A gallon of regular gas costs just under $3.05 on average across the United States, according to AAA. That’s up from $2.89 a month ago and $1.97 a year ago.
California has by far America’s highest gas prices — $4.20 a gallon. Hawaii’s the only other state in the same ballpark, with regular gas prices averaging $3.93 a gallon.
Other West Coast states are also some of the country’s priciest for gasoline: Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Alaska all had gas prices averaging $3.33 a gallon or higher.
Southern states have some of America’s cheapest gas. Well, not exactly cheap, per se, but gas…