Mar 27, 2026 - News
Mapped: Who's paying $4
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The national average gas price is hovering just under $4 per gallon, at $3.981. But almost a third of the country (110.8 million people) lives in states that have crossed that psychologically significant threshold.
- High prices are hitting Americans west of the Rockies hardest. The average gallon of regular gas is $5.83 in California, $5.32 in Hawai'i and $5.30 in Washington, according to AAA.
- Arkansas' average price is $3.39, one of the best in the U.S.
Before the war began, only three states — California, Washington and Hawai'i — had gas prices above $4.