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Rates as of July 2026 (revised)

Gas tax by state

Where do drivers pay the most tax per gallon? In California, at 73.6¢ before the federal 18.4¢. The lightest load is in Alaska, at 8.9¢; the average state rate is 33.8¢.

state average
33.8¢
federal: 18.4¢ gas · 24.4¢ diesel
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingALAKAZARCACOFLGAHIIDILINIAKSKYLAMEMDMAMIMNMSMOMTNENVNMNYNCNDOHOKORPASCSDTNTXUTVAWAWVWIWY
18.9¢41.7¢64.5¢
State gas tax
RankStateGas taxWith federalDiesel taxWith federal
1stCalifornia73.6¢92.0¢92.9¢117.3¢
2ndIllinois71.7¢90.1¢79.2¢103.6¢
3rdIndiana64.5¢82.9¢64.0¢88.4¢
4thWashington60.2¢78.6¢63.2¢87.6¢
5thPennsylvania58.7¢77.1¢74.1¢98.5¢
6thMichigan53.4¢71.8¢53.4¢77.8¢
7thNew Jersey49.1¢67.5¢56.1¢80.5¢
8thMaryland46.8¢65.2¢47.7¢72.1¢
9thVirginia42.4¢60.8¢43.5¢67.9¢
10thNorth Carolina41.2¢59.7¢41.2¢65.6¢
11thRhode Island41.1¢59.5¢41.1¢65.5¢
12thFlorida40.1¢58.5¢41.0¢65.4¢
13thOregon40.0¢58.4¢40.0¢64.4¢
14thUtah38.6¢57.0¢38.6¢62.9¢
15thOhio38.5¢56.9¢47.0¢71.4¢
16thDistrict of Columbia35.7¢54.1¢35.7¢60.1¢
17thWest Virginia35.7¢54.1¢35.7¢60.1¢
18thGeorgia34.1¢52.4¢38.0¢62.5¢
19thMontana33.8¢52.2¢30.5¢54.9¢
20thIdaho33.0¢51.4¢33.0¢57.4¢
21stWisconsin32.9¢51.3¢32.9¢57.3¢
22ndMinnesota32.7¢51.1¢32.7¢57.1¢
23rdNebraska32.7¢51.1¢32.1¢56.5¢
24thMaine31.4¢49.9¢32.0¢56.4¢
25thVermont31.3¢49.7¢33.0¢57.4¢
26thAlabama31.0¢49.4¢32.8¢57.1¢
27thColorado30.2¢48.6¢35.7¢60.1¢
28thIowa30.0¢48.4¢32.5¢56.9¢
29thSouth Dakota30.0¢48.4¢30.0¢54.4¢
30thMissouri30.0¢48.4¢30.0¢54.4¢
31stSouth Carolina28.7¢47.1¢28.7¢53.1¢
32ndMassachusetts27.6¢46.0¢27.6¢52.0¢
33rdTennessee27.4¢45.8¢28.4¢52.8¢
34thKentucky26.4¢44.8¢23.4¢47.8¢
35thKansas25.0¢43.4¢27.0¢51.4¢
36thArkansas25.0¢43.4¢28.8¢53.2¢
37thConnecticut25.0¢43.4¢49.9¢74.3¢
38thMississippi24.4¢42.8¢24.4¢48.8¢
39thNew York24.2¢42.6¢22.4¢46.8¢
40thWyoming24.0¢42.4¢24.0¢48.4¢
41stNevada23.8¢42.2¢27.8¢52.2¢
42ndNew Hampshire23.8¢42.1¢23.8¢48.1¢
43rdNorth Dakota23.0¢41.4¢23.0¢47.4¢
44thDelaware23.0¢41.4¢22.0¢46.4¢
45thLouisiana20.9¢39.3¢20.9¢45.3¢
46thOklahoma20.0¢38.4¢20.0¢44.4¢
47thTexas20.0¢38.4¢20.0¢44.4¢
48thArizona19.0¢37.4¢19.0¢43.4¢
49thNew Mexico18.9¢37.3¢22.9¢47.3¢
50thHawaii18.5¢36.9¢18.5¢42.9¢
51stAlaska8.9¢27.3¢8.9¢33.4¢

State excise taxes plus other statewide taxes and fees, as compiled by the EIA (July 2026 (revised)). County, local and general sales taxes are not included. About the federal gas tax