Gasoline prices have yet to respond dramatically in Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The national average of $3.54 as of this week was 4 cents higher than a week ago while motorists in Oklahoma paid an average of $3.21 at the pump according to the American Automobile Association.
Oklahoma’s $3.21 average is only one cent higher than a week ago, 21 cents more than a month ago and 80 cents more than a year ago.
The highest county average in Oklahoma is $3.52 and belongs to Coal County in the southeast. At least 15 counties in the state have averages ranging from $3.29 to $3.52 per gallon.
Cotton County in the southwest is lowest at $2.99 per gallon. Prices in Lawton average $3.01, down a penny from last week.
Drivers in Oklahoma City pay an average of $3.17, one cent lower than last week at this time. Tulsa drivers pay $3.23 on average, one cent higher over the past week.
Oklahoma’s average compares to $3.25 in Kansas, $3.35 in Colorado, $3.48 in New Mexico, $3.21 in Texas, $3.20 in Arkansas and $3.22 in Missouri.
The nation’s top 10 most expensive markets: California ($4.74), Hawaii ($4.51), Oregon ($3.98), Washington ($3.98), Nevada ($3.95), Alaska ($3.85), New York ($3.75), Pennsylvania ($3.73), Washington, D.C. ($3.72) and Arizona ($3.71).
