Gas Prices: How IL Compares With The Rest Of the United States

ILLINOIS —Gas prices are the highest they’ve been since 2008 in the Land of Lincoln and are increasing across the country.

On Tuesday, the national gas price average is $4.316, according to AAA. Illinois’ average price of $4.557 is the eighth highest in the country, although it was still nearly $1.25 a gallon cheaper than in California, where motorists are paying the most at the pumps of anyone in the United States.

While the statewide average ranks eighth in the U.S., the Chicago metro area's average gas price is about 35 cents higher, at $4.66 per gallon.

Prices are increasing across the board, especially at the pump. That pinch is expected to continue. Last Tuesday, President Joe Biden ordered a ban on Russian oil imports in retaliation for Vladimir Putin's onslaught in Ukraine.

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Here are average gas prices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as of Monday.

1. California: $5.744

2. Nevada: $4.956

3. Hawaii: $4.955

4. Washington: $4.738

5. Oregon: $4.737

6. Alaska: $4.727

7. Arizona: $4.601

8. Illinois: $4.565

9. District of Columbia: $4.508

10. Connecticut: $4.465

11. New York: $4.449

12.Pennsylvania: $4.425

13. Idaho: $4.362

14. Utah: $4.361

15.Massachusetts: $4.356

16. Rhode Island: $4.354

17.Florida: $4.340

18. New Jersey: $4.335

19. Vermont: $4.298

20. Georgia: $4.287

21. New Hampshire: $4.278

22. Maryland: $4.270

23. Maine: $4.261

24. Michigan: $4.238

25. Indiana: $4.237

26. Virginia: $4.230

27. Delaware: $4.210

28. New Mexico: $4.184

29. North Carolina: $4.181

30. Alabama: $4.148

31. Louisiana: $4.147

32. West Virginia: $4.114

33. Tennessee: $4.113

34. Ohio: $4.076

35. South Carolina: $4.066

36. Kentucky: $4.030

37. Wyoming: $4.027

38. Wisconsin: $4.022

39. Montana: $4.016

40. Mississippi: $3.998

41. Texas: $3.997

42. Colorado: $3.972

43. South Dakota: $3.966

44. Minnesota: $3.954

45. Iowa: $3.910

46. North Dakota: $3.900

47. Nebraska: $3.893

48. Arkansas:$3.892

49. Oklahoma: $3.851

50. Missouri:$3.840

51. Kansas:$3.818

In Illinois, the cheapest county to get gas is downstate White County ($4.185). Surrounding counties in the southern part of the state have lower-than-average prices as of Tuesday, according to AAA.

As expected, stations closer to Chicago and in the city’s suburbs have the highest prices. Cook County pumps are averaging $4.77 per gallon (more than 20 cents higher than the state average) with DeKalb County coming in at $4.59 per gallon, followed by DuPage ($4.55), Kane (4.54), and Will ($4.53) according to AAA