RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen and the current price is about .4-cents higher today than prices last week. Monday morning prices for regular unleaded came in at an average price of $3.02 per gallon throughout the Volunteer State, according to AAA – the Auto Club.
The Auto Club reports that gas prices in Rutherford County are currently averaging $3.06 per gallon. North of Murfreesboro in Wilson County, gas prices are averaging $3.02 per gallon, while Cannon County – to the East of the ‘Boro, their prices are sitting at $3.03 per gallon. South of Rutherford County in nearby Shelbyville, prices are averaging $3.08 per gallon.
The highest priced fuel in Tennessee is just over the county line and into Williamson County. There, the price of gas is averaging $3.39 per gallon. Davidson County as a whole has prices equaling $3.12 per gallon for regular unleaded while the inner Nashville area has average prices sitting at $3.11 per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.37/g today – as reported by GasBuddy.com. The national average is down 11.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 47.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Historical Gas Prices in TN and the U.S. Going Back 10-Years:
- August 19, 2023: $3.46/g (U.S. Average: $3.84/g)
- August 19, 2022: $3.43/g (U.S. Average: $3.89/g)
- August 19, 2021: $2.83/g (U.S. Average: $3.16/g)
- August 19, 2020: $1.87/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
- August 19, 2019: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.60/g)
- August 19, 2018: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $2.82/g)
- August 19, 2017: $2.12/g (U.S. Average: $2.32/g)
- August 19, 2016: $1.94/g (U.S. Average: $2.15/g)
- August 19, 2015: $2.28/g (U.S. Average: $2.66/g)
- August 19, 2014: $3.21/g (U.S. Average: $3.44/g)
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
- Chattanooga- $2.90/g, up 3.4 cents per gallon from last week's $2.86/g.
- Nashville- $3.11/g, up 6.8 cents per gallon from last week's $3.04/g.
- Huntsville- $3.09/g, down 1.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.10/g.
DIESEL - The national average price of diesel has declined 2.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.69 per gallon - the lowest level in 940 days, according to GasBuddy. In Tennessee, diesel is averaging $3.49 per gallon, which is .12-cents cheaper than prices last month.
