Top 10 states with the cheapest gas prices
GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick DeHaan on the outlook for gas prices.
Since the Trump administration last week lifted year-round ethanol restrictions, average gas prices have dropped more than ten cents, according to AAA.
Experts predict summer prices could even plunge below the $2 mark in some areas of the country, setting the tone for the upcoming travel season.
Here are the 10 states seeing the cheapest gas prices, according to AAA.
TOP 10 STATES WITH THE CHEAPEST GAS PRICES (listed by average price per gallon of unleaded regular)
10. North Carolina: $2.549 per gallon
Drone Aerial of Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, NC, USA Skyline.
9. Virginia/Oklahoma: $2.521 per gallon
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA downtown city skyline at twilight.
8. Missouri: $2.518 per gallon
Kansas City, Missouri, USA downtown skyline with Union Station at dusk.
7. Tennessee: $2.461 per gallon
Skyline of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
6. Texas: $2.452 per gallon
Houston Texas aerial drone sunrise view
5. Arkansas: $2.439 per gallon
The State Capitol building stands behind downtown at dusk in Little Rock AR USA
4. South Carolina: $2.409 per gallon
Charleston, South Carolina, USA cityscape in the historic French Quarter.
3. Alabama: $2.389 per gallon
Downtown Montgomery Alabama AL Skyline Drone Aerial
2. Louisiana: $2.383
Westley Roger and Alexandra Moran walk Lulu on the Mississippi River levee in New Orleans, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)
1. Mississippi: $2.372
Jackson, Mississippi, USA cityscape at dusk.