Home / Diesel
U.S. average · diesel · per gallon$6.28Diesel prices, week of October 19, 2026.
The average U.S. retail price of on-highway diesel is $6.276 per gallon for the week of October 19, 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up $0.10 from last week and up $2.66 from a year ago.
- vs last week
- +$0.097calculated
- vs last year
- +$2.656calculated
- 52-week low
- $3.459week of Jan 12
- 52-week high
- $6.529week of Sep 21
01
The past year
U.S. diesel
02
Where EIA publishes diesel
EIA publishes diesel for the U.S., its regions, and California. It does not publish diesel for the other tracked states or metro areas.
| Area | Diesel |
|---|---|
| 01Lower Atlantic | $5.740 |
| 02Gulf Coast | $5.903 |
| 03East Coast | $5.984 |
| 04United States | $6.276 |
| 05Midwest | $6.352 |
| 06Rocky Mountain | $6.422 |
| 07New England | $6.470 |
| 08Central Atlantic | $6.508 |
| 09West Coast (except California) | $6.659 |
| 10West Coast | $7.394 |
| 11California | $8.242 |
03
Diesel vs regular gas
Diesel and regular are priced separately, and the gap between them moves from week to week.
| U.S. average, per gallon | Amount |
|---|---|
| Diesel, week of Oct 19 | $6.276 |
| Regular gasoline, same week | $4.284 |
| Diesel premium over regular (calculated) | $1.992 |
| Narrowest gap, last 52 weeks (week of Oct 20) | $0.601 |
| Widest gap, last 52 weeks (week of Sep 21) | $2.051 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Gaps are calculated by Cheapest Fill from EIA’s weekly figures.
04
Questions
- What is the average price of diesel in the U.S.?
- $6.276 per gallon for the week of October 19, 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is on-highway diesel, the fuel sold at retail.
- How much more is diesel than regular gas?
- $1.99 more per gallon this week, on the U.S. average. Over the last 52 weeks the gap ran from $0.60 to $2.05 (our calculation from EIA figures).
- Where is diesel most expensive?
- Among the areas EIA publishes, California is highest at $8.242 and Lower Atlantic is lowest at $5.740. California diesel is $8.242, $1.97 above the national average.
- Does EIA publish diesel for every state?
- No. EIA publishes weekly diesel prices for the U.S., its regional groupings, and California. For the other states and metro areas it publishes gasoline only, so we show no diesel figure for them.
- How often does it update?
- Weekly. New EIA figures arrive once a week and this site checks every six hours. The latest data is for the week of October 19, 2026.