The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped on Tuesday to $3.063, according to AAA. This is the lowest price for regular gas since June 2021, when the average cost was $3.064 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration. Since then, high gas prices at over $3 per gallon (and, for a brief period, over $4 per gallon) have been a financial burden to drivers.
High gas prices have hampered the Biden administration for over three years. After hitting record highs in 2022, the highest in the nation’s history, gas prices began to decrease later in the year. After another spike in 2023, gas prices began declining again in May 2024 and have continued to fall each month.
Yet despite months of decreases at the pumps, gas prices remain higher today than when President-elect Donald Trump was in office between January 2017 and January 2021. With Trump set to take office on Jan. 20, 2025, it remains to be seen what will happen with gas prices during Trump’s second term.
Currently, Hawaii has the most expensive gas prices in the country at $4.573 per gallon. Meanwhile, Oklahoma has the least expensive gas in the nation with a price of $2.565 per gallon. Click here to see the cost of gas in different states. Read below to see the average prices for a gallon of regular gas in and around Washington, D.C.
Delaware
Gas prices in Delaware increased on Tuesday, climbing past the $3-per-gallon threshold to a new price of $3.12. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state was 16 cents less expensive, costing $2.957. Until recently, gas prices in the First State fluctuated between $3 and $2.95 per gallon. Due to the surge in Delaware’s gas prices, a gallon of regular gas costs more right now than a month ago, when it was $3.08.
Maryland
Gas prices in Maryland dropped on Tuesday, with the average cost for a gallon of regular gas now at $3.203. However, gas prices overall have increased significantly over the past week. A gallon of regular gas is nearly 16 cents more expensive than a week ago, when it cost $3.046. Until recently, prices in Maryland had been trending downward, even briefly falling to under $3 per gallon. However, gas is now more expensive in Maryland than a month ago, when regular gas was $3.167 per gallon.
Virginia
Gas prices in Virginia remained steady, hovering around the $3-per-gallon range. On Tuesday, the state’s average cost for a gallon of regular gas dropped slightly to $2.997. On Friday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Virginia was $3.015. A week ago, it was $2.984. All of these prices are less expensive than a month ago, when Virginians paid $3.093 per gallon for regular gas.
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Washington, D.C.
On Tuesday, gas prices in Washington, D.C., decreased slightly, coming in at $3.257. Like Virginia, gas prices in the district have remained relatively steady over the last month, fluctuating between $3.25 and $3.30. This holds true for gas prices from a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.252. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas was slightly more expensive, costing $3.305.
