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 July 3.
California by the numbers
– Gas current price: $5.39
– Week change: -$0.10 (-1.8%)
– Year change: +$0.82 (+18.0%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)
– Diesel current price: $6.51
– Week change: -$0.13 (-2.0%)
– Year change: +$1.38 (+27.0%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $7.75 (4/9/26)
Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $5.68
#2. Bakersfield: $5.60
#3. San Francisco: $5.58
#4. Santa Rosa: $5.55
#5. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $5.52
#6. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $5.52
#7. Napa: $5.52
#8. San Rafael: $5.51
#9. Merced: $5.47
#10. Madera-Chowchilla: $5.46
#11. Salinas: $5.46
#12. Oakland: $5.45
#13. San Diego: $5.43
#14. San Jose: $5.41
#15. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $5.40
#16. Sacramento: $5.38
#17. Yolo: $5.37
#18. Ventura: $5.35
#19. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.34
#20. Fresno: $5.31
#21. Modesto: $5.30
#22. Chico-Paradise: $5.30
#23. Redding: $5.30
#24. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.29
#25. Hanford-Corcoran: $5.28
#26. Orange County: $5.27
#27. San Bernardino: $5.25
#28. El Centro: $5.24
#29. Riverside: $5.23
#30. Stockton-Lodi: $5.22
#31. Yuba City: $5.07
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Indiana: $3.10
#2. Texas: $3.35
#3. Oklahoma: $3.36
#4. Tennessee: $3.40
#5. Arkansas: $3.42
Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.
#5. Oregon
– Regular gas price: $4.61
#4. Alaska
– Regular gas price: $4.78
#3. Washington
– Regular gas price: $5.07
#2. California
– Regular gas price: $5.39
#1. Hawaii
– Regular gas price: $5.47