Christmas gift at the pump: Gas prices hit 4-year low for holiday travelers nationwide
11 states are now below national average, with Oklahoma leading at $2.293 per gallon
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Christmas travelers are getting a major break at the pump this year.
Gas prices have hit their lowest level in four years, leaving a little extra room in the budget for everything else that comes with the season.
Some 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday period of Saturday, Dec. 20, to Thursday, Jan. 1, AAA projects.
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Over eight million travelers will take domestic flights — while 109.5 million Americans will be traveling by car for their year-end trips, the report noted.
In 2024, the national average price of gas was $3.04. This year the national average has dropped to its lowest of the past four years.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Christmas travelers are saving big as gas prices drop to their lowest level in four years, at $2.855 average across the nation. (iStock)
The record high prices of gas were recorded on June 14, 2022, at an average of $5.016.
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The average price for a regular gallon of gas on December 22 was recorded at $2.855 by AAA.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eleven states are right now below the national average price for a gallon of regular gas. (Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
Eleven states have been recorded below the national average.
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Take a look at this list from AAA.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Oklahoma $2.293
Iowa $2.430
Arkansas $2.418
Colorado $2.441
Texas $2.467
Wisconsin $2.472
Oklahoma has the lowest national price of gas at $2.293. (Chip Chipman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Tennessee $2.474
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Kansas $2.487
Louisiana $2.488
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