Fact #367: April 11, 2005
State Average Fuel Prices, 2003, 2004, and 2005
The American Automobile Association tracks gasoline prices across the nation and publishes state averages. The 10 states with the highest prices are shown in blue. The 10 states with the lowest prices are shown in green. The first graph shows prices for April 4, 2005. The second graph shows prices from about a year ago (March 16, 2004), and the third graph shows prices from almost two years ago (April 22, 2003). The states with the largest per gallon price changes from 2003 to 2005 are Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, where prices rose by 70 cents or more.
Regular Grade Gasoline Price per Gallon, April 4, 2005
Regular Grade Gasoline Price per Gallon, March 16, 2004
Regular Grade Gasoline Price per Gallon, April 22, 2003
Supporting Information
| State | Arpil; 23, 2003 | State | March 16, 2004 | State | April 5, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $1.377 | Oklahoma | $1.574 | New Jersey | $1.987 | ||
| Missouri | $1.404 | Georgia | $1.584 | South Carolina | $2.060 | ||
| Oklahoma | $1.409 | South Carolina | $1.588 | Delaware | $2.074 | ||
| South Carolina | $1.424 | Kentucky | $1.596 | Texas | $2.074 | ||
| Iowa | $1.467 | Texas | $1.604 | Massachusetts | $2.079 | ||
| Texas | $1.469 | Missouri | $1.608 | Wyoming | $2.080 | ||
| Alabama | $1.471 | Virginia | $1.623 | New Hampshire | $2.081 | ||
| Louisiana | $1.474 | New Jersey | $1.625 | Oklahoma | $2.081 | ||
| Tennessee | $1.475 | Louisiana | $1.628 | Georgia | $2.090 | ||
| Arkansas | $1.479 | Arkansas | $1.629 | Missouri | $2.092 | ||
| Kentucky | $1.479 | Alabama | $1.630 | Louisiana | $2.098 | ||
| Mississippi | $1.482 | Tennessee | $1.630 | Arkansas | $2.100 | ||
| Indiana | $1.484 | Indiana | $1.635 | Virginia | $2.100 | ||
| Kansas | $1.485 | Mississippi | $1.638 | Tennessee | $2.109 | ||
| Minnesota | $1.488 | Ohio | $1.638 | Alabama | $2.111 | ||
| North Carolina | $1.491 | North Carolina | $1.645 | Mississippi | $2.111 | ||
| Ohio | $1.494 | Minnesota | $1.658 | Minnesota | $2.114 | ||
| Virginia | $1.501 | New Mexico | $1.663 | Rhode Island | $2.115 | ||
| New Jersey | $1.524 | Wyoming | $1.665 | Utah | $2.115 | ||
| Nebraska | $1.525 | Iowa | $1.667 | Alaska | $2.126 | ||
| South Dakota | $1.533 | Kansas | $1.670 | Vermont | $2.129 | ||
| Michigan | $1.534 | Michigan | $1.678 | Iowa | $2.130 | ||
| Pennsylvania | $1.535 | Montana | $1.685 | Idaho | $2.138 | ||
| Illinois | $1.539 | New Hampshire | $1.689 | North Carolina | $2.138 | ||
| Maine | $1.546 | Colorado | $1.692 | Pennsylvania | $2.140 | ||
| Delaware | $1.549 | Delaware | $1.698 | Kentucky | $2.144 | ||
| North Dakota | $1.552 | Maryland | $1.699 | Maryland | $2.152 | ||
| New Mexico | $1.553 | Nebraska | $1.708 | Maine | $2.160 | ||
| Wyoming | $1.554 | Pennsylvania | $1.709 | Kansas | $2.170 | ||
| West Virginia | $1.557 | District of Columbia | $1.717 | Montana | $2.172 | ||
| Colorado | $1.563 | South Dakota | $1.717 | Connecticut | $2.173 | ||
| New Hampshire | $1.577 | Illinois | $1.718 | Colorado | $2.185 | ||
| Wisconsin | $1.583 | West Virginia | $1.718 | Indiana | $2.185 | ||
| Florida | $1.597 | Massachusetts | $1.727 | North Dakota | $2.188 | ||
| Maryland | $1.597 | Vermont | $1.732 | Ohio | $2.190 | ||
| Vermont | $1.603 | North Dakota | $1.736 | New Mexico | $2.194 | ||
| Massachusetts | $1.617 | Wisconsin | $1.747 | West Virginia | $2.199 | ||
| Utah | $1.639 | Florida | $1.751 | South Dakota | $2.201 | ||
| Rhode Island | $1.646 | Maine | $1.751 | Florida | $2.211 | ||
| Montana | $1.659 | Rhode Island | $1.767 | Nebraska | $2.214 | ||
| Idaho | $1.666 | Alaska | $1.785 | District of Columbia | $2.218 | ||
| Connecticut | $1.687 | Connecticut | $1.792 | Illinois | $2.219 | ||
| New York | $1.731 | Idaho | $1.807 | Arizona | $2.227 | ||
| Washington | $1.735 | Utah | $1.809 | New York | $2.227 | ||
| District of Columbia | $1.740 | Washington | $1.814 | Michigan | $2.235 | ||
| Oregon | $1.768 | Oregon | $1.835 | Wisconsin | $2.255 | ||
| Alaska | $1.772 | New York | $1.857 | Washington | $2.276 | ||
| Arizona | $1.857 | Arizona | $1.920 | Oregon | $2.279 | ||
| Nevada | $1.920 | Nevada | $2.061 | Nevada | $2.383 | ||
| Hawaii | $2.035 | Hawaii | $2.094 | California | $2.465 | ||
| California | $2.043 | California | $2.158 | Hawaii | $2.466 | ||
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Source: American Automobile Association, Daily Fuel Gauge Report. | |||||||
| State | April 23, 2003 | March 16, 2004 | April 5, 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1.471 | $1.630 | $2.11 |
| Alaska | $1.772 | $1.785 | $2.13 |
| Arizona | $1.857 | $1.920 | $2.23 |
| Arkansas | $1.479 | $1.629 | $2.10 |
| California | $2.043 | $2.158 | $2.47 |
| Colorado | $1.563 | $1.692 | $2.19 |
| Connecticut | $1.687 | $1.792 | $2.17 |
| Delaware | $1.549 | $1.698 | $2.07 |
| District of Columbia | $1.740 | $1.717 | $2.22 |
| Florida | $1.597 | $1.751 | $2.21 |
| Georgia | $1.377 | $1.584 | $2.09 |
| Hawaii | $2.035 | $2.094 | $2.47 |
| Idaho | $1.666 | $1.807 | $2.14 |
| Illinois | $1.539 | $1.718 | $2.22 |
| Indiana | $1.484 | $1.635 | $2.19 |
| Iowa | $1.467 | $1.667 | $2.13 |
| Kansas | $1.485 | $1.670 | $2.17 |
| Kentucky | $1.479 | $1.596 | $2.14 |
| Louisiana | $1.474 | $1.628 | $2.10 |
| Maine | $1.546 | $1.751 | $2.16 |
| Maryland | $1.597 | $1.699 | $2.15 |
| Massachusetts | $1.617 | $1.727 | $2.08 |
| Michigan | $1.534 | $1.678 | $2.24 |
| Minnesota | $1.488 | $1.658 | $2.11 |
| Mississippi | $1.482 | $1.638 | $2.11 |
| Missouri | $1.404 | $1.608 | $2.09 |
| Montana | $1.659 | $1.685 | $2.17 |
| Nebraska | $1.525 | $1.708 | $2.21 |
| Nevada | $1.920 | $2.061 | $2.38 |
| New Hampshire | $1.577 | $1.689 | $2.08 |
| New Jersey | $1.524 | $1.625 | $1.99 |
| New Mexico | $1.553 | $1.663 | $2.19 |
| New York | $1.731 | $1.857 | $2.23 |
| North Carolina | $1.491 | $1.645 | $2.14 |
| North Dakota | $1.552 | $1.736 | $2.19 |
| Ohio | $1.494 | $1.638 | $2.19 |
| Oklahoma | $1.409 | $1.574 | $2.08 |
| Oregon | $1.768 | $1.835 | $2.28 |
| Pennsylvania | $1.535 | $1.709 | $2.14 |
| Rhode Island | $1.646 | $1.767 | $2.12 |
| South Carolina | $1.424 | $1.588 | $2.06 |
| South Dakota | $1.533 | $1.717 | $2.20 |
| Tennessee | $1.475 | $1.630 | $2.11 |
| Texas | $1.469 | $1.604 | $2.07 |
| Utah | $1.639 | $1.809 | $2.12 |
| Vermont | $1.603 | $1.732 | $2.13 |
| Virginia | $1.501 | $1.623 | $2.10 |
| Washington | $1.735 | $1.814 | $2.28 |
| West Virginia | $1.557 | $1.718 | $2.20 |
| Wisconsin | $1.583 | $1.747 | $2.26 |
| Wyoming | $1.554 | $1.665 | $2.08 |
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Source: American Automobile Association, Daily Fuel Gauge Report. | |||
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