Rising Gas Prices: A State-By-State Look

by Alyssa Oursler | February 21, 2013 7:15 am

So much for a soft year of gas prices.

At the start of 2013, the annual gas bill for drivers[1] was expected to experience its the first drop in four year thanks to ample supply and weak U.S. demand. But for more than a month, demand has been anything but weak … and gas prices have risen every single day[2].

Of course, gas prices do always increase as the weather warms up and permits increased travel, but the shift is taking place earlier than usual this year. Today, the national average price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.77 — nearly a quarter more than the $3.57 average a year ago and a whopping 46 cents higher than it was a mere month ago.

Things looked great in mid-January[3]. Eight states were boasting prices under $3, and Hawaii was the only state paying more than $4 for a gallon of gas.

That seems so long ago. Now, the two states with the cheapest gas — Montana and Wyoming — still are paying well more than $3 a gallon. Meanwhile, California and New York both broke the $4-mark, and Connecticut, D.C., Illinois and Alaska aren’t far from it.

Below is a state-by-state roster of average gas prices from AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report[4], listed from most to least expensive:

State	Price		State	Price		State	Price
Hawaii	$4.303		Maryland	$3.780		Arkansas	$3.638
California	$4.182		Wisconsin	$3.771		Alabama	$3.637
New York	$4.003		Massachusetts	$3.769		Texas	$3.633
Connecticut	$3.983		Minnesota	$3.764		Missouri	$3.630
D.C.	$3.961		North Carolina	$3.758		New Jersey	$3.629
Illinois	$3.943		Nebraska	$3.754		Mississippi	$3.621
Alaska	$3.940		Iowa	$3.742		Oklahoma	$3.621
Michigan	$3.898		North Dakota	$3.736		Tennessee	$3.620
West Virginia	$3.861		New Hampshire	$3.730		South Dakota	$3.610
Florida	$3.860		Georgia	$3.724		Arizona	$3.605
Vermont	$3.843		Nevada	$3.721		South Carolina	$3.600
Maine	$3.842		Delaware	$3.691		Colorado	$3.557
Indiana	$3.836		Kansas	$3.690		New Mexico	$3.422
Rhode Island	$3.828		Virginia	$3.678		Idaho	$3.420
Kentucky	$3.788		Washington	$3.661		Utah	$3.394
Pennsylvania	$3.788		Oregon	$3.656		Montana	$3.212
Ohio	$3.786		Louisiana	$3.648		Wyoming	$3.201

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