Average gasoline prices in Mississippi have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.60/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,014 stations in Mississippi. 

Prices in Mississippi are 4.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 40.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 5.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.558 per gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Mississippi was priced at $2.06/g while the most expensive was $3.09/g, a difference of $1.03/g. The lowest price in the state was $2.06/g while the highest was $3.09/g, a difference of $1.03/g.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today. The national average is down 10.6 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 42.4 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.

 

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:

• Baton Rouge- $2.65/g, up 5.1 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.60/g.
• Jackson- $2.62/g, up 1.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.60/g.
• Louisiana- $2.67/g, up 2.1 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.64/g.

 

Historical gasoline prices in Mississippi and the national average going back in recent years:

• March 17, 2024: $3.00/g (U.S. Average: $3.44/g)
• March 17, 2023: $2.96/g (U.S. Average: $3.43/g)
• March 17, 2022: $3.95/g (U.S. Average: $4.28/g)
• March 17, 2021: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g)
• March 17, 2020: $1.90/g (U.S. Average: $2.19/g)
• March 17, 2019: $2.30/g (U.S. Average: $2.54/g)
• March 17, 2018: $2.26/g (U.S. Average: $2.54/g)
• March 17, 2017: $2.05/g (U.S. Average: $2.29/g)
• March 17, 2016: $1.78/g (U.S. Average: $1.96/g)
• March 17, 2015: $2.20/g (U.S. Average: $2.41/g)