Four States Averaged at Least $5 Gasoline. The U.S. Figure Was Above $4.

NBC News refreshed its gasoline tracker on October 22, 2026, using AAA averages rather than the federal weekly survey. The national average stood at more than $4 a gallon. NBC said that level was up more than 40% since the United States and Israel launched the war, and still more than $1 a gallon above the start of the war, even after a drop of about 20 cents since mid-May.

The national figure hides a wide map. California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Washington averaged at least $5 a gallon. Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas were the least expensive, although this update did not print their exact prices. A Brown University analysis cited by NBC estimates the gas-price increase since the war began has cost Americans more than $70 billion altogether. That is an aggregate estimate, not one driver's receipt and not a finding about grocery prices.

AAA's daily readings can differ from the Energy Information Administration's weekly averages. The page did not assign a cause to each state.

Does more than $4 a gallon mean every U.S. driver is paying that price? No. It is the national AAA average in NBC's October 22 update. Four states were at $5 or above, while Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas were lower, without new dollar prices printed for those three.