State fuel market
Weekly average from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, week of September 14, 2026. Below: where this sits in its 52-week range, what the price is made of, and what actually moves this market.
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Ranked by pump price. Click a region to view its dashboard.
| # | Region | Regular ↑ | vs others | vs last wk | Mid | Prem | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ | Texas | $3.806 | +0.188 | $4.30 | $4.65 | — | |
| 2 | Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $3.852 | +0.167 | $4.36 | $4.70 | $6.03 | |
| 3 | Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $4.041 | +0.181 | $4.51 | $4.87 | $6.10 | |
| 4 | Midwest (PADD 2) | $4.091 | +0.197 | $4.58 | $5.18 | $6.25 | |
| 5 | Florida | $4.102 | +0.242 | $4.56 | $4.86 | — | |
| 6 | Ohio | $4.147 | +0.262 | $4.71 | $5.26 | — | |
| 7 | East Coast (PADD 1) | $4.191 | +0.160 | $4.69 | $5.07 | $6.16 | |
| 8 | Minnesota | $4.223 | +0.146 | $4.59 | $5.16 | — | |
| 9 | Colorado | $4.230 | +0.043 | $4.62 | $4.99 | — | |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $4.253 | +0.093 | $4.85 | $5.27 | — | |
| 11 | New England (PADD 1A) | $4.294 | +0.105 | $4.88 | $5.27 | $6.20 | |
| 12 | U.S. National Average | $4.319 | +0.162 | $4.92 | $5.32 | $6.29 | |
| 13 | New York | $4.339 | +0.079 | $4.86 | $5.29 | — | |
| 14 | Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $4.387 | +0.147 | $4.92 | $5.26 | $6.31 | |
| 15 | Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $4.438 | +0.124 | $4.77 | $5.12 | $6.07 | |
| 16 | West Coast excl. CA | $5.026 | +0.051 | $5.42 | $5.67 | $6.57 | |
| 17 | West Coast (PADD 5) | $5.467 | +0.105 | $5.88 | $6.08 | $7.25 | |
| 18 | Washingtonyou | $5.503 | +0.020 | $5.82 | $6.03 | — | |
| ↑ | California | $5.827 | +0.149 | $6.11 | $6.28 | $8.04 |
Our reading of the last 52 weeks of EIA data for this market. Updated when EIA publishes its weekly survey each Tuesday morning.
At $5.503 a gallon, Washington is near its most expensive point of the past year. The cheapest week of the last year was $3.645 in January 2026; the most expensive was $5.595 in May 2026. Over the past four weeks the price has moved up 7.5%, and up 3.0% over three months.
Week-to-week, this market is among the most volatile fuel markets in the US — prices vary by 13.7% around their own average, against a typical US regional figure of roughly 5–7%.
Washington is currently $1.184 above the national average. Its typical gap over the past year has been $1.101 above the nation, so the current gap is $0.083 wider than usual.
| Crude oil | $2.359 | 43% | WTI at $99.08 a barrel ÷ 42 gallons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal tax | $0.184 | 3% | 18.3¢ excise plus a 0.1¢ storage-tank fee, unchanged since 1993 |
| State excise tax | $0.565 | 10% | 4th highest total state burden in the US |
| Other state taxes & fees | $0.037 | 1% | Oil Spill Administration Tax: $0.0400/bbl ($0.0009523/gal). Oil Spill Response tax: $0.0100/bbl ($0.000238/gal). |
| Everything else | $2.358 | 43% | refining, distribution and retail margin, plus the costs below |
Tax accounts for 14% of the pump price here — 78.6¢ a gallon, state and federal combined. Even that understates it: Climate Commitment Act cap-and-invest allowance costs, which are embedded in the wholesale price sit outside these figures and land in the “everything else” row, so treat that row as an upper bound on margin rather than a measure of it. See our methodology for how each row is derived.
Washington now carries the second-highest fuel tax burden in the country, and the cost of its cap-and-invest carbon programme sits on top of that.
Five refineries at Cherry Point, Anacortes, Ferndale and Tacoma supply the state, running Alaska North Slope and Canadian crude. Together they refine about 90% of the petroleum products consumed in Washington and Oregon. Like the rest of PADD 5, Washington has no pipeline connection to the Gulf Coast.
Puget Sound refining serves Washington, much of Oregon and part of the inland Northwest. The concentration means regional maintenance schedules matter a great deal.
Washington does not require a California-style reformulated blend statewide, but its participation in West Coast product markets ties it to the region’s specification-limited supply pool.
Carbon allowance auction results, which feed through to the pump within weeks, and Puget Sound refinery turnaround schedules.