The COVID-19 pandemic caused the price of gas to fall to a national average of $2.258 per gallon in 2020. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, prices skyrocketed to an average of $4.059 per gallon.
The American Automobile Association, or AAA, reports that the national average sits at $3.491 as of July 1. Costs vary by state depending on factors such as distance from supply, retail competition, and local taxes, according to the EIA.
California, for example, has some of the highest gasoline taxes out of any state and uses a special fuel formulation due to environmental regulations, contributing to its higher-than-average prices.
Here are the states with the highest and lowest gas prices in the US, according to AAA data.
Alabama has the fifth-lowest gas prices in the US with an average cost of $3.087 per gallon of regular gas.
Birmingham, Alabama.John Coletti/Getty Images
Oklahoma's average cost for a gallon of regular gas is $3.059, making it the state with the fourth-lowest gas prices.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Gerson Repreza/Shutterstock
Arkansas has the country's third-lowest gas prices at an average of $3.053 per gallon.
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Talia Lakritz is a Life correspondent at Business Insider covering politics and power through a visual storytelling lens. She has reported from the White House as well as military installations, mansions, and museums across the country, bringing readers inside fascinating places through immersive features.Previously, she wrote for The New York Jewish Week and SciShow Space.Talia holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Barnard College of Columbia University and ordination as an interfaith minister from One Spirit Learning Alliance. She hopes to one day visit all 50 states and all 14 public presidential libraries.Politics and power:
