BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. has continued to drop for the seventh consecutive week, according to data released on Monday by GasBuddy. The average price of gasoline as of September 16 stands at $3.15 per gallon.

This is a 26.2 cents per gallon drop from the month before and a 70.5 cents per gallon drop when compared to a year ago. The national average price of diesel has also fallen by 4.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.57 per gallon, the lowest level since 2021.

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said, “Gasoline prices continue to crumble across nearly the entire nation, with average prices below $3 per gallon in 18 states, with some 65,000 stations selling below that psychological mark. Diesel prices are also falling and are at their lowest level in nearly 1,000 days.”

De Haan added, “With the change to winter gasoline happening today at most stations across the country, the outlook is bright for the national average to continue to make a run at falling to $2.99 per gallon for the first time since 2021. But while nearly all states are seeing prices drop, refinery maintenance and some outages at California refineries have led to tight supply and rising prices–a situation I hope can be remedied by the end of the month and help California join in on the decline.”

The most common U.S. gas price encountered by motorists stood at $2.99 per gallon, unchanged cents from last week, followed by $3.09, $2.89, $3.19, and $2.79 rounding out the top five most common prices.

The median U.S. gas price is $3.01 per gallon, down 8 cents from last week and about 14 cents lower than the national average.

The top 10% of stations in the country average $4.46 per gallon, while the bottom 10% average $2.53 per gallon.

The states with the lowest average prices: Texas ($2.68), Tennessee ($2.69), Mississippi ($2.69).

The states with the highest average prices: California ($4.68), Hawaii ($4.58), and Washington ($4.07).

Biggest weekly changes: Indiana (-15.6¢), Ohio (-13.7¢), Texas (-11.9¢), South Carolina (-11.5¢), Illinois (-10.9¢).

See previous gas price reports here

In and around the Nottingham area, the cheapest gas this week could be found at these locations…

• Bowleys Quarters
• Carney
• Edgewood
• Essex
• Fallston
• Joppa
• Kingsville
• Middle River
• Nottingham
• Overlea/Fullerton
• Parkville
• Perry Hall
• Rosedale
• Rossville
• Towson
• White Marsh

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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