Based on AAA reports, Oklahoma has some of the lowest gasoline prices in the country with a state average of $2.67 per gallon.
A week ago, the average was 4 cents higher while a month earlier, the Oklahoma average was $2.76 per gallon. It compares to a nationwide average of $3.13 per gallon.
“The summer of lower pump prices continues, as the busy driving season nears its end,” reported AAA. The auto group also predicted that with crude oil prices remaining steady, there is no indication gas prices will make any drastic moves.
Typically, Lawton has the lowest price in the state based on AAA reviews but this week it is Oklahoma City with an average of $2.52. Lawton’s average is $2.58 per gallon. Tulsa’s average is $2.73, up 9 cents from a week earlier.
Oklahoma County’s avereage is $2.46 while Canadian County’s average is 3 cents higher at $2.49 per gallon.
Another gas price monitoring siste, Gas Buddy showed a station in Moore was pumping gas at $2.13 per gallon and the lowest Gas Buddy report in Tulsa was $2.35 per gallon.
Highest prices? $3.09 average in Ellis County in the northwest and $3.07 per gallon in Coal County in the southeast, according to AAA.
Oklahoma’s average compares to: Kansas $2.85; Colorado $3.04; New Mexico $2.89; Texas $2.75; Arkansas $2.73; and Missouri $2.82.
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets from the weekend are California ($4.49), Hawaii ($4.46), Washington ($4.40), Oregon ($3.99), Alaska ($3.76), Nevada ($3.73), Idaho ($3.52), Illinois ($3.43), Utah ($3.37), and Washington, DC ($3.31).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.70), Oklahoma ($2.67), Tennessee ($2.75), Louisiana ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.76), Texas ($2.78), Alabama ($2.78), South Carolina ($2.79), Missouri ($2.84), and Kansas ($2.84).