NEW: One Month Into Iran War, Americans Have Paid $8.4 Billion More for Gas, Now Costs $145 to Fill Pickup Truck
New Data Also Includes State-by-State Breakdown of Increased Spending on Gas Since Trump’s War Began
WASHINGTON – One month since President Trump unilaterally started his war against Iran, a new Joint Economic Committee – Minority analysis shows the ways in which Americans are being squeezed by surging gas prices. The price of gasoline is now more than $4 a gallon, and a new Committee analysis shows that – in just one month – American households paid $8.4 billion more for gasoline compared to prices before Trump’s war on Iran. Additionally, the Committee analysis finds that it now costs $145 to fill up America’s top-selling pickup truck, $58 to fill up the top SUV, and $52 to fill up the top sedan.
“President Trump's illegal war against Iran is causing pain at the pump for Americans,” said Senator Maggie Hassan, Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee. “As gas prices soar, Americans are wincing at the pump as the total rolls higher, hoping that they soon hear that click. Today’s new report is more proof of the ways in which President Trump continues to make it harder for families to get by.”
To calculate gas cost changes, the Committee used AAA, Federal Highway Administration, and Energy Information Administration data in order to estimate the increase in gasoline spending since February 28 and data from Edmunds on the top-selling gas vehicles in the United States. The analysis found that fill-up costs are now 35% higher, which means that:
- The cost to fill up the top-selling pickup truck is now $144.65, an increase of $37.29
- The cost to fill up the top-selling SUV is now $58.26, an increase of $15.02
- The cost to fill up the top-selling sedan is now $52.23, an increase of $13.46
Additionally, the Committee found that over the last month alone, American households paid $8.39 billion more for gasoline compared to if prices had stayed where they were before Trump’s war on Iran. The Committee also calculated state-by-state spending increases.
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State |
Increase in Total Gasoline Spending Since Feb. 28 |
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Alabama |
+$196,406,917 |
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Alaska |
+$13,964,634 |
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Arizona |
+$258,408,761 |
|
Arkansas |
+$82,846,465 |
|
California |
+$969,773,559 |
|
Colorado |
+$163,888,750 |
|
Connecticut |
+$86,681,093 |
|
Delaware |
+$29,067,924 |
|
District of Columbia |
+$6,575,592 |
|
Florida |
+$684,409,738 |
|
Georgia |
+$300,430,436 |
|
Hawaii |
+$20,266,753 |
|
Idaho |
+$54,102,435 |
|
Illinois |
+$289,007,472 |
|
Indiana |
+$222,625,220 |
|
Iowa |
+$83,383,613 |
|
Kansas |
+$65,250,275 |
|
Kentucky |
+$156,757,093 |
|
Louisiana |
+$150,874,146 |
|
Maine |
+$46,733,210 |
|
Maryland |
+$152,168,610 |
|
Massachusetts |
+$137,844,516 |
|
Michigan |
+$268,195,039 |
|
Minnesota |
+$103,696,370 |
|
Mississippi |
+$101,244,989 |
|
Missouri |
+$156,296,345 |
|
Montana |
+$26,735,953 |
|
Nebraska |
+$42,329,467 |
|
Nevada |
+$83,371,662 |
|
New Hampshire |
+$38,344,803 |
|
New Jersey |
+$221,003,670 |
|
New Mexico |
+$68,732,031 |
|
New York |
+$265,202,780 |
|
North Carolina |
+$361,391,801 |
|
North Dakota |
+$16,718,916 |
|
Ohio |
+$318,491,370 |
|
Oklahoma |
+$107,343,274 |
|
Oregon |
+$76,834,495 |
|
Pennsylvania |
+$238,535,408 |
|
Rhode Island |
+$20,087,682 |
|
South Carolina |
+$186,052,220 |
|
South Dakota |
+$19,317,457 |
|
Tennessee |
+$240,367,609 |
|
Texas |
+$1,037,436,599 |
|
Utah |
+$107,468,406 |
|
Vermont |
+$14,369,445 |
|
Virginia |
+$253,661,442 |
|
Washington |
+$135,243,797 |
|
West Virginia |
+$40,879,762 |
|
Wisconsin |
+$130,010,397 |
|
Wyoming |
+$16,648,820 |
|
United States |
+$8,398,975,295 |
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Source: Daily data on average gasoline prices from AAA.com through March 31st, 2026, state-by-state data on gasoline consumption from the Federal Highway Administration, and national data on gasoline demand from the Energy Information Administration. |
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