Gasoline prices rose this week to more than $4 a gallon average in Oklahoma while nationally, the new average as of Wednesday hit $4.56 a gallon. One county in southeast Oklahoma has an average of $4.48 per gallon as rising prices means it costs more to fill up at the pump.
The American Automobile Association reported Oklahoma’s average is up to $4.03, 5 cents more than a week ago. A year ago, the state’s average was $2.78 a gallon.
The highest average is $4.48 a gallon in Coal County in the southeast. Harmon County in the southwest has an average of $4.39 a gallon while the average in Ellis County in the northwest is $4.36 per gallon.
The average price in Oklahoma City rose one cent over the last week to $4.03 a gallon. A year ago, the average in the city was $2.89.
Tulsa’s average this week is $3.96, a drop of one cent in the past week. Lawton has an average price of $3.88 a gallon, six cents more than a week ago.
Triple A reported that nearly every state in the U.S. now averages more than $4 a gallon.
“The high cost of oil, the key ingredient in gasoline, is driving these high pump prices for consumers,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “Even the annual seasonal demand dip for gasoline during the lull between spring break and Memorial Day, which would normally help lower prices, is having no effect this year.”
- The nation’s top 10 largest weekly increases: Florida (+29 cents), New York (+24 cents), Illinois (+23 cents), Kentucky (+23 cents), New Hampshire (+22 cents), Connecticut (+21 cents), Massachusetts (+20 cents), Ohio (+19 cents), Maine (+19 cents) and Indiana (+19 cents).
- The nation’s top 10 most expensive markets: California ($5.98), Hawaii ($5.31), Nevada ($5.17), Washington ($5.03), Oregon ($4.99), Alaska ($4.88), Washington, D.C. ($4.83), Illinois ($4.82), New York ($4.75) and Arizona ($4.75).
Oklahoma’s $4.03 average compares to $4.02 in Kansas, $4.13 in Colorado, $4.32 in New Mexico, $4.26 in Texas, $4.11 in Arkansas and $4.10 in Missouri.