Economy#72 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Fill-Up Burden
A 15-gallon tank as a share of median weekly household income
Data: SmartAsset, AAA gas prices, May 2026 ↗nhmaps.com/63
A full bank account plus good policy means always having a full tank.
Cost of a 15-gallon gas fill-up as a share of median weekly household income (percent of median weekly household income)
Map: Visual Capitalist (data: SmartAsset, AAA) ↗Data: SmartAsset, AAA gas prices, May 2026 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3.1% |
| 2 | Maryland | 3.1% |
| 3 | New Jersey | 3.1% |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 3.2% |
| 5 | Virginia | 3.4% |
| 6 | Utah | 3.4% |
| 7 | Colorado | 3.4% |
| 8 | Minnesota | 3.4% |
| 9 | Connecticut | 3.5% |
| 10 | Delaware | 3.5% |
| 11 | Georgia | 3.6% |
| 12 | Texas | 3.6% |
| 13 | North Dakota | 3.8% |
| 14 | Nebraska | 3.8% |
| 14 | New York | 3.8% |
| 16 | Iowa | 3.9% |
| 17 | Kansas | 3.9% |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 3.9% |
| 19 | Alaska | 3.9% |
| 20 | South Dakota | 3.9% |
| 21 | Vermont | 4.0% |
| 22 | Idaho | 4.1% |
| 23 | North Carolina | 4.1% |
| 24 | South Carolina | 4.1% |
| 25 | Missouri | 4.1% |
| 25 | Tennessee | 4.1% |
| 27 | Florida | 4.1% |
| 28 | Hawaii | 4.1% |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 4.2% |
| 30 | Wyoming | 4.2% |
| 31 | Washington | 4.2% |
| 32 | Montana | 4.2% |
| 33 | Maine | 4.3% |
| 34 | Arizona | 4.3% |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | 4.3% |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 4.3% |
| 37 | Illinois | 4.4% |
| 38 | Alabama | 4.4% |
| 39 | California | 4.5% |
| 40 | New Mexico | 4.5% |
| 41 | Oregon | 4.6% |
| 42 | Arkansas | 4.6% |
| 43 | Nevada | 4.7% |
| 44 | Louisiana | 4.7% |
| 45 | Kentucky | 4.8% |
| 46 | Mississippi | 4.9% |
| 47 | Indiana | 5.0% |
| 48 | Michigan | 5.0% |
| 49 | Ohio | 5.0% |
| 50 | West Virginia | 5.2% |