Gas Prices: A State-By-State Look

Prices are cheap compared to a year ago -- especially down South

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor | Jul 27, 2012, 9:39 am EDT

Recent Posts:

Gas prices still are looking pretty good compared to what they were around this time last year — especially after we were preparing ourselves for $5 gas at the start of 2012. And in some places across the American landscape, prices have even fallen some in the last month.

Nationally, the average price of gasoline is just under $3.50 per gallon — a solid drop from the $3.70 it was pushing a year ago. Southern states continue to boast the lowest prices, with South Carolina taking the cake for the cheapest — just $3.19 a gallon. That number must make non-mainlanders Alaska and especially Hawaii jealous, as their gas costs almost or more than $4 a gallon.

The West Coast, while still one of the more expensive regions, at least saw its price range go down a bit from a month ago, as did much of the Midwest.

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	$4.150	Vermont	$3.569	Wyoming	$3.456
Alaska	$3.997	Delaware	$3.542	Utah	$3.432
Connecticut	$3.822	Pennsylvania	$3.534	Florida	$3.421
California	$3.796	New Hampshire	$3.530	Oklahoma	$3.411
New York	$3.771	Colorado	$3.523	Georgia	$3.398
D.C.	$3.726	Wisconsin	$3.520	North Carolina	$3.387
Washington	$3.678	Idaho	$3.518	Texas	$3.354
North Dakota	$3.671	Indiana	$3.516	Missouri	$3.348
Rhode Island	$3.655	Ohio	$3.505	Virginia	$3.343
Oregon	$3.643	West Virginia	$3.500	Louisiana	$3.318
Maine	$3.623	Montana	$3.490	New Mexico	$3.305
Minnesota	$3.620	New Jersey	$3.487	Arizona	$3.285
Michigan	$3.616	Iowa	$3.482	Arkansas	$3.282
Illinois	$3.605	Maryland	$3.478	Tennessee	$3.274
South Dakota	$3.599	Kansas	$3.476	Alabama	$3.245
Massachusetts	$3.594	Nevada	$3.463	Mississippi	$3.230
Nebraska	$3.588	Kentucky	$3.461	South Carolina	$3.186