Gainesville area gas prices jumped to $3.17 per gallon, a 7-cent increase over last week.

According to the latest AAA numbers released Thursday, the local cost at the pump went from $3.10 to $3.17. Statewide, prices went from $3.00 to $3.12, while the national average remained stable with a slight increase from $3.14 to $3.16.

“Gas prices fluctuated slightly this past week with the national average for a gallon of regular going up by two cents to $3.16,” the AAA release stated. “Crude oil prices are hanging in the mid $60s per barrel, keeping pump prices steady. Supply remains abundant, as OPEC + recently announced it will be boosting production again next month, following several other increases this year.”

According to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.15 million barrels per day (b/d) last week to 9.04. The total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 228.4 million barrels of crude oil (bbl) to 227.1. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day. 

Thursday’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.16, which is up 2 cents since last month. Last year, the price was $3.45.

Florida is the 19^th most expensive in price per gallon at $3.12. Last month, gas was $3.06 per gallon, and last year it was $3.43 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.12 per gallon, and last year it was $3.48.

According to gasbuddy.com, here are the cheapest stations to fill up at in Alachua County: 

• $2.89 at Marathon, 14495 Cole St., Waldo
• $2.89 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
• $2.89 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $2.95 at Love’s Travel Stop, 5615 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $2.95 at Texaco, 6850 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $2.97 at Sunoco, 610 NE 1^st Ave., High Springs
• $2.99 at Marathon, 3936 W. Newberry Rd., Gainesville
• $2.99 at Chevron, 401 N. Main St., High Springs
• $3.02 at Circle K, 4221 NW 16^th Blvd., Gainesville
• $3.04 at Chevron, 830 NW 1^st St., High Springs

State Stats 

Gas 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.49), Hawaii ($4.46), Washington ($4.40), Oregon ($3.98), Alaska ($3.76), Nevada ($3.74), Idaho ($3.54), Illinois ($3.41), Utah ($3.38), and Washington, DC ($3.32). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.71), Texas ($2.75), Oklahoma ($2.76), Louisiana ($2.78), Tennessee ($2.80), Alabama ($2.80), Arkansas ($2.81), South Carolina ($2.83), Kansas ($2.86), and Missouri ($2.86).  

Electric 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Alaska (51 cents), Tennessee (46 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), Montana (43 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Alabama (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), and Louisiana (42 cents). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (32 cents), North Carolina (33 cents), Vermont (33 cents), Colorado (33 cents), and Washington, DC (33 cents).