According to GasBuddy.com, motorists in the South will pay the least for gasoline as gas stations in many states are charging $1.99 or less for a gallon of fuel. In South Carolina, 68.4% of all gas stations are charging less than $2 a gallon, with plenty of opportunity for drivers to pay less than $2 a gallon in other southeastern states: Alabama (44.4% of stations are charging less than $2 a gallon), Mississippi (40.1%), Tennessee ( 21.4%), Louisiana (19.5%), Virginia (17.8%) and Arkansas (10.4%). Nationally about 8,060 stations are selling gasoline for $1.99 a gallon or less.
Outside the South, gasoline prices in New Jersey currently average $2.173 a gallon, the lowest of any state. In Texas, the average is $2.211 a gallon.
Drivers on the West Coast and in the Rocky Mountain region will be paying the highest prices in the Lower 48, with California drivers currently paying the top price of $3.331 a gallon. However, Alaska drivers are paying $3.344 a gallon, and drivers in Nevada and Hawaii are the only others facing prices above $3 a gallon.
One unusual note on gasoline prices: Motorists in New York are paying $2.617 for a gallon of gasoline, less than the price of gas in 10 other states. New Yorkers often pay near the top of country’s price range.
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