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Diesel fuel taxes by state

 

Fleet Fuel Cards / Fuel Taxes by State

See the detailed list of diesel fuel taxes by state.

Both the federal government and individual states levy excise taxes to maintain roads and highways. Other taxes and fees are collected for a variety of environmental purposes that vary state to state. Five states charge sales tax on diesel fuel, which is calculated as a percentage of the fuel purchase and varies based on the price of fuel. The prices below are for diesel taxes only.

 

See a breakdown of unleaded gas taxes by state →

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State State excise tax Other taxes & fees Sales tax Total federal & state taxes*
Alabama $0.2500 $0.0175   $0.5115
Alaska $0.0800 $0.0105   $0.3345
Arizona $0.2600 $0.0100   $0.5140
Arkansas $0.2250 $0.0030   $0.4720
California* $0.3600 $0.00461 Varies** $0.9659
Colorado $0.2050 $0.0125   $0.4615
Connecticut $0.4650 $0.0000   $0.7090
Delaware $0.2200 $0.0090   $0.4730
Florida $0.0400 $0.02071 $0.1410 $0.4457
Georgia $0.3080 $0.0075   $0.5595
Hawaii* $0.1700 $0.0250 4.116% $0.5530
Idaho $0.3200 $0.0100   $0.5740
Illinois* $0.4550 $0.0110 6.250% $0.8822
Indiana $0.4900 $0.0100   $0.7440
Iowa $0.3250 $0.0000   $0.5690
Kansas $0.2600 $0.0003   $0.5043
Kentucky $0.2160 $0.0140   $0.4740
Louisiana $0.2000 $0.00925   $0.4533
Maine $0.3120 $0.00762   $0.5636
Maryland $0.3745 $0.0019   $0.6204
Massachusetts $0.2400 $0.02742   $0.5114
Michigan* $0.2630 $0.0100 6.000% $0.6822
Minnesota $0.2850 $0.0210   $0.5500
Mississippi $0.1800 $0.0000   $0.4240
Missouri $0.1700 $0.0030   $0.4170
Montana $0.2945 $0.0075   $0.5460
Nebraska $0.2970 $0.0030   $0.5440
Nevada $0.2700 $0.00750   $0.5215
New Hampshire $0.2220 $0.01625   $0.4823
New Jersey* $0.1350 $0.35055 6.625% $0.9346
New Mexico $0.2100 $0.01875   $0.4728
New York $0.0800 $0.1628   $0.4868
North Carolina $0.3620 $0.0025   $0.6085
North Dakota $0.2300 $0.00025   $0.4743
Ohio $0.4700 $0.012207   $0.7262
Oklahoma $0.1900 $0.0100   $0.4440
Oregon $0.3400 $0.0010   $0.5850
Pennsylvania $0.0000 $0.7410   $0.9850
Rhode Island $0.3400 $0.0112   $0.5952
South Carolina $0.2200 $0.0075   $0.4715
South Dakota $0.2800 $0.0200   $0.5440
Tennessee $0.2700 $0.0140   $0.5280
Texas $0.2000 $0.00087   $0.4449
Utah $0.3000 $0.0065   $0.5505
Vermont $0.2800 $0.0400   $0.5640
Virginia $0.2020 $0.0060   $0.4520
Washington $0.4940 $0.02714   $0.7651
West Virginia $0.1520 $0.2050   $0.6010
Wisconsin $0.3090 $0.0200   $0.5730
Wyoming $0.2300 $0.0100   $0.4840

 

The Total Federal and State Taxes column includes the Federal Excise Tax of $0.243 and the Leaking Underground Storage Tax of $0.001 per gallon.
Please note: Additional excise taxes apply in counties and cities in Alabama, Hawaii, Oregon and Virginia. Additional sales taxes apply in counties and cities in Illinois, Nebraska and New York. Additional use taxes apply in Nevada, depending on county and city. In Connecticut, diesel is exempt from gross receipts tax.
*For states that charge a percentage sales tax, a $2.50 base fuel price was used for the sales tax calculation. Excise and other taxes and fees that are subject to sales tax were then added before applying sales tax and calculating the total federal and state taxes.

**California sales tax rate of 13% plus district taxes which vary from 0% to 3.25%

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If you would like a more detailed breakdown of the fuel taxes from your latest invoice, please reach out to our customer service team. It may be difficult to calculate the exact taxes your company will pay until we invoice because counties and even individual cities or towns can levy their own charges. While we do our best to monitor changing tax rates and keep this table up-to-date, there may be a delay in publishing updates. Please reach out to marketing@pfleet.com if you have any questions about fuel taxes.

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