Gas Is Above $4 in All 50 States

Thursday, May 21, 2026

It is now official: Gas is averaging over $4 a gallon in every state, according to the AAA.

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Trump burning through our Strategic Oil Reserve as fast as he possibly can just to try and keep gas prices under $5 .

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As we have noted, the price of gas varies from state to state due to distribution costs, local taxes and other factors. But now every state has crossed the $4/gal. threshold. According to GasBuddy.com, the national average is $4.55/gal, up 53% since the war in Iran started.

Here is a heat map from GasBuddy.com showing prices around the country:

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As you can see, It is cheapest in the South, where most of the oil is drilled and refined and where taxes are low. It is most expensive in the interior West and especially the far West, but also in parts of the Upper Midwest and Northeast.

#1 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-21 01:47 PM | Reply

Trump doesn't care. Gas prices are just peanuts to him. He said so himself.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-05-21 01:54 PM | Reply

Didn't MAGA say that they'd just do without gas? Doesn't that solve it?

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-21 02:58 PM | Reply

MAGA says it's worth paying extra for gas, to bring down Iran.

MAGA is always happy to pay extra, if it means hurting the people who need to get hurt.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-21 03:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 5

Thank a pedophile

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-21 03:09 PM | Reply

via GIPHY

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-21 05:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-21 05:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I paid $3.85 (card) a couple days ago at 1960 and Kenswick. I passed $3.79 (cash) as well as $4+ (card).

Not as bad as $4.50+ diesel several years back.

#8 | Posted by et_al at 2026-05-22 12:01 AM | Reply

Odd...I don't see the MAGA in here defending this.

#9 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-05-22 02:18 AM | Reply

That's because they're stupid pieces of s*&^ waiting for talking points to arrive via chain email and donation solicitation mailings.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-22 06:10 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Not as bad as $4.50+ diesel several years back.

#8 | Posted by et_al

That wasn't self-inflicted.

Losing your hand in a car accident isn't the same as cutting your hand off with a table saw.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-22 06:11 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

That wasn't self-inflicted.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-22 06:11 AM | Reply | Flag:

That's a matter of perspective.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-05-22 08:26 AM | Reply

-Losing your hand in a car accident isn't the same as cutting your hand off with a table saw.

Those injuries can both occur from committing unsafe acts.

IOW, it can be entirely the same thing.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2026-05-22 08:38 AM | Reply

#11 What? I guess I'm dense, clueless, etc .. .

#14 | Posted by et_al at 2026-05-22 09:16 AM | Reply

New records for diesel in:
Michigan, $6.01
Illinois, $6.01
Wisconsin $5.67

www.agweb.com

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-22 09:19 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

That's a matter of perspective.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg

I mean, Trump did negotiate a "deal" then too where OPEC cut production to keep prices high, so I guess you're right.

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-22 10:00 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Those injuries can both occur from committing unsafe acts.

IOW, it can be entirely the same thing.

#13 | Posted by eberly

INTENTIONALLY cutting your hand off with a table saw.

Ie accident vs intentional.

Biden happened to be POTUS when prices spiked due to international events. Trump is actively destabilizing the world, leading to price spikes.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-22 10:02 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Regular hit $5.79 at the casino, around $6 in town. Diesel's over $7. About 2 hrs north of SF.
So much winning.

#18 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-22 11:02 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

High gas prices, cost of living send US consumer sentiment to all-time low

us.cnn.com

The noxious orange chomo does it again.

#19 | Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-22 11:26 AM | Reply