The nationwide average for a gallon of regular gasoline has risen by 34 cents since July 1. Some states have seen much larger increases because of pipeline and refinery problems, while eight others have seen a decline. What follows is a list of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in order of the biggest to smallest differences in price between July 1 and Aug. 10. Below that is a list in alphabetical order. Also includes current state averages.
State Change from July 1 Avg. on Aug. 10
Indiana 0.59$3.84
Vermont 0.54$3.69
Illinois 0.54$4.02
Ohio 0.53$3.79
Kentucky 0.53$3.70
Michigan 0.52$3.94
Wisconsin 0.51$3.91
South Carolina 0.47$3.40
Tennessee 0.46$3.47
Alabama 0.45$3.47
Mississippi 0.44$3.44
Florida 0.44$3.63
Georgia 0.43$3.57
District of Columbia 0.43$3.93
Louisiana 0.42$3.51
North Carolina 0.42$3.60
Arkansas 0.38$3.48
Delaware 0.37$3.69
Missouri 0.36$3.54
Maine 0.36$3.77
Maryland 0.33$3.65
Pennsylvania 0.33$3.67
Texas 0.33$3.50
New Jersey 0.32$3.61
West Virginia 0.32$3.72
Minnesota 0.32$3.77
Connecticut 0.30$3.94
Rhode Island 0.29$3.77
Oklahoma 0.29$3.54
Massachusetts 0.29$3.70
Iowa 0.28$3.65
New Hampshire 0.28$3.65
New York 0.27$3.88
Nebraska 0.26$3.70
Kansas 0.26$3.62
California 0.23$3.99
North Dakota 0.23$3.76
Oregon 0.16$3.79
South Dakota 0.15$3.68
Washington 0.13$3.79
New Mexico 0.05$3.40
Montana 0.01$3.52
Nevada 0.00$3.55
Wyoming -0.01$3.49
Virginia -0.03$3.53
Arizona -0.08$3.35
Idaho -0.09$3.56
Colorado -0.11$3.51
Hawaii -0.12$4.16
Utah -0.14$3.45
Alaska -0.19$3.92
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Alphabetical order:
State Change from July 1 Avg. on Aug. 10
Alabama 0.45$3.47
Alaska -0.19$3.92
Arizona -0.08$3.35
Arkansas 0.38$3.48
California 0.23$3.99
Colorado -0.11$3.51
Connecticut 0.30$3.94
Delaware 0.37$3.69
District of Columbia 0.43$3.93
Florida 0.44$3.63
Georgia 0.43$3.57
Hawaii -0.12$4.16
Idaho -0.09$3.56
Illinois 0.54$4.02
Indiana 0.59$3.84
Iowa 0.28$3.65
Kansas 0.26$3.62
Kentucky 0.53$3.70
Louisiana 0.42$3.51
Maine 0.36$3.77
Maryland 0.33$3.65
Massachusetts 0.29$3.70
Michigan 0.52$3.94
Minnesota 0.32$3.77
Mississippi 0.44$3.44
Missouri 0.36$3.54
Montana 0.01$3.52
Nebraska 0.26$3.70
Nevada 0.00$3.55
New Hampshire 0.28$3.65
New Jersey 0.32$3.61
New Mexico 0.05$3.40
New York 0.27$3.88
North Carolina 0.42$3.60
North Dakota 0.23$3.76
Ohio 0.53$3.79
Oklahoma 0.29$3.54
Oregon 0.16$3.79
Pennsylvania 0.33$3.67
Rhode Island 0.29$3.77
South Carolina 0.47$3.40
South Dakota 0.15$3.68
Tennessee 0.46$3.47
Texas 0.33$3.50
Utah -0.14$3.45
Vermont 0.54$3.69
Virginia -0.03$3.53
Washington 0.13$3.79
West Virginia 0.32$3.72
Wisconsin 0.51$3.91
Wyoming -0.01$3.49
Source: AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service.