The national average for gas prices fell to $2.881 per gallon on Friday, marking another week of decreases at the pumps. 

Friday’s prices mark a five-cent decrease from a week ago, when the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $2.93, and a month ago, when it was $3.09, according to AAA. Fuel costs are also lower than a year ago, during the waning days of the Biden administration, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.045. Also of importance is the fact that there are now 40 states in the U.S. with average gas prices under $3 per gallon. Of the 11 remaining areas with gas prices over $3 per gallon, which includes Washington, D.C., eight are states with Democratic governors.