The estimated 37.5 million Americans who hit the road on Independence Day found the lowest gas prices for the holiday in more than a decade, according to AAA, whose data is collected from credit card swipes and direct feeds from 120,000 gas stations nationwide, in cooperation with OPIS and Wright Express.
Although the national average of $2.23 was the lowest for the holiday in 12 years, state averages in the southeastern U.S. were the lowest in 13 years. On July 4, 2017, gas prices averaged $1.99 in Tennessee – 7 cents less than a year ago, and the lowest price for the holiday since 2004.
The lowest price for a gallon of gas in Coffee County this week is $1.91 in Manchester and $1.92 in Tullahoma.