Gas prices in Rhode Island
EIA does not publish a weekly retail gasoline price for Rhode Island. The federal survey prices the district Rhode Island sits in, New England (PADD 1A), at $4.10 per gallon in the week of August 31, 2026, 3 cents above the US average of $4.07. Pump prices inside the district vary around that figure.
On-highway diesel for New England (PADD 1A) is $5.74, 14 cents above the US diesel average of $5.60. EIA runs the diesel survey for California and the regions only, so every other state carries its district figure here. A 37 cent excise sits at the New England high end.
[EIA regional: New England (PADD 1A)] Series EMM_EPMR_PTE_R1X_DPG · State excise: 37.0 cents/gal · PADD 1
Rhode Island's pump-price cost stack
Every gallon breaks down into five named slices. Applying the shares to the $4.10 figure above, and to Rhode Island's own excise rate, the stack looks like this:
Crude / refining / distribution shares estimated from EIA Petroleum Marketing Monthly. Federal excise from FHWA Highway Statistics. State excise from the API Motor Fuel Tax Map and Tax Foundation 2026. [EIA · 31 Aug 2026] [API · 31 Aug 2026]
Border-state comparison
How the neighbours read in the same survey week. Neighbours inside the same EIA district carry the same published figure, which is why several rows can match exactly.
Use the border comparator to compute the per-tank difference where the two states fall in different EIA districts.
Metro-level EIA series for Rhode Island
EIA publishes no metro-level retail series inside Rhode Island. Its ten metro series cover Boston, New York City, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. We do not have a sourced within-state breakdown for Rhode Island and are not going to estimate one.
FAQ
What is the current average price of regular gas in Rhode Island?
EIA does not publish a weekly retail gasoline price for Rhode Island. The federal survey prices the district Rhode Island sits in, New England (PADD 1A), at $4.10 per gallon in the week of August 31, 2026, 3 cents above the US average of $4.07. Pump prices inside the district vary around that figure. [EIA regional: New England (PADD 1A)]
Does EIA publish a price for Rhode Island?
No. EIA prices the US, the five PADDs, three PADD 1 sub-districts, West Coast less California, ten metro areas and nine states. Rhode Island is not among them, so this page shows New England (PADD 1A) and labels it.
What is Rhode Island's state gas tax?
37.0 cents per gallon state excise, plus the 18.4 cents federal excise. [API · 31 Aug 2026]