Gas Pain, Week of April 27, 2026

Gas got noticeably more expensive. The U.S. average for regular jumped 8¢ in a week to $4.12 a gallon for the week of April 27, 2026. Over the past 12 weeks it was up $1.22, from $2.90 to $4.12.

California was the most expensive state at $5.79, $1.66 above the national figure, with Washington at $5.30 and Alaska at $4.97 (West Coast excl. California regional average) next. At the other end Texas was cheapest at $3.66, $0.46 below national, followed by New Mexico at $3.67 (Gulf Coast regional average) and Mississippi at $3.67 (Gulf Coast regional average). The gap between the priciest and cheapest state was $2.12 a gallon, which on a 15-gallon tank was $31.85 for the same fill. The ranking counts all 50 states, with the regional average standing in wherever EIA publishes no state figure.

Ohio climbed the most, up $0.19 to $3.87; Connecticut (+$0.17) and Maine (+$0.17) also rose. Florida fell the most, down $0.02 to $3.88.

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. That was $1.19 more than the week before on the smaller tank and $2.05 on the larger one. Of the ten states at the extremes, 7 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.