As Maryland continues to see all time highs in gas prices the Carroll County Observer will continue to track the prices for local residents. This will be a weekly tracking article on The Observer with the following information:
- Average gas prices in the US
- Average gas prices in Maryland
- Average gas prices in Carroll County
- Jurisdictions with the highest gas prices and the lowest gas prices
Note: all prices are of Regular gas as noted on the AAA website
Data for May 21, 2022 per the AAA website:
Average gas price in the US:
Up over $0.14 the past week
- 5/7/2022: $4.301
- 5/14/2022: $4.452
- 5/21/2022: $4.593
Average gas price in Maryland
Up nearly $0.18 the past week
- 5/7/2022: $4.383
- 5/14/2022: $4.435
- 5/21/2022: $4.613
Average gas price in Carroll County
Up over $0.19 the past week
- 5/7/2022: $4.360
- 5/14/2022: $4.381
- 5/21/2022: $4.576
Jurisdictions with the highest average gas prices and the lowest gas prices
- Highest: Montgomery County at $4.716
- Lowest: Allegany County at $4.480
Items of note:
The price of $4.614 on May 19th is the “Highest Recorded Average Price” of regular gas in Maryland.
All current information can be found here: https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=MD
Other items of interest:
Gas prices in Maryland: Interactive map: https://t.co/lOSBex6Dmg pic.twitter.com/XNZZp7vgWw
— WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 (@wbalradio) May 19, 2022