Talk of tariffs by the Trump administration sent gasoline prices upward in the past week including a 6-cent climb in Oklahoma where the new average is $2.74 per gallon, reported AAA.
The state average is still lower than the national average of $3.13 which is 4 cents higher than a week ago. Oklahoma’s average rose 14 cents over the past month and is in the same territory it was one year ago. AAA reported Oklahoma is still among the nation’s states with the cheapest gasoline.
AAA reports the nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.68), Texas ($2.74), Louisiana ($2.77), Oklahoma ($2.77), Tennessee ($2.78), Arkansas ($2.80), Kentucky ($2.81), Alabama ($2.82), Kansas ($2.83), and Missouri ($2.85).
Another gas-watching company, GasBuddy, reports Stigler has the lowest average in the state at $2.27 per gallon while gas is being pumped for $2.34 in Owasso and $2.37 in Moore.
AAA prices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa average $2.73 per gallon while Lawton’s average is lower at $2.70. The averages for Oklahoma City and Tulsa were 8 cents more than one week ago but the average for Lawton jumped 11 cents for the same period.
Lowest prices in Oklahoma, per AAA, are along the southern state line in the southwest. $2.67 in Harmon, $2.66 in Jackson, $2.63 in Tillman and Cotton, $2.69 in Carter, $2.68 in Johnston and $2.63 in Bryan County. The lowest county average is $2.60 in Adair County next to the state line with Arkansas.
The state’s highest county average is Ellis in the northwest where the average is $3.16 per gallon. Coal County in the southeast has an average of $3.07.
AAA reports the nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline marketsare Hawaii ($4.55), California ($4.52), Washington ($3.99), Nevada ($3.71), Oregon ($3.62), Pennsylvania ($3.36), Alaska ($3.33), Arizona ($3.26) Washington, DC ($3.26), and Illinois ($3.26).
