How gas prices have changed in California in the last week
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Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of December 19.
California by the numbers
– Gas current price: $4.32
– Week change: -$0.08 (-1.7%)
– Year change: +$0.01 (+0.1%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.96
– Week change: -$0.07 (-1.5%)
– Year change: +$0.14 (+2.9%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)
Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. Napa: $4.51
#2. San Diego: $4.51
#3. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $4.49
#4. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $4.48
#5. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $4.42
#6. Ventura: $4.41
#7. Salinas: $4.38
#8. Orange County: $4.37
#9. Bakersfield: $4.36
#10. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.36
#11. Santa Rosa: $4.34
#12. San Francisco: $4.31
#13. San Bernardino: $4.28
#14. San Rafael: $4.27
#15. Oakland: $4.27
#16. Madera-Chowchilla: $4.25
#17. Riverside: $4.22
#18. Hanford-Corcoran: $4.22
#19. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $4.21
#20. Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.21
#21. Fresno: $4.20
#22. Sacramento: $4.18
#23. Merced: $4.16
#24. El Centro: $4.16
#25. San Jose: $4.15
#26. Yolo: $4.14
#27. Chico-Paradise: $4.03
#28. Modesto: $4.02
#29. Stockton-Lodi: $4.01
#30. Redding: $3.93
#31. Yuba City: $3.83
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.34
#2. Arkansas: $2.44
#3. Iowa: $2.47
Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. Oregon
– Regular gas price: $3.56 
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#4. Alaska
– Regular gas price: $3.58 
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#3. Washington
– Regular gas price: $3.96 
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#2. California
– Regular gas price: $4.32 
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#1. Hawaii
– Regular gas price: $4.45 
