How gas prices have changed in North Carolina in the last week

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How gas prices have changed in North Carolina in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in North Carolina using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of August 21.

North Carolina by the numbers

- Gas current price: $3.78

- Week change: +$0.06 (+1.5%)

- Year change: +$0.88 (+30.3%)

- Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/13/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.49

- Week change: +$0.16 (+3.0%)

- Year change: +$2.02 (+58.3%)

- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.81 (4/7/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in North Carolina

#1. Durham-Chapel Hill: $3.85

#2. Raleigh: $3.83

#3. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News: $3.82

#4. Rocky Mount: $3.81

#5. Winston-Salem: $3.81

#6. Greensboro: $3.80

#7. Burlington: $3.79

#8. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC only): $3.77

#9. Asheville: $3.76

#10. Wilmington: $3.76

#11. Jacksonville: $3.75

#12. Goldsboro: $3.74

#13. New Bern: $3.74

#14. Fayetteville: $3.71

#15. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $3.71

States with the least expensive gas

#1. Indiana: $3.55

#2. Texas: $3.65

#3. Tennessee: $3.67

#4. Mississippi: $3.67

#5. South Carolina: $3.69

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

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $4.78

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#4. Alaska

- Regular gas price: $4.82

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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $5.25

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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $5.43

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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $5.59