Gas prices near lowest levels since 2021

Gas prices across the country have fallen to their lowest levels in three and a half years. Not since May 2021 has the national average for a gallon of regular gas been below $3 a gallon. It is currently just $3.02 a gallon.

A total of 34 states have average regular fuel prices below $3 a gallon. Besides Illinois, with an average of $3.15, the only states with prices above that amount are in the Northeast or along the Pacific Coast.

Missouri’s average of $2.68 a gallon is a cent cheaper than last week’s average. The cheapest gas in the state may be found in the Southwest, but Southeast Missouri saw prices decline in several counties and municipalities, and many more had prices stay the same instead of increasing.

Diesel prices saw a slight drop over the week, with Missouri’s average and the national average declining to $3.15 a gallon and $3.51 a gallon, respectively.

County averages Monday (per AAA)

Bollinger: $2.72;

Cape Girardeau: $2.71;

Perry: $2.70;

Scott: $2.81.

Price ranges Monday (per GasBuddy)

Cape Girardeau: $2.69 to $3.09;

Jackson: $2.39 to $2.74;

Perryville: $2.64 to $2.87;

Scott City: $2.73 to $2.79.

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