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The nationwide average tax on gasoline is 45.9 cents per gallon. A summary of federal and state excise taxes and other taxes collected on gasoline is shown below. The federal tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon. The average state gasoline excise tax is 18.7 cents per gallon. Other taxes add 8.8 cents per gallon to the average tax on gasoline. These other taxes include applicable sales taxes, gross receipts taxes, oil inspection fees, underground storage tank fees and other miscellaneous environmental fees. Adding these taxes and fees to the state excise taxes results in a volume-weighted average state tax of 27.5 cents per gallon. |
| State | Gasoline State Tax | Gasoline Other Taxes | Gasoline Total State Taxes | Gasoline Total State and Federal Taxes |
| Alabama | 16.0 | 4.3 | 20.3 | 38.7 |
| Alaska | 8.0 | 8.0 | 26.4 | |
| Arizona | 18.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 37.4 |
| California | 18.0 | 24.2 | 42.2 | 60.6 |
| Colorado | 22.0 | 22.0 | 40.4 | |
| Connecticut | 25.0 | 16.2 | 41.2 | 59.6 |
| Delaware | 23.0 | 23.0 | 41.4 | |
| D.C | 20.0 | 20.0 | 38.4 | |
| Florida | 4.0 | 27.9 | 31.9 | 50.3 |
| Georgia | 7.5 | 17.6 | 25.1 | 43.5 |
| Hawaii | 16.0 | 15.8 | 31.8 | 50.2 |
| Idaho | 25.0 | 25.0 | 43.4 | |
| Illinois | 19.0 | 17.7 | 36.7 | 55.1 |
| Indiana | 18.0 | 12.6 | 30.6 | 49.0 |
| Iowa | 20.7 | 1.0 | 21.7 | 40.1 |
| Kansas | 24.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 43.4 |
| Kentucky | 17.1 | 1.4 | 18.5 | 36.9 |
| Louisiana | 20.0 | 20.0 | 38.4 | |
| Maine | 25.9 | 1.5 | 27.4 | 45.8 |
| Maryland | 23.5 | 23.5 | 41.9 | |
| Massachusetts | 21.0 | 2.5 | 23.5 | 41.9 |
| Michigan | 19.0 | 15.5 | 34.5 | 52.9 |
| Minnesota | 20.0 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 40.4 |
| Mississippi | 18.0 | 0.8 | 18.8 | 37.2 |
| Missouri | 17.0 | 0.6 | 17.6 | 36.0 |
| Montana | 27.0 | 0.8 | 27.8 | 46.2 |
| Nebraska | 26.1 | 0.9 | 27.0 | 45.4 |
| Nevada | 23.0 | 9.5 | 32.5 | 50.9 |
| New Hampshire | 18.0 | 2.6 | 20.6 | 39.0 |
| New Jersey | 10.5 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 32.9 |
| New Mexico | 17.0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 36.4 |
| New York** | 8.0 | 41.5 | 49.5 | 67.9 |
| North carolina | 29.9 | 0.3 | 30.2 | 48.6 |
| North Dakota | 23.0 | 23.0 | 41.4 | |
| Ohio | 28.0 | 28.0 | 46.4 | |
| Oklahoma | 16.0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 35.4 |
| Oregon | 24.0 | 0.9 | 24.9 | 43.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.0 | 20.3 | 32.3 | 50.7 |
| Rhode Island | 27.0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 49.4 |
| South Carolina | 16.0 | 0.8 | 16.8 | 35.2 |
| South Dakota | 22.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 35.2 |
| Tennessee | 20.0 | 1.4 | 21.4 | 39.8 |
| Texas | 20.0 | 20.0 | 38.4 | |
| Utah | 24.5 | 24.5 | 42.9 | |
| Vermont | 19.0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 38.4 |
| Virginia | 17.5 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 38.0 |
| Washington | 31.0 | 31.0 | 49.4 | |
| West Virginia | 20.5 | 6.5 | 27.0 | 45.4 |
| Wisconsin | 30.9 | 2.0 | 32.9 | 51.3 |
| Wyoming | 13.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 32.4 |
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