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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: $4.161/gal as of June 8, 2026.

Updated June 9, 2026Source: AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report

Crude oil futures · WTI Cushing

Why gas is up this year

$95.96
Latest · 2026-06-01
+67.7%
YTD
-4.4%
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$118FebMarAprMayJunWTI +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 $91.162026-06-06 (NYT): Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TV12026-06-06 (NPR): Pope Leo says war with Iran is not a 'just war'22026-06-07 (NYT): Trump Defends Compensation Fund and Iran War in ‘Meet the Press’ Interview32026-06-07 (NYT): Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn’t New.42026-06-07 (NYT): RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines52026-06-07 (NYT): Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel62026-06-07 (NPR): Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his "no new wars" campaign message7
WTI daily closeUp 5%+ in a sessionDown 5%+ in a sessionNumbered news event

Oil-relevant headlines this year

  1. 12026-06-06Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TVNYT
  2. 22026-06-06Pope Leo says war with Iran is not a 'just war'NPR
  3. 32026-06-07Trump Defends Compensation Fund and Iran War in ‘Meet the Press’ InterviewNYT
  4. 42026-06-07Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn’t New.NYT
  5. 52026-06-07RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond VaccinesNYT
  6. 62026-06-07Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From IsraelNYT
  7. 72026-06-07Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his "no new wars" campaign messageNPR

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 Jun 8, 2026, 2:00 AM 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$5.866
  2. 2.Washington$5.606
  3. 3.Hawaii$5.577
  4. 4.Alaska$5.175
  5. 5.Oregon$5.098
  6. 6.Nevada$5.011
  7. 7.Arizona$4.535
  8. 8.Illinois$4.518
  9. 9.Idaho$4.494
  10. 10.District of Columbia$4.464

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

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Where is gas least expensive?

  1. 1.Indiana$3.414
  2. 2.Texas$3.623
  3. 3.Oklahoma$3.644
  4. 4.South Carolina$3.694
  5. 5.Louisiana$3.721
  6. 6.Tennessee$3.731
  7. 7.Kentucky$3.743
  8. 8.Mississippi$3.744
  9. 9.Alabama$3.776
  10. 10.North Carolina$3.783

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+90.6%
  2. 2.Idaho+87.0%
  3. 3.Utah+84.6%
  4. 4.Montana+80.1%
  5. 5.Wyoming+79.1%
  6. 6.Illinois+74.8%
  7. 7.New Mexico+69.9%
  8. 8.Michigan+63.3%
  9. 9.Ohio+62.3%
  10. 10.Arkansas+59.7%

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+22.3%
  2. 2.Indiana+32.1%
  3. 3.Delaware+34.9%
  4. 4.Nevada+35.1%
  5. 5.Maryland+35.9%
  6. 6.Oregon+37.5%
  7. 7.South Carolina+38.2%
  8. 8.Alaska+39.6%
  9. 9.Oklahoma+41.0%
  10. 10.North Carolina+41.6%

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.Illinois+16.3%
  2. 2.Idaho+11.9%
  3. 3.Utah+10.5%
  4. 4.New Mexico+9.7%
  5. 5.Michigan+8.7%
  6. 6.New York+8.2%
  7. 7.West Virginia+8.1%
  8. 8.District of Columbia+8.1%
  9. 9.Montana+7.7%
  10. 10.Wyoming+7.1%

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.Arizona-16.2%
  2. 2.Indiana-12.1%
  3. 3.Nevada-7.4%
  4. 4.Oklahoma-6.2%
  5. 5.Oregon-5.8%
  6. 6.Delaware-4.7%
  7. 7.Alaska-4.4%
  8. 8.Maryland-3.9%
  9. 9.Tennessee-3.9%
  10. 10.Kentucky-3.6%

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