How gas prices have changed in New Jersey in the last week

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February 20, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in New Jersey in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in New Jersey using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of February 26.

New Jersey by the numbers
- Gas current price: $2.92
- Week change: -$0.01 (-0.3%)
- Year change: -$0.10 (-3.4%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $5.06 (6/13/22)

- Diesel current price: $3.95
- Week change: +$0.04 (+1.0%)
- Year change: +$0.17 (+4.6%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $6.34 (5/18/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in New Jersey
#1. Cape May: $3.01
#2. Newark: $2.96
#3. Monmouth-Ocean: $2.94
#4. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon: $2.93
#5. Atlantic City: $2.92
#6. Trenton: $2.92
#7. Parsippany-Troy Hills: $2.91
#8. Bergen-Passaic: $2.91
#9. Warren County: $2.89
#10. Vineland: $2.89
#11. Philadelphia (NJ Only): $2.88

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.44
#2. Mississippi: $2.53
#3. Kansas: $2.55
#4. Louisiana: $2.56
#5. Tennessee: $2.57

Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.71
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $3.92
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.36
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.40
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.64

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