Minnesota gas price history

Every weekly average the EIA has published for Minnesota since 2000-06-05 — 1,377 observations. Today is among the most expensive weeks on record: only 1% were dearer.

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Compare two published weeks in Minnesota. Inflation-adjusted prices use September 2026 dollars.

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Published weeks: 2025-09-29 and 2026-09-28. A date between releases uses the preceding observation within seven days.

Prices as paid · per gallon

$2.939 → $4.315

46.8% change

In September 2026 dollars · per gallon

$3.049 → $4.315

41.5% change

Sources: US EIA weekly retail prices; BLS monthly CPI-U. The download includes actual observation dates, units and methodology. Prices are averages, not individual station quotes.

Regular now

$4.18/gal

$0.10/gal below the US average

All-time high

$4.75/gal

2022-06-13

All-time low

$0.99/gal

2001-12-17

Since 2000

+164.2%

from $1.58/gal

Minnesota pump prices · USD/gal · monthly average, 2000–2026

$4.19▲ 141.5%over range

Regular
Diesel (Midwest)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail prices, averaged by month by FuelWideDownload chart:

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Where today sits

Five years ago

$3.09/gal

2021-10-18 · +35.3% since

Ten years ago

$2.16/gal

2016-10-17 · +94.0% since

Twenty years ago

$2.14/gal

2006-10-16 · +95.1% since

Average price by year

Year	Average	In September 2026 money	Cheapest	Dearest
2026	$3.65	—	$2.64	$4.34
2025	$2.96	—	$2.70	$3.14
2024	$3.11	$3.34	$2.75	$3.36
2023	$3.40	$3.76	$2.84	$3.95
2022	$3.77	$4.34	$2.97	$4.75
2021	$2.83	$3.52	$2.14	$3.18
2020	$2.01	$2.62	$1.51	$2.45
2019	$2.47	$3.25	$2.03	$2.74
2018	$2.61	$3.50	$2.08	$2.84
2017	$2.33	$3.20	$2.18	$2.53
2016	$2.03	$2.85	$1.45	$2.30
2015	$2.34	$3.32	$1.83	$2.76
2014	$3.24	$4.61	$2.15	$3.59
2013	$3.45	$4.98	$2.95	$4.29
2012	$3.52	$5.17	$3.05	$3.94
2011	$3.51	$5.26	$3.03	$3.94
2010	$2.75	$4.25	$2.56	$3.02
2009	$2.29	$3.59	$1.70	$2.67
2008	$3.09	$4.83	$1.58	$3.96
2007	$2.74	$4.45	$1.92	$3.32
2006	$2.49	$4.16	$2.12	$3.07
2005	$2.15	$3.70	$1.70	$2.86
2004	$1.78	$3.17	$1.50	$2.06
2003	$1.52	$2.78	$1.37	$1.75
2002	$1.35	$2.53	$1.08	$1.54
2001	$1.46	$2.78	$0.99	$1.84
2000	$1.53	$2.96	$1.36	$1.83

Adjusted using published monthly BLS CPI-U (CUUR0000SA0), in September 2026 dollars. An adjusted annual mean is omitted if any weekly observation lacks published CPI. Compare against the national series →