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Gas Prices in Kentucky

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Kentucky averages $4.02 — that is $1.06 per litre, and ranks #42 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon
$4.02
$1.06 per litre
Diesel, per gallon
$6.11
$1.61 per litre
World rank
#42
of 225, cheapest first
A gallon costs
2%
of an average day’s income

Why Kentucky pays this much

Mid-range U.S. state

Kentucky is near the U.S. average. State fuel taxes and supply costs here are middle-of-the-road, so the price mostly tracks national wholesale gasoline.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $4.02 gallon in Kentucky. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

ComponentPer gallonPer litre
Crude$2.14$0.57
Refining$0.56$0.15
Distribution$0.87$0.23
Tax$0.45$0.12
Pump price$4.02$1.06
Tax here is the published figure, not an estimate: 26.4¢ a gallon in Kentucky state taxes plus the 18.4¢ federal excise.

How that compares

ComparisonPer gallonDifference
Kentucky$4.02—
World average of all 225$5.55−$1.53
U.S. average$4.38−$0.36
Cheapest anywhere — Libya$0.09−$3.93
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong$16.70+$12.68
Since 2026-09-16, the average in Kentucky has risen by $0.17 a gallon.

Nearby in U.S.

Missouri$3.99South Carolina$3.99Kansas$4.01Oklahoma$4.01Florida$4.07North Dakota$4.13Wisconsin$4.13Virginia$4.17

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