U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #265: April 28, 2003
State Average Fuel Prices

The American Automobile Association tracks gasoline and diesel prices across the nation and publishes state averages. The 10 states with the highest prices are shown in red, the 10 states with the lowest prices are shown in blue. Prices are as of April 22, 2003.

Regular Grade Gasoline Price per Gallon
Map: Highest and lowest priced gallon of regular grade gasoline in the United States

Diesel Price per Gallon
Map: Highest and lowest priced gallon of diesel gasoline in the United States

Supporting Information

 

Average Fuel Prices by State (4/22/03)
(sorted by fuel price, ascending)
Regular Grade Gasoline Diesel
State ($/gal) State ($/gal)
Georgia $1.377 Oklahoma $1.395
Missouri $1.404 Missouri $1.461
Oklahoma $1.409 Mississippi $1.481
South Carolina $1.424 Arkansas $1.501
Iowa $1.467 South Dakota $1.505
Texas $1.469 Texas $1.505
Alabama $1.471 Louisiana $1.506
Louisiana $1.474 Iowa $1.524
Tennessee $1.475 North Dakota $1.524
Arkansas $1.479 Georgia $1.530
Kentucky $1.479 Minnesota $1.531
Mississippi $1.482 Kansas $1.535
Indiana $1.484 Nebraska $1.540
Kansas $1.485 Alabama $1.551
Minnesota $1.488 Kentucky $1.554
North Carolina $1.491 South Carolina $1.563
Ohio $1.494 Tennessee $1.565
Virginia $1.501 Wyoming $1.579
New Jersey $1.524 Indiana $1.589
Nebraska $1.525 New Mexico $1.590
South Dakota $1.533 Michigan $1.612
Michigan $1.534 Wisconsin $1.616
Pennsylvania $1.535 Ohio $1.632
Illinois $1.539 North Carolina $1.635
Maine $1.546 Colorado $1.637
Delaware $1.549 Maine $1.642
North Dakota $1.552 Virginia $1.646
New Mexico $1.553 New Jersey $1.649
Wyoming $1.554 Illinois $1.667
West Virginia $1.557 Utah $1.673
Colorado $1.563 Alaska $1.691
New Hampshire $1.577 New Hampshire $1.706
Wisconsin $1.583 Montana $1.711
Florida $1.597 West Virginia $1.716
Maryland $1.597 Pennsylvania $1.731
Vermont $1.603 Idaho $1.735
Massachusetts $1.617 Washington $1.755
Utah $1.639 Delaware $1.759
Rhode Island $1.646 Vermont $1.763
Montana $1.659 Maryland $1.766
Idaho $1.666 Nevada $1.769
Connecticut $1.687 Florida $1.775
New York $1.731 Arizona $1.779
Washington $1.735 Oregon $1.779
District of Columbia $1.740 Massachusetts $1.797
Oregon $1.768 Rhode Island $1.846
Alaska $1.772 Connecticut $1.851
Arizona $1.857 California $1.861
Nevada $1.920 New York $1.885
Hawaii $2.035 District of Columbia $1.929
California $2.043 Hawaii $2.180

Source: American Automobile Association, Daily Fuel Gauge Report

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