Alabamians have one more thing to be thankful for this year, as they are living in the state with the lowest gas prices in the nation this Thanksgiving Day.
The average price of a gallon of gas in Alabama as of Thanksgiving 2017 is less than $2.24, according to AAA. That's a far cry from the more than $3.26 people will pay per gallon on average at the pumps in Alaska this Turkey Day.
The Southeast is currently home to most of the cheapest average gas prices in the nation, with Mississippians and South Carolinians each paying less than $2.26 per gallon. Overall, the national average price for a gallon of gas this Thanksgiving is $2.521, down from $2.562 a week ago.
Thanksgiving is the year's busiest travel day, and with many families facing long drives to be with loved ones, every cent at the gas pump adds up.
AAA predicts that Thanksgiving 2017 will be see the most travel of any Thanksgiving in 12 years. So the fact that gas prices are down in recent days not only in Alabama but nationwide will help ease the burden on many American families' wallets.
"Nearly 46 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles away from their home by car this holiday. Many will be thankful to see gas prices trending cheaper in cities across the country," Jeanette Casselano, an AAA spokeswoman, said in a Nov. 20 statement. "Since 2014, the national gas price average has dropped one to five cents heading into the Thanksgiving week."