Diesel Prices by State
Today’s average diesel price for all 50 states and DC, updated 9/5/26 from AAA — the national average is $5.88/gal, ranked cheapest first.
Diesel runs well above regular in most states: it’s taxed at a higher federal rate (24.4¢ vs 18.4¢ per gallon), many states add their own diesel surcharge, and diesel competes with heating oil and jet fuel for the same distillate refining capacity. That also means state-to-state gaps differ from the regular-gas map — click any state for its full grade breakdown.
National diesel average$5.88▲ +$0.28 wk
$5.88$4.76
| # | State | Diesel | vs Nat’l | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | $5.42 | −$0.46 | ▲ +$0.33 wk |
| 2 | Kansas | $5.48 | −$0.40 | ▲ +$0.28 wk |
| 3 | Texas | $5.49 | −$0.40 | ▲ +$0.28 wk |
| 4 | Louisiana | $5.49 | −$0.39 | ▲ +$0.18 wk |
| 5 | Missouri | $5.50 | −$0.38 | ▲ +$0.27 wk |
| 6 | South Dakota | $5.51 | −$0.37 | ▲ +$0.22 wk |
| 7 | Mississippi | $5.54 | −$0.35 | ▲ +$0.25 wk |
| 8 | Arkansas | $5.55 | −$0.33 | ▲ +$0.28 wk |
| 9 | Colorado | $5.56 | −$0.33 | ▲ +$0.16 wk |
| 10 | Wyoming | $5.60 | −$0.28 | ▲ +$0.10 wk |
| 11 | Alabama | $5.60 | −$0.28 | ▲ +$0.24 wk |
| 12 | Nebraska | $5.60 | −$0.28 | ▲ +$0.30 wk |
| 13 | Kentucky | $5.61 | −$0.28 | ▲ +$0.34 wk |
| 14 | North Dakota | $5.61 | −$0.28 | ▲ +$0.31 wk |
| 15 | Tennessee | $5.63 | −$0.25 | ▲ +$0.31 wk |
| 16 | Utah | $5.65 | −$0.23 | ▲ +$0.16 wk |
| 17 | Georgia | $5.66 | −$0.23 | ▲ +$0.19 wk |
| 18 | Montana | $5.68 | −$0.20 | ▲ +$0.25 wk |
| 19 | Iowa | $5.68 | −$0.20 | ▲ +$0.36 wk |
| 20 | Florida | $5.69 | −$0.19 | ▲ +$0.23 wk |
| 21 | South Carolina | $5.69 | −$0.19 | ▲ +$0.33 wk |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $5.70 | −$0.18 | ▲ +$0.41 wk |
| 23 | West Virginia | $5.72 | −$0.16 | ▲ +$0.32 wk |
| 24 | Minnesota | $5.75 | −$0.13 | ▲ +$0.29 wk |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $5.77 | −$0.12 | ▲ +$0.19 wk |
| 26 | Rhode Island | $5.79 | −$0.09 | ▲ +$0.20 wk |
| 27 | North Carolina | $5.80 | −$0.08 | ▲ +$0.34 wk |
| 28 | Idaho | $5.80 | −$0.08 | ▲ +$0.22 wk |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $5.82 | −$0.06 | ▲ +$0.19 wk |
| 30 | Vermont | $5.83 | −$0.05 | ▲ +$0.17 wk |
| 31 | New Mexico | $5.84 | −$0.05 | ▲ +$0.36 wk |
| 32 | Michigan | $5.85 | −$0.03 | ▲ +$0.25 wk |
| 33 | Illinois | $5.85 | −$0.03 | ▲ +$0.27 wk |
| 34 | New Jersey | $5.85 | −$0.03 | ▲ +$0.11 wk |
| 35 | Ohio | $5.87 | −$0.01 | ▲ +$0.20 wk |
| 36 | Maine | $5.89 | +$0.01 | ▲ +$0.23 wk |
| 37 | Connecticut | $5.89 | +$0.01 | ▲ +$0.20 wk |
| 38 | Indiana | $5.89 | +$0.01 | ▲ +$0.27 wk |
| 39 | District of Columbia | $5.91 | +$0.03 | ▲ +$0.23 wk |
| 40 | New York | $5.91 | +$0.03 | ▲ +$0.18 wk |
| 41 | Virginia | $5.91 | +$0.03 | ▲ +$0.24 wk |
| 42 | Delaware | $5.93 | +$0.05 | ▲ +$0.19 wk |
| 43 | Maryland | $5.97 | +$0.09 | ▲ +$0.23 wk |
| 44 | Arizona | $5.98 | +$0.10 | ▲ +$0.21 wk |
| 45 | Alaska | $6.07 | +$0.19 | ▲ +$0.50 wk |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $6.10 | +$0.22 | ▲ +$0.17 wk |
| 47 | Oregon | $6.23 | +$0.35 | ▲ +$0.51 wk |
| 48 | Nevada | $6.24 | +$0.36 | ▲ +$0.38 wk |
| 49 | Washington | $6.87 | +$0.99 | ▲ +$0.48 wk |
| 50 | Hawaii | $6.93 | +$1.05 | ▼ $0.10 wk |
| 51 | California | $7.78 | +$1.90 | ▲ +$0.51 wk |