KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is down about 10% nationwide from a year ago.
- Average prices are below $3 per gallon in 11 states, with average prices in Texas being the cheapest at $2.77, according to data from AAA.
- Gasoline prices in California are the most expensive in the nation, at $4.96 a gallon.
Your Thanksgiving drive will likely be cheaper this year, as national average prices at the pump are down about 10% from a year ago, while average prices in 11 states are now below $3 a gallon for regular gas.
According to data from AAA, the national average for a price of regular gas was about $3.30 per gallon on Tuesday, down from $3.66 a year aꦜgo. Gas prices are also down from their high for the year of $3.87 a gallon in mid-August.
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Drivers in Texas will benefit the most from the decline in prices, as the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is about $2.77. Next lowest are Mississippi at $2.78, Georgia at $2.81, and Louisiana and Oklahoma at $2.85. Drivers in several other states will find prices below $3 a gallon, including Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas and Tennessee.
California drivers will see the most expensive prices at $4.96 a gallon, followed by $4.73 a gallon gas in Hawaii and $4.25 a gallon in Nevada. Other states with gas prices higher than 🌱$4 a gallon include Washington, Alaska, and Or🦂egon.
AAA forecasts that 49.13 million drivers will travel 50 miles of more this Thanksgiving week, up 1.7% from a year ago and the most since 49.9 million in 2019.