Gas Pain, Week of April 13, 2026

The U.S. average for regular gasoline held at $4.12 a gallon for the week of April 13, 2026, unchanged from the week before to the cent. Over the past 12 weeks it was up $1.27, from $2.85 to $4.12.

California was the most expensive state at $5.73, $1.61 above the national figure, with Washington at $5.21 and Alaska at $4.96 (West Coast excl. California regional average) next. At the other end Colorado was cheapest at $3.68, $0.44 below national, followed by Minnesota at $3.72 and Texas at $3.74. The gap between the priciest and cheapest state was $2.05 a gallon, which on a 15-gallon tank was $30.75 for the same fill. The ranking counts all 50 states, with the regional average standing in wherever EIA publishes no state figure.

Minnesota climbed the most, up $0.15 to $3.72; Ohio (+$0.15) and Illinois (+$0.12) also rose. Florida fell the most, down $0.20 to $3.94; Georgia (−$0.10) and North Carolina (−$0.10) also fell.

At the national average a 15-gallon tank cost $61.85 to fill from empty and a 26-gallon truck tank $107.20; think mid-size sedan and full-size pickup. Of the ten states at the extremes, 5 were shown at a regional average, because EIA publishes a weekly state figure for only 9 states and the rest take the average of their PADD region. Every figure here was from EIA's weekly retail gasoline series for that week.