Gas taxes by state

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Get the full breakdown of gas taxes by state.

The federal government and states levy excise taxes to maintain roads and highways, and these will be added to your purchases at the gas pump. There are other taxes that are charged for environmental purposes, and these rates vary state to state. Six states charge a sales tax which is calculated as a percentage of the purchase and varies based on the price per gallon. These prices only apply to gas taxes.

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State	State excise tax	Other taxes & fees	Sales tax	Total federal & state taxes*
Alabama	$0.240	$0.010		$0.434
Alaska	$0.080	$0.011		$0.275
Arizona	$0.180	$0.010		$0.374
Arkansas	$0.215	$0.003		$0.402
California*	$0.473	$0.005	Varies**	$0.733
Colorado	$0.220	$0.013		$0.417
Connecticut*	$0.250	$0.000	$0.081	$0.651
Delaware	$0.230	$0.009		$0.423
Florida	$0.040	$0.022	$0.141	$0.387
Georgia	$0.275	$0.008		$0.467
Hawaii*	$0.170	$0.025	$0.041	$0.491
Idaho	$0.320	$0.010		$0.514
Illinois*	$0.380	$0.011	$0.063	$0.743
Indiana	$0.300	$0.159		$0.643
Iowa	$0.305	$0.000		$0.489
Kansas	$0.240	$0.000		$0.424
Kentucky	$0.246	$0.014		$0.444
Louisiana	$0.200	$0.009		$0.393
Maine	$0.300	$0.015		$0.499
Maryland	$0.367	$0.002		$0.553
Massachusetts	$0.240	$0.027		$0.451
Michigan*	$0.263	$0.010	$0.060	$0.619
Minnesota	$0.285	$0.021		$0.490
Mississippi	$0.180	$0.000		$0.364
Missouri	$0.170	$0.003		$0.357
Montana	$0.320	$0.008		$0.512
Nebraska	$0.297	$0.009		$0.490
Nevada	$0.230	$0.008		$0.422
New Hampshire	$0.222	$0.016		$0.422
New Jersey*	$0.105	$0.310	$0.066	$0.797
New Mexico	$0.170	$0.019		$0.373
New York	$0.080	$0.181		$0.445
North Carolina	$0.362	$0.003		$0.549
North Dakota	$0.230	$0.000		$0.414
Ohio	$0.385	$0.010		$0.579
Oklahoma	$0.190	$0.010		$0.384
Oregon	$0.340	$0.001		$0.525
Pennsylvania	$0.000	$0.587		$0.771
Rhode Island	$0.340	$0.011		$0.535
South Carolina	$0.220	$0.008		$0.412
South Dakota	$0.280	$0.020		$0.484
Tennessee	$0.260	$0.014		$0.458
Texas	$0.200	$0.001		$0.385
Utah	$0.300	$0.007		$0.491
Vermont	$0.121	$0.189		$0.494
Virginia	$0.162	$0.006		$0.352
Washington	$0.494	$0.027		$0.705
West Virginia	$0.152	$0.205		$0.541
Wisconsin	$0.309	$0.020		$0.513
Wyoming	$0.230	$0.010		$0.424

The Total Federal and State Taxes column includes the Federal Excise Tax of $0.183 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, and additional taxes apply in Florida, depending on county and city.

*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 2.25% plus district taxes which vary from 0% to 3.25%

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