How gas prices have changed in Kentucky in the last week

Gasoline prices have only continued to drop nationwide as the summer winds down, and they could soon see lows last experienced in May 2021. That was back when COVID-19 vaccines were initially rolling out and more Americans were becoming mobile again, helping drive demand for gasoline—and therefore prices—higher from their pandemic lows.

GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan this week said the national average gas price could dip below $3 per gallon by October as an increasing number of states have already reached those rates. Ohio, Indiana, Delaware, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Illinois have all seen the greatest dips in average gas prices over the last week, according to AAA.

Several factors, including the seasonal switchover to a cheaper winter blend of gasoline, are behind that downward trend. Demand for gasoline has also been weak in the U.S., and faltering economies in other parts of the world are seeing slack demand pushing the cost of oil lower.

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Kentucky. Gas prices are as of September 13.

Kentucky by the numbers
– Gas current price: $2.86
– Week change: -$0.12 (-4.2%)
– Year change: -$0.64 (-18.3%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.80 (6/11/22)

– Diesel current price: $3.38
– Week change: -$0.07 (-1.9%)
– Year change: -$0.90 (-20.9%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.85 (6/20/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in Kentucky
#1. Huntington-Ashland (KY only): $2.99
#2. Louisville (KY only): $2.94
#3. Covington: $2.92
#4. Lexington: $2.88
#5. Hopkinsville: $2.79
#6. Bowling Green: $2.72
#7. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox: $2.70
#8. Owensboro: $2.60
#9. Henderson: $2.58

States with the most expensive gas
#1. California: $4.76
#2. Hawaii: $4.63
#3. Washington: $4.15

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Mississippi: $2.75
#2. Tennessee: $2.77
#3. Texas: $2.78

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

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