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How gas prices have changed in Kentucky in the last week

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and gas prices are inching a bit higher this week in reaction to an increase in demand as Americans hit the road.

Even the surge in demand this year, though, has pushed gas prices up just a few cents. A gallon of gas was $3.57 on average, according to AAA gas price data. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Kentucky. Gas prices are as of May 26.

Travelers can thank lower prices for a barrel of oil for the tame prices compared to last year’s average which was a full dollar more than today’s average.

Kentucky by the numbers
– Current gas price: $3.35
– 1-week change: $0.00 (0.0%)
– 1-year change: -$0.95 (-22.0%)
– Record average gas price: $4.80 (6/11/22)

– Current diesel price: $3.86
– 1-week change: -$0.04 (-1.1%)
– 1-year change: -$1.39 (-26.4%)
– Record high average diesel price: $5.85 (6/20/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in Kentucky
#1. Louisville (KY only): $3.65
#2. Covington: $3.53
#3. Huntington-Ashland (KY only): $3.42
#4. Lexington: $3.38
#5. Bowling Green: $3.29
#6. Henderson: $3.14
#7. Hopkinsville: $3.12
#8. Owensboro: $3.10
#9. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox: $3.06

States with the most expensive gas
#1. California: $4.83
#2. Hawaii: $4.75
#3. Washington: $4.64

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Mississippi: $3.00
#2. Texas: $3.13
#3. Arkansas: $3.13