Statewide average updated daily • Source: AAA
Wyoming gas prices typically run near the national average with significant variation between the more accessible cities and the state’s remote stretches. Wyoming is an energy producing powerhouse — it is the largest coal producing state in the country and a significant oil and natural gas producer — yet like North Dakota, crude oil production does not automatically translate to cheap retail gasoline when much of that crude leaves the state for refining elsewhere. Cheyenne and Casper tend to have the most competitive prices while resort towns like Jackson Hole can run dramatically above the state average.
Wyoming’s state gas tax is approximately 24 cents per gallon, below the national average. The low tax rate partially offsets the higher supply chain costs that come with the state’s remote geography and distance from major refining centers.
Wyoming has some local refining capacity in the Casper area, and benefits from proximity to the Billings, Montana refineries that supply much of the Northern Rockies region. Cheyenne on the southeastern corner benefits from proximity to Colorado’s Front Range fuel distribution infrastructure.
Jackson Hole in northwestern Wyoming presents one of the most extreme fuel pricing situations in the continental United States — accessible only through mountain passes that limit tanker truck access, serving one of the most affluent tourist destinations in the country where price sensitivity is exceptionally low, with minimal station competition. Gas in Jackson regularly runs among the most expensive in the nation.
Did you know? Wyoming’s Powder River Basin accounts for approximately 40 percent of all coal mined in the United States, making Wyoming the energy production capital of America even as the coal industry faces long-term decline. Jackson Hole regularly appears on lists of the most expensive gas prices in the continental United States — a combination of geographic isolation, captive wealthy tourist demand, and minimal competition. Wyoming has no state income tax and no corporate income tax, with the entire fiscal model built around energy extraction revenues rather than income taxation.
Compare today’s average in Wyoming with nearby states to understand regional price differences.
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Crude oil prices are the biggest driver of what you pay at the pump. For U.S. and global crude oil production data updated from EIA figures, see Oil Production Live.