandNYT
  2. 22026-07-21The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy EfficiencyNYT
  3. 32026-07-21Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian GoodsNYT
  4. 42026-07-21Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with nearly $90B funding requestNPR
  5. 52026-07-21Sen. Chris Murphy on the Iran war and Pete Hegseth's upcoming Senate testimonyNPR
  6. 62026-07-21Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goodsNPR

Headlines pulled from NYT Politics RSS and NPR Politics RSS, filtered for oil / Iran / OPEC / sanctions / tariff / SPR / refinery / pipeline / drilling keywords. RSS feeds carry only the most-recent ~30-50 items, so older events fall off this list as the year progresses. Click through for the full article.

Source: FRED DCOILWTICO (WTI Cushing daily spot, $/barrel). News markers from NYT and NPR Politics RSS. · Updated Jul 21, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC

Grading
Rank each state against the others. Top performers green, worst red.
Focus
Color by the average of every metric (current state + trend together).
YTD change4-week changevs nationalgood direction (price falling / below national)bad direction (price rising / above national)

Across our coverage

Where is gas most expensive?

  1. 1.California$5.519
  2. 2.Hawaii$5.431
  3. 3.Washington$5.031
  4. 4.Alaska$4.690
  5. 5.Nevada$4.662
  6. 6.Oregon$4.567
  7. 7.Arizona$4.289
  8. 8.Pennsylvania$4.199
  9. 9.Illinois$4.168
  10. 10.Montana$4.163

Latest weekly retail regular ($/gal) · Highest current statewide average.

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Where is gas least expensive?

  1. 1.Indiana$3.344
  2. 2.Mississippi$3.589
  3. 3.Louisiana$3.592
  4. 4.Texas$3.615
  5. 5.Tennessee$3.623
  6. 6.Oklahoma$3.651
  7. 7.Kentucky$3.659
  8. 8.Alabama$3.670
  9. 9.Arkansas$3.677
  10. 10.Kansas$3.681

Latest weekly retail regular ($/gal) · Lowest current statewide average.

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Where has gas risen the most since January 1?

  1. 1.Colorado+86.0%
  2. 2.Montana+73.2%
  3. 3.Idaho+73.0%
  4. 4.Utah+72.4%
  5. 5.Wyoming+70.3%
  6. 6.New Mexico+69.2%
  7. 7.Illinois+61.2%
  8. 8.Michigan+59.4%
  9. 9.Texas+55.7%
  10. 10.Arkansas+55.0%

Year-to-date change in retail regular price · Biggest YTD jump in price; the least consumer-friendly trend.

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Where has gas risen the least since January 1?

  1. 1.Arizona+15.7%
  2. 2.Oregon+23.2%
  3. 3.Nevada+25.7%
  4. 4.Alaska+26.5%
  5. 5.Indiana+29.4%
  6. 6.Washington+35.6%
  7. 7.California+36.8%
  8. 8.Delaware+36.9%
  9. 9.Maryland+37.5%
  10. 10.South Carolina+38.3%

Year-to-date change in retail regular price · Smallest YTD rise (or biggest drop) in price; most consumer-friendly trend.

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Where has gas spiked most in the last 4 weeks?

  1. 1.New Mexico+1.5%
  2. 2.Hawaii-3.2%
  3. 3.Colorado-4.4%
  4. 4.Montana-4.8%
  5. 5.Idaho-4.9%
  6. 6.Utah-5.2%
  7. 7.Illinois-5.4%
  8. 8.Virginia-6.3%
  9. 9.Wyoming-6.4%
  10. 10.Michigan-6.4%

4-week change in retail regular price · Recent acceleration in fuel cost.

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Where has gas eased most in the last 4 weeks?

  1. 1.Indiana-24.1%
  2. 2.Arizona-23.6%
  3. 3.Oregon-18.6%
  4. 4.Tennessee-17.8%
  5. 5.Ohio-17.5%
  6. 6.Oklahoma-17.1%
  7. 7.Nevada-16.9%
  8. 8.Kentucky-16.9%
  9. 9.Alaska-16.4%
  10. 10.Kansas-16.4%

4-week change in retail regular price · Recent fall (or smallest rise) in fuel cost.

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Coverage · cheapest first

Every state and DC below is a true statewide regular-grade average from AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, updated weekly. The year-to-date and 4-week trends build out as new readings accumulate.

Methodology

Prices are AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report statewide averages for regular grade, read once a week for all 50 states and DC. AAA computes its averages from credit-card and fleet transactions at stations nationwide and is the gas-price benchmark most widely cited in U.S. news.

AAA publishes a current reading rather than a back-history, so the weekly trend builds as we record each week. Older points in the trend window were seeded from federal EIA regional series and age out of the rolling window over time. The U.S. national line is seeded from the federal weekly series (FRED GASREGW) so the year-over-year figure is available immediately.

"YTD change" compares the latest reading with the first reading on or after January 1. "4-week change" compares against the reading four weeks prior. "Vs national" is the same-week gap between the state average and the U.S. average in dollars per gallon.

Sources