State fuel market
Weekly average from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, week of November 2, 2026. Below: where this sits in its 52-week range, what the price is made of, and what actually moves this market.
The U.S. oil price has risen $13.60 a barrel over the past month. Gas prices usually catch up within 2 to 4 weeks, as fuel made from that oil reaches stations.
Our reading of the last 52 weeks of EIA data for this market. Updated when EIA publishes its weekly survey each Tuesday morning.
At $4.017 a gallon, Minnesota is toward the high end of its past-year range. The cheapest week of the last year was $2.640 in January 2026; the most expensive was $4.344 in May 2026. Over the past four weeks the price has moved down 4.4%, and up 2.0% over three months.
Week-to-week, this market is among the most volatile fuel markets in the US — prices vary by 16.6% around their own average, against a typical US regional figure of roughly 5–7%.
Minnesota is currently $0.136 below the national average. Its typical gap over the past year has been $0.191 below the nation, so the current gap is $0.055 wider than usual.
Ranked by pump price. Click a region to view its dashboard.
| # | Region | Regular ↑ | vs others | vs last wk | Mid | Prem | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ | Texas | $3.578 | -0.054 | $4.10 | $4.44 | — | |
| 2 | Gulf Coast | $3.636 | -0.066 | $4.17 | $4.51 | $5.91 | |
| 3 | Lower Atlantic | $3.695 | -0.137 | $4.19 | $4.57 | $5.81 | |
| 4 | Florida | $3.791 | -0.226 | $4.27 | $4.60 | — | |
| 5 | East Coast | $3.936 | -0.086 | $4.45 | $4.85 | $6.03 | |
| 6 | Minnesotayou | $4.017 | -0.129 | $4.39 | $4.97 | — | |
| 7 | Colorado | $4.068 | -0.390 | $4.46 | $4.83 | — | |
| 8 | Ohio | $4.090 | -0.290 | $4.67 | $5.26 | — | |
| 9 | Midwest | $4.102 | -0.167 | $4.58 | $5.20 | $6.40 | |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $4.104 | -0.041 | $4.75 | $5.14 | — | |
| 11 | New England | $4.145 | -0.054 | $4.79 | $5.16 | $6.42 | |
| 12 | U.S. National Average | $4.153 | -0.116 | $4.76 | $5.16 | $6.29 | |
| 13 | Rocky Mountain | $4.213 | -0.245 | $4.57 | $4.89 | $6.45 | |
| 14 | New York | $4.217 | -0.032 | $4.73 | $5.15 | — | |
| 15 | Central Atlantic | $4.232 | -0.019 | $4.75 | $5.11 | $6.49 | |
| 16 | West Coast outside California | $4.771 | -0.097 | $5.19 | $5.43 | $6.58 | |
| 17 | Washington | $5.095 | -0.108 | $5.42 | $5.63 | — | |
| 18 | West Coast | $5.296 | -0.121 | $5.77 | $5.94 | $7.27 | |
| ↑ | California | $5.748 | -0.140 | $6.07 | $6.20 | $8.08 |
Gasoline is made from crude oil, so oil prices lead pump prices by a few weeks. Prices are in dollars per barrel (42 gallons). Traders call the U.S. price WTI and the world price Brent.
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| Crude oil | $2.552 | 64% | U.S. oil (WTI) at $107.17 a barrel ÷ 42 gallons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal tax | $0.184 | 5% | 18.3¢ excise plus a 0.1¢ storage-tank fee, unchanged since 1993 |
| State excise tax | $0.326 | 8% | 22nd highest total state burden in the US |
| Other state taxes & fees | $0.001 | 0% | Petroleum Tank Cleanup Fee (when in effect): $20 per 1,000 gallons ($0.0200/gal). Inspection fee: $1 for every 1,000 gallons received ($0.0010/gal). |
| Everything else | $0.954 | 24% | refining, distribution and retail margin |
Tax accounts for 13% of the pump price here — 51.1¢ a gallon, state and federal combined. The “everything else” row is a residual, not a measured margin: it also absorbs local-option taxes and the gap between spot crude and what refiners actually paid for their feedstock weeks earlier. See our methodology for how each row is derived.
Minnesota runs on Canadian crude and mandates more ethanol than almost any other state.
Crude arrives on the Enbridge Mainline from Alberta. Two refineries — Flint Hills Pine Bend and Marathon St. Paul Park — process it into fuel for the state and a wide surrounding area. Pine Bend is one of the largest refineries in the Midwest.
Two refineries serve the state. Flint Hills' Pine Bend, at about 392,000 b/d, is among the largest inland refineries in the country and supplies roughly half of Minnesota’s motor fuel and 40% of Wisconsin’s; Marathon’s St. Paul Park adds about 105,000 b/d.
Minnesota has required a 10% ethanol blend statewide since 1997, the earliest such mandate in the country, and Pine Bend is the state’s largest single ethanol purchaser. E15 is widely available and often priced below E10.
Enbridge Mainline apportionment and Canadian crude differentials, plus turnaround timing at Pine Bend.
Across the line in North Dakota, state tax is 9.7¢ a gallon lower, which is $1.45 less tax on a 15-gallon fill.
| State | State tax | Versus MN | On a 15-gal tank |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 23.0¢ | −9.7¢ | −$1.45 |
| Iowa | 30.0¢ | −2.7¢ | −$0.41 |
| South Dakota | 30.0¢ | −2.7¢ | −$0.41 |
| Minnesota | 32.7¢ | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 32.9¢ | +0.2¢ | +$0.03 |
See the full Minnesota gas tax breakdown or price a trip with the Minnesota fuel cost calculator.