How gas prices have changed in Iowa in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Iowa using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of October 16.

Iowa by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.16
- Week change: -$0.13 (-2.9%)
- Year change: +$1.41 (+51.1%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.76 (6/15/22)

- Diesel current price: $6.07
- Week change: +$0.06 (+1.0%)
- Year change: +$2.63 (+76.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $6.32 (9/21/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in Iowa
#1. Dubuque: $4.32
#2. Iowa City: $4.20
#3. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (IA only): $4.18
#4. Ames: $4.18
#5. Cedar Rapids: $4.16
#6. Council Bluffs: $4.12
#7. Waterloo-Cedar Falls: $4.10
#8. Sioux City (IA only): $4.09
#9. Des Moines: $4.09

States with the least expensive gas
#1. North Carolina: $3.67
#2. Georgia: $3.76
#3. Texas: $3.82
#4. Tennessee: $3.87
#5. South Carolina: $3.89

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

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#5. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $4.97

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#4. Washington

- Regular gas price: $5.41

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#3. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $5.42

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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $5.64

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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $6.22

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