
Gas is selling at drastically reduced prices in the United States as people continue to quarantine themselves indoors due to coronavirus.
In a whopping 13 states, gas could be found for less than $1 per gallon as of late last week, according to data released by the travel and navigation app GasBuddy.
The states on that list include New York, Michigan, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa, Virginia, Wisconsin, Kansas and Kentucky.
The United States as a whole has experienced a precipitous decline in gas prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the national average dipping to just $1.82 per gallon, according to AAA.
Six states have experienced their lowest prices in a decade: Wisconsin, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa.
I fully expect that as many as half of the nations states will ultimately see prices fall to at least decade lows, with perhaps most of them ultimately falling to lows not seen since the early 2000s, said Patrick De Haan, GasBuddys head petroleum analyst.
The demand for gas that the United States experienced in late February and early March has plummeted by 50% to 70% in April thus far, GasBuddy said.