{"id":2336383,"date":"2024-09-04T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-as-nine-states-now-with-prices-under-3-per-gallon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T06:35:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T10:35:13","slug":"gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-as-nine-states-now-with-prices-under-3-per-gallon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-as-nine-states-now-with-prices-under-3-per-gallon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas Prices: More decreases at the pumps as nine states now with prices under $3 per gallon &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-as-nine-states-now-with-prices-under-3-per-gallon-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas prices across the United States have recently experienced a decline, continuing a trend observed after the Labor Day\u200d weekend. As of Wednesday, the national average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.317, a decrease from $3.361 the previous week. Notably, nine states\u2014Texas, \u2064Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama,\u2064 and South Carolina\u2014now have average prices below $3 per\u2063 gallon, marking the highest\u2062 number of\u2063 states with such low prices in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent decreases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gas-prices-could-average-4-per-gallon-nationally-by-late-spring\/\" title=\"Report: Gas Prices Could Average  per Gallon Nationally by Late Spring\">gas prices remain<\/a> \u2064higher compared to historical rates \u2064from \u2062previous\u200b administrations. \u200bThis issue\u2063 is particularly relevant \u200bas the 2024 presidential election approaches, especially with Vice President Kamala Harris\u2062 as the Democratic \u200dnominee. Concerns\u2063 over gas prices and energy costs are expected to be significant topics of discussion in her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c specific \u2062regions, Washington, D.C. has an average gas price of $3.574, while Delaware has the lowest in the area at $3.165. Maryland\u2019s gas prices \u2064have also seen a decrease, currently averaging $3.246. while gas prices have fluctuated throughout the\u200b year, \u200bthey \u2063have shown\u200b a clearer downward trend recently, providing some relief to consumers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas Prices: More decreases at the pumps as nine states now with prices under $3 per gallon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1745151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> fell yet again on Wednesday, continuing the recent trend of decreases at the pumps after the Labor Day weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular gas on Wednesday is $3.317, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA.<\/a> This is a drop from a week ago when the average price for regular gas was $3.361 per gallon. Of particular note, nine states now have an average price for regular gas at under $3 per gallon, the highest total number of states having such a cost in 2024. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina have gas prices that plummeted to under that threshold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Gas Prices\"><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Gas prices remain an important issue heading into the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> 2024 presidential election<\/a>. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Kamala Harris<\/a>, now the Democratic presidential nominee, will have to indicate how she will address the country&rsquo;s high gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people&rsquo;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>While prices have fluctuated in 2024, they have decreased in recent weeks and months. Nevertheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-fleet-of-irs-agents-will-target-middle-class-americans\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: Fleet of IRS Agents Will Target Middle Class Americans\">gas prices remain significantly higher<\/a> than when former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Donald Trump<\/a> was in office.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary significantly among states. To see how expensive gas is in each state, click<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> here<\/a>. Here are the gas prices for a gallon of regular-grade gas in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in the nation&rsquo;s capital continue to fall after Labor Day while remaining substantially higher than the national average. On Wednesday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, is $3.574. This was a drop from a week ago when a gallon of regular gas averaged $3.614. It&rsquo;s also cheaper than a month ago when it cost $3.693 for a gallon of regular in the nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Wednesday is $3.165, the lowest in the region. Like many other states in the country, Wednesday&rsquo;s price is also a decrease from a week ago, when gas cost $3.186 per gallon. Gas prices in the First State today are also lower than a month ago when it cost $3.302 for a gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-prices-expected-to-soar-in-2022\/\" title=\"Oil Prices Expected To Soar In 2022\">gas prices fell<\/a> to $3.246 on Wednesday. This was a slight decrease from a week ago when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.285. Like other states in the area, falling gas prices have been a recent trend in Maryland, starting nearly a month ago, when the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $3.410.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for regular gas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a> on Wednesday is $3.185 per gallon, coming close to Delaware&rsquo;s low cost. Virginia&rsquo;s gas prices have followed the nation&rsquo;s trend of falling prices as Wednesday&rsquo;s price is more affordable than a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.231 per gallon. It&rsquo;s also less expensive than a month ago, when regular gas in Virginia cost $3.328.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawaii<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the rest of the country, Hawaii&rsquo;s gas prices have not decreased as quickly as those of other states and have been holding steady for the last month. On Wednesday, the average cost for regular gas was $4.659 per gallon, an increase from yesterday&rsquo;s price of $4.655 per gallon. Last week, the average price for a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-lowest-in-months-as-another-day-of-decreases-hit-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: Lowest in months as another day of decreases hit the pumps - Washington Examiner\">regular gas cost people<\/a> in the Aloha State $4.664 per gallon. A month ago, gas was $4.672.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mississippi<\/h2>\n<p>Mississippi is the state with the least expensive gas prices in the country on Wednesday, with a cost of $2.848 per gallon. This was a decrease from last week when a gallon of regular was $2.892. A month ago, gas prices were slightly higher but still the cheapest in the nation, coming in at $2.959.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1745151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1745151\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas Prices: Continued Declines at the Pumps with Nine States Below $3 per Gallon<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices saw another drop on Wednesday, maintaining the recent downward trend following the Labor Day weekend. The national average for a gallon of regular gas is now $3.317, down from $3.361 just a week ago, as reported by AAA. Notably, nine states have average gas prices below $3 per gallon\u2014the highest number recorded in 2024 so far. These states include Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the 2024 presidential election season and with President Joe Biden opting not to run for reelection\u2014leaving Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee\u2014addressing high gas prices and energy costs will be crucial topics that impact both the economy and household finances. Although gas prices have fluctuated throughout 2024, they have generally decreased in recent weeks; however, they remain significantly higher than during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary widely across different states. For specific state-by-state pricing details click here.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington D.C., gas prices continue to decline post-Labor Day but are still notably above the national average; on Wednesday they averaged $3.574 per gallon compared to last week&#8217;s price of $3.614 and a month ago&#8217;s price of $3.693.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware has reported an average price of $3.165 per gallon on Wednesday\u2014the lowest in its region\u2014down from last week&#8217;s cost of $3.186 and lower than last month&#8217;s price of $3.302.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland&#8217;s average fell to $3.246 this week from last week&#8217;s figure of $3.285; this decrease follows a trend that began nearly a month ago when it was at an average cost of $3.410.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s regular gas averages at about $3.185 per gallon on Wednesday\u2014a slight drop from last week&#8217;s price of $3.231\u2014and also lower than its previous month&#8217;s rate which was around$ 3 .328 .<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to other states&#8217; trends , Hawaii has seen little change in its gas prices over the past month , currently averaging at$ 4 .659per gallon , slightly up from yesterday\u2019s$ 4 .655and down only marginally fromlast week\u2019saverageof$ 4 .664 .<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi boasts the lowest gasoline costs nationwide at$2 .848per gallon this week , downfromlastweek\u2019spriceof$2 .892and slightly higherthanitsmonth-agoaverageof$2 .959<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2336384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24019755875687-1024x769.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9168,34477,32544,40036,32076],"class_list":["post-2336383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-price-drops","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24019755875687-1024x769.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}