How gas prices have changed in Providence in the last week

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March 2, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in Providence in the last week

CheapInsurance.com compiled statistics on gas prices in Providence-Fall River-Warwick (RI only) metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of March 2.

Providence by the numbers
- Gas current price: $2.91
--- Rhode Island average: $2.91
- Week change: +$0.04 (+1.4%)
- Year change: -$0.08 (-2.5%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $5.02 (6/13/22)

- Diesel current price: $4.00
- Week change: +$0.05 (+1.3%)
- Year change: +$0.18 (+4.7%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $6.47 (5/18/22)

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.48
#2. Mississippi: $2.55
#3. Kansas: $2.57
#4. Louisiana: $2.58
#5. Tennessee: $2.61
#6. Arkansas: $2.62
#7. Texas: $2.62
#8. Iowa: $2.63
#9. Kentucky: $2.63
#10. North Dakota: $2.65

States with the most expensive gas
#1. California: $4.66
#2. Hawaii: $4.38
#3. Washington: $4.37
#4. Oregon: $3.92
#5. Nevada: $3.70
#6. Alaska: $3.62
#7. Arizona: $3.32
#8. Pennsylvania: $3.12
#9. Washington, D.C.: $3.10
#10. Illinois: $3.06

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