Inching closer to the Thanksgiving travel season, gas price averages in west central Kentucky are two cents higher per gallon this week than last — up to $2.66 per gallon.
That’s according to the AAA East Central Gas Price Report, which noted gas was around $2.64 a gallon last week, but around $2.98 a gallon this time last year.
Around the area, a price for a gallon of gas is around $2.79 in Trigg County; $2.68 in Christian County; $2.65 in Todd County; $2.75 in Lyon County; 2.78 in Caldwell County; and it’s hovering at $2.63 in Hopkins County.
The average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline in Kentucky’s other areas include: $2.60 in Bowling Green, $2.63 in Elizabethtown, $2.86 in Louisville, $2.57 in Owensboro and $2.65 in Paducah.
The state’s average price in $2.76. The nation’s average, meanwhile, has fallen a penny over the past week to $3.07, and the current average is now less than a dime away from dipping below $3 for the first time since May of 2021.
Today’s national average is 12 cents less than a month ago and 25 cents less than a year ago.
Currently, the nation’s lowest gas prices can be found in Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri.
