50 U.S. Metros With the Worst Gas Prices

If you’re living in one of the worst metro areas in America for gas prices, you probably don’t need a study to tell you the reality. You likely feel it every time you go to the gas station and watch your money drain away with every gallon that fills your tank.

To help you figure out where gas will cost you the most money, GOBankingRates analyzed the 50 most expensive metro areas in the U.S. using AAA’s gas price data. The prices on both Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, 2024 are listed in order to calculate a recent daily change in price. As you may have suspected, the vast majority of these metros are in California, Washington and Hawaii — but there are a few other surprises.

Read on to find out which metros are better to drive through than stop to get fuel.

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.71 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.71 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.73 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.73 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.73 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.73
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.58 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.74 
• Difference: 0.167

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.71 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.75 
• Difference: 0.034

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.84 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.83 
• Difference: -0.005

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.86 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.87 
• Difference: 0.010

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.88 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.88
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.88 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.88
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.90 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.90
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $3.99 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $3.99 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.04 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.04 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.09 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.10 
• Difference: 0.010

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.16 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.17 
• Difference: 0.002

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.26 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.26
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.31 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.31
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.33 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.34 
• Difference: 0.007

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.37 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.37
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.38 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.38 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.38 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.39
• Difference: 0.018

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.42 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.40 
• Difference: -0.013

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.42 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.42
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.44 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.43
• Difference: -0.016

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.44 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.43 
• Difference: -0.008

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.45 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.44 
• Difference: -0.018

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.46 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.44 
• Difference: -0.019

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.48 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.47 
• Difference: -0.009

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.50 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.49 
• Difference: -0.011

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.54 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.53
• Difference: -0.010

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.56 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.57 
• Difference: 0.005

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.57 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.57 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.58 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.57 
• Difference: -0.012

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.58 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.58
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.59 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.61 
• Difference: 0.022

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.67 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.67 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.69 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.68
• Difference: -0.005

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.69 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.70
• Difference: 0.007

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.70 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.70
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.72 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.72
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.73
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.72
• Difference: -0.007

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.77 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.76 
• Difference: -0.008

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.74 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.77 
• Difference: 0.031

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.75 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.79 
• Difference: 0.034

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.75 
• Gas price on 2/21/24:$4.79 
• Difference: 0.034

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.81 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.81 
• Difference: N/A

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.80 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.81 
• Difference: 0.003

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.81 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.82 
• Difference: 0.001

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.84 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.82 
• Difference:  -0.019

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $4.83 
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $4.84 
• Difference: 0.001

• Gas price on 2/20/24: $5.19
• Gas price on 2/21/24: $5.19
• Difference: N/A

Methodology: To find the metros with the worst gas prices, GOBankingRates analyzed gas prices across the country using AAA’s Gas Price data. The top 50 most expensive metro areas around the country are listed with the gas price on 2/20/24 as well as 2/21/24 in order to calculate the daily change in price. All data was collected on and is up-to-date as-of February 21st, 2024.