Gas prices continue to drop across Kansas. AAA- Kansas reports some of the least expensive gas in the nation is in our state. At $1.93/gallon, the statewide average gas price is now 31 cents lower than the national average and ninth cheapest in America. Kansas’ average gas price, which has fallen for about the past three months, is now 15 percent lower than this time last year.
Two Kansas metro areas are among the Top 50 cheapest gas prices in America this week. Wichita, at $1.85/gallon, checked in with the 34th lowest gas prices among larger metro areas. Kansas City, Kan. ($1.88) is 44th lowest.
This week’s Kansas gas price extremes:
HIGH: Elkhart (Morton County) – $2.50
LOW: Galena (Cherokee County) – $1.72