Thanks to lower oil prices, the cost of gas has dropped in Missouri over the past week. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.

One week ago, the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in the United States was $4.75. That’s a nickel less than drivers paid a week earlier. As of yesterday, that average had continued to decline to $4.68.

Drivers in California continue to pay the highest price for a gallon of 87 octane at $6.09. In comparison, commuters in southwest Missouri are paying some of the lowest prices for gasoline in all of the state. According to Triple-A, Jasper county is tied with Mississippi county in southeast Missouri for having the lowest average cost for a gallon of gas at $4.17.

In fact, Dade, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, and Barry counties all rank as having some of the least expensive fuel in Missouri, averaging between $4.17 and $4.29 a gallon. The average price for gas in Missouri is $4.41.