How gas prices have changed in California in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in California using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of March 16.

California by the numbers
– Gas current price: $5.53
– Week change: +$0.32 (+6.2%)
– Year change: +$0.87 (+18.7%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.44 (6/14/22)

– Diesel current price: $6.44
– Week change: +$0.48 (+8.1%)
– Year change: +$1.42 (+28.3%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $7.01 (6/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in California
#1. Napa: $5.71
#2. San Rafael: $5.70
#3. San Francisco: $5.69
#4. Santa Rosa: $5.68
#5. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles: $5.65
#6. Salinas: $5.62
#7. Los Angeles-Long Beach: $5.62
#8. San Diego: $5.58
#9. Orange County: $5.57
#10. Oakland: $5.55
#11. Ventura: $5.55
#12. San Jose: $5.53
#13. Madera-Chowchilla: $5.50
#14. San Bernardino: $5.50
#15. Riverside: $5.50
#16. Vallejo-Fairfield: $5.48
#17. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville: $5.45
#18. Fresno: $5.45
#19. Bakersfield: $5.45
#20. Sacramento: $5.44
#21. Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $5.43
#22. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc: $5.42
#23. Merced: $5.40
#24. Yolo: $5.37
#25. Stockton-Lodi: $5.37
#26. Hanford-Corcoran: $5.36
#27. Modesto: $5.34
#28. Chico-Paradise: $5.34
#29. El Centro: $5.28
#30. Redding: $5.28
#31. Yuba City: $5.22

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Kansas: $3.15
#2. North Dakota: $3.20
#3. Oklahoma: $3.22
#4. Arkansas: $3.24
#5. Missouri: $3.25

Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Oregon

– Regular gas price: $4.49
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#4. Nevada

– Regular gas price: $4.59
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#3. Washington

– Regular gas price: $4.92
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#2. Hawaii

– Regular gas price: $4.96
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#1. California

– Regular gas price: $5.53

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