How gas prices have changed in Kentucky in the last week

The national average cost for a gallon of gasoline has risen several cents over the past month as oil prices have gone up.

In some Midwestern states, prices at the pump have been pushed up this week by a BP refinery outage in Indiana. Price increases lately have been tempered by a historically high domestic inventory of gasoline that the U.S. has built up over the last year. The national average remains below where it was a year ago at this time. But the trend in relatively low prices is expected to change as seasonality kicks prices a bit higher in the coming months.

“Gas prices will likely start increasing around Valentine’s Day,” AAA spokesman Andrew Gross said in a statement Thursday.

States including Missouri, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Utah, and Illinois have seen the largest price hikes in the last week, whereas Florida and New Mexico have seen the biggest drops.

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Kentucky. Gas prices are as of February 9.

Kentucky by the numbers
– Gas current price: $2.95
– Week change: +$0.16 (+5.6%)
– Year change: -$0.16 (-5.0%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.80 (6/11/22)

– Diesel current price: $3.75
– Week change: +$0.10 (+2.6%)
– Year change: -$0.62 (-14.1%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.85 (6/20/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in Kentucky
#1. Lexington: $3.04
#2. Louisville (KY only): $2.99
#3. Covington: $2.98
#4. Huntington-Ashland (KY only): $2.96
#5. Bowling Green: $2.95
#6. Hopkinsville: $2.94
#7. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox: $2.88
#8. Henderson: $2.76
#9. Owensboro: $2.74

States with the most expensive gas
#1. Hawaii: $4.70
#2. California: $4.59
#3. Washington: $3.90

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.68
#2. Wyoming: $2.69
#3. Colorado: $2.73

This story features writing by Dom DiFurio and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.