Gasoline prices have been drifting downward recently, particularly as crude oil prices have fallen. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.09, down from $3.39 a year ago. In some states, the price is much higher, depending on gasoline refinery capacity and state gas taxes.
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Gasoline prices are much higher in some states than in others.
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Here are the 15 states with the highest gas prices now.
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Gas prices jumped higher last May and December as the price of a barrel of crude moved above $80 a barrel. Today, that figure is $67.
According to GasBuddy, California has the highest average gas price, at $4.64, and the highest tax per gallon, at $0.8655. The national average is $0.5709.
These are the 15 states with the highest gas prices:
- California (4.641)
- Hawaii (4.567)
- Washington (4.027)
- Nevada (3.719)
- Oregon (3.681)
- Alaska (3.390)
- Arizona (3.362)
- Pennsylvania (3.248)
- Illinois (3.176)
- District of Columba (3.148)
- Idaho (3.145)
- Montana (3.140)
- Vermont (3.105)
- New York (3.091)
- Maine (3.057)
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