RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.70/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 5.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 23.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 2.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.89 per gallon.

In Rutherford County, the average price of fuel is $2.69 per gallon. South of Murfreesboro in Bedford County, AAA Auto Club shows prices for regular unleaded are averaging $2.68 per gallon. Above Rutherford County in the Lebanon area, prices are an average of $2.73 per gallon while Nashville prices are at $2.72 per gallon. Nearby Williamson County still has the highest priced fuel, averaging $3.12 per gallon on Monday.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.04/g today. The national average is down 1.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 23.9 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.

1. January 15, 2023: $2.93/g (U.S. Average: $3.28/g)
2. January 15, 2022: $3.00/g (U.S. Average: $3.30/g)
3. January 15, 2021: $2.16/g (U.S. Average: $2.39/g)
4. January 15, 2020: $2.31/g (U.S. Average: $2.56/g)
5. January 15, 2019: $1.97/g (U.S. Average: $2.24/g)
6. January 15, 2018: $2.33/g (U.S. Average: $2.53/g)
7. January 15, 2017: $2.12/g (U.S. Average: $2.34/g)
8. January 15, 2016: $1.69/g (U.S. Average: $1.92/g)
9. January 15, 2015: $1.92/g (U.S. Average: $2.07/g)
10. January 15, 2014: $3.10/g (U.S. Average: $3.30/g)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:

• Chattanooga- $2.66/g, up 11.3 cents per gallon from last week's $2.55/g.
• Nashville- $2.73/g, up 7.9 cents per gallon from last week's $2.65/g.
• Huntsville- $2.81/g, up 6.4 cents per gallon from last week's $2.75/g.

As for diesel prices in the Volunteer State, the average price is currently $3.66 per gallon. During this same period last year, diesel was selling for $4.39 per gallon. Records show diesel hit a peak on June 15, 2022. At that point, diesel was averaging $5.64 per gallon in Tennessee.