Gas in Minnesota averaged $1.53 in 2000 — $2.83 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.53
In 2025 dollars
$2.83
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Minnesota across 2000, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U). EIA’s weekly series for Minnesota begins mid-2000, so this year reflects 30 weeks of data.
Across the year
How Minnesota prices moved through 2000
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.83 the week of June 19, 2000; the low was $1.36 the week of July 24, 2000 — a swing of 35.1%.
View the weekly data (30 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.96 |
| June 12, 2000 | $1.77 | $3.31 |
| June 19, 2000 | $1.83 | $3.43 |
| June 26, 2000 | $1.75 | $3.27 |
| July 3, 2000 | $1.62 | $3.01 |
| July 10, 2000 | $1.53 | $2.86 |
| July 17, 2000 | $1.42 | $2.64 |
| July 24, 2000 | $1.36 | $2.53 |
| July 31, 2000 | $1.36 | $2.53 |
| August 7, 2000 | $1.43 | $2.66 |
| August 14, 2000 | $1.40 | $2.61 |
| August 21, 2000 | $1.48 | $2.76 |
| August 28, 2000 | $1.55 | $2.90 |
| September 4, 2000 | $1.61 | $2.99 |
| September 11, 2000 | $1.59 | $2.95 |
| September 18, 2000 | $1.61 | $2.98 |
| September 25, 2000 | $1.56 | $2.89 |
| October 2, 2000 | $1.50 | $2.77 |
| October 9, 2000 | $1.47 | $2.73 |
| October 16, 2000 | $1.52 | $2.82 |
| October 23, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.93 |
| October 30, 2000 | $1.54 | $2.85 |
| November 6, 2000 | $1.48 | $2.73 |
| November 13, 2000 | $1.51 | $2.79 |
| November 20, 2000 | $1.47 | $2.71 |
| November 27, 2000 | $1.50 | $2.78 |
| December 4, 2000 | $1.46 | $2.69 |
| December 11, 2000 | $1.41 | $2.60 |
| December 18, 2000 | $1.45 | $2.67 |
| December 25, 2000 | $1.42 | $2.61 |
Year over year
How 2000 compares, adjusted for inflation
vs. prior year
No earlier year on record.
vs. following year · 2001
+6.6%
2001 averaged $2.66 in 2025 dollars.
2000 was Minnesota’s 22nd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 6th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Minnesota fuel prices by grade in 2000
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1.53 | $2.83 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.58 | $2.93 | +5.3¢ |
| Premium | $1.66 | $3.07 | +13.1¢ |
Common questions
Minnesota gas prices in 2000, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Minnesota in 2000?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Minnesota in 2000 was $1.53 per gallon — about $2.83 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Minnesota during 2000?
- Minnesota's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.83 the week of June 19, 2000 and bottomed out at $1.36 the week of July 24, 2000 — a swing of 35.1% across the year.
- How does 2000 rank for gas prices in Minnesota history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2000 was the 22nd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Minnesota out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).