After bracing ourselves for $5 gas at the start of the year, gasoline prices have slowly made their way back down. Despite new credit card fees at the pump, low fuel costs are expected to help heat up the summer investment landscape, while also making it easier for everyday Americans get from point A to point B.
Nationally, the average price of gasoline is hovering around $3.50 per gallon — down 15 cents from the average a year ago — but prices vary between regions. Looking at the above graph, you can see that Southern states carry some of the lowest prices, many under $3.29. States along the West Coast are pushing $4, while non-mainlanders Alaska and Hawaii have it the worst, with gas costing $4 and change.
Below is a state-by-state roster of average gas prices from AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report, listed from most to least expensive:
| State | Price | State | Price | State | Price | ||
| Hawaii | $4.401 | Ohio | $3.620 | Oklahoma | $3.403 | ||
| Alaska | $4.291 | North Dakota | $3.617 | Maryland | $3.399 | ||
| California | $3.977 | D.C. | $3.608 | Kentucky | $3.389 | ||
| Washington | $3.962 | Wisconsin | $3.585 | Delaware | $3.362 | ||
| Oregon | $3.927 | Rhode Island | $3.578 | New Jersey | $3.360 | ||
| Idaho | $3.755 | Wyoming | $3.576 | North Carolina | $3.333 | ||
| Michigan | $3.733 | West Virginia | $3.572 | Florida | $3.321 | ||
| Nevada | $3.730 | South Dakota | $3.566 | Missouri | $3.304 | ||
| Connecticut | $3.718 | Nebraska | $3.563 | Texas | $3.293 | ||
| Colorado | $3.713 | Arizona | $3.562 | Georgia | $3.263 | ||
| Illinois | $3.710 | New Mexico | $3.534 | Virginia | $3.269 | ||
| Montana | $3.705 | Maine | $3.507 | Louisiana | $3.241 | ||
| New York | $3.703 | Massachusetts | $3.491 | Arkansas | $3.228 | ||
| Utah | $3.690 | Iowa | $3.487 | Tennessee | $3.162 | ||
| Minnesota | $3.668 | New Hampshire | $3.464 | Alabama | $3.157 | ||
| Vermont | $3.658 | Kansas | $3.459 | Mississippi | $3.139 | ||
| Indiana | $3.639 | Pennsylvania | $3.430 | South Carolina | $3.077 |
