Friday, August 14, 2009
(graphic: Friction and Fiction)
Nearly 10% of people’s income in Mississippi was spent buying gasoline in 2008, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The NRDC found that the significant jump in gas prices combined with the recession impacted many Americans across the South and other areas, and demonstrated the continued vulnerability of the United States to foreign oil imports.
The average driver in Mississippi spent 9.14% of their income buying gas (or $2,702) last year. Other states that were impacted the most by high fuel costs and the recession were Montana (8.07%; $2,762); South Carolina (7.59%; $2,419); Oklahoma (7.5%; $2,766); and Louisiana (7%; $2,540).
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Fighting Oil Addiction (Natural Resources Defense Council)
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