RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen and the current price is about .4-cents higher today than prices last week. Monday morning prices for regular unleaded came in at an average price of $3.02 per gallon throughout the Volunteer State, according to AAA – the Auto Club.

The Auto Club reports that gas prices in Rutherford County are currently averaging $3.06 per gallon. North of Murfreesboro in Wilson County, gas prices are averaging $3.02 per gallon, while Cannon County – to the East of the ‘Boro, their prices are sitting at $3.03 per gallon. South of Rutherford County in nearby Shelbyville, prices are averaging $3.08 per gallon.

The highest priced fuel in Tennessee is just over the county line and into Williamson County. There, the price of gas is averaging $3.39 per gallon. Davidson County as a whole has prices equaling $3.12 per gallon for regular unleaded while the inner Nashville area has average prices sitting at $3.11 per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.37/g today – as reported by GasBuddy.com. The national average is down 11.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 47.8 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. August 19, 2023: $3.46/g (U.S. Average: $3.84/g)
2. August 19, 2022: $3.43/g (U.S. Average: $3.89/g)
3. August 19, 2021: $2.83/g (U.S. Average: $3.16/g)
4. August 19, 2020: $1.87/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
5. August 19, 2019: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.60/g)
6. August 19, 2018: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $2.82/g)
7. August 19, 2017: $2.12/g (U.S. Average: $2.32/g)
8. August 19, 2016: $1.94/g (U.S. Average: $2.15/g)
9. August 19, 2015: $2.28/g (U.S. Average: $2.66/g)
10. August 19, 2014: $3.21/g (U.S. Average: $3.44/g)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:

• Chattanooga- $2.90/g, up 3.4 cents per gallon from last week's $2.86/g.
• Nashville- $3.11/g, up 6.8 cents per gallon from last week's $3.04/g.
• Huntsville- $3.09/g, down 1.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.10/g.

DIESEL - The national average price of diesel has declined 2.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.69 per gallon - the lowest level in 940 days, according to GasBuddy. In Tennessee, diesel is averaging $3.49 per gallon, which is .12-cents cheaper than prices last month.