Gas Price by State
California has the highest Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon in 2026 ($5.87), followed by Washington ($5.61) and Hawaii ($5.58). Indiana has the lowest ($3.41).
Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon, 2026
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All 51 ranked
Best first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Over time · 2023–2026
The top 5 in 2026, against the median.
- Median of all states
- Indiana
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Louisiana
Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana | $3.41 | $3.98 | $4.50 |
| 2 |  Texas | $3.62 | $4.10 | $4.47 |
| 3 |  Oklahoma | $3.64 | $4.04 | $4.34 |
| 4 |  South Carolina | $3.69 | $4.14 | $4.55 |
| 5 |  Louisiana | $3.72 | $4.16 | $4.54 |
| 6 |  Tennessee | $3.73 | $4.20 | $4.59 |
| 7 |  Kentucky | $3.74 | $4.30 | $4.72 |
| 7 |  Mississippi | $3.74 | $4.19 | $4.57 |
| 9 |  North Carolina | $3.78 | $4.26 | $4.66 |
| 9 |  Alabama | $3.78 | $4.23 | $4.63 |
| 11 |  Arkansas | $3.79 | $4.27 | $4.63 |
| 11 |  Kansas | $3.79 | $4.13 | $4.47 |
| 13 |  Iowa | $3.80 | $4.09 | $4.63 |
| 14 |  Georgia | $3.82 | $4.28 | $4.69 |
| 15 |  Missouri | $3.83 | $4.23 | $4.56 |
| 16 |  North Dakota | $3.90 | $4.26 | $4.68 |
| 17 |  Florida | $3.92 | $4.41 | $4.73 |
| 18 |  Virginia | $3.94 | $4.44 | $4.82 |
| 18 |  Delaware | $3.94 | $4.55 | $4.85 |
| 20 |  Wisconsin | $3.95 | $4.52 | $5.09 |
| 21 |  Minnesota | $3.96 | $4.40 | $4.89 |
| 22 |  Maryland | $3.97 | $4.59 | $4.89 |
| 22 |  Nebraska | $3.97 | $4.16 | $4.65 |
| 24 |  New Mexico | $4.03 | $4.44 | $4.74 |
| 24 |  South Dakota | $4.03 | $4.24 | $4.76 |
| 26 |  Ohio | $4.12 | $4.69 | $5.20 |
| 27 |  West Virginia | $4.13 | $4.51 | $4.97 |
| 28 |  Colorado | $4.17 | $4.57 | $4.91 |
| 28 |  Rhode Island | $4.17 | $4.86 | $5.28 |
| 30 |  Michigan | $4.22 | $4.84 | $5.43 |
| 30 |  New Jersey | $4.22 | $4.80 | $5.08 |
| 32 |  New Hampshire | $4.25 | $4.82 | $5.29 |
| 32 |  Maine | $4.25 | $4.84 | $5.33 |
| 34 |  Massachusetts | $4.28 | $4.88 | $5.27 |
| 35 |  Wyoming | $4.30 | $4.56 | $4.85 |
| 36 |  Pennsylvania | $4.32 | $4.77 | $5.15 |
| 37 |  Montana | $4.33 | $4.67 | $5.02 |
| 38 |  Connecticut | $4.34 | $4.93 | $5.32 |
| 39 |  Vermont | $4.37 | $4.92 | $5.37 |
| 40 |  New York | $4.44 | $4.95 | $5.33 |
| 40 |  Utah | $4.44 | $4.72 | $4.96 |
| 42 |  District of Columbia | $4.46 | $5.08 | $5.46 |
| 43 |  Idaho | $4.49 | $4.79 | $5.07 |
| 44 |  Illinois | $4.52 | $5.09 | $5.58 |
| 45 |  Arizona | $4.54 | $4.89 | $5.21 |
| 46 |  Nevada | $5.01 | $5.34 | $5.63 |
| 47 |  Oregon | $5.10 | $5.36 | $5.64 |
| 48 |  Alaska | $5.18 | $5.39 | $5.63 |
| 49 |  Hawaii | $5.58 | $5.86 | $6.08 |
| 50 |  Washington | $5.61 | $5.86 | $6.12 |
| 51 |  California | $5.87 | $6.09 | $6.28 |
What correlates with Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon (2026)?
Pearson r against 2,093 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon?
- California has the highest Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon in 2026, at $5.87, followed by Washington ($5.61) and Hawaii ($5.58).
- Which state has the lowest Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon?
- Indiana has the lowest Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon in 2026, at $3.41.
- What is the median Regular Gas, Avg Price per Gallon across US states?
- The median is $4.12 across the 51 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this gas price by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Gas Price Averages - AAA.