Cigarette Tax
State cigarette excise tax per pack of 20. Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, IRS, and Tax Foundation, cited on every page.
Cigarette Tax by state (2026)
Ranked highest to lowest. The federal excise tax is added on top.
| State | State tax | State + federal |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $5.35 | $6.36 |
| District of Columbia | $5.07 | $6.08 |
| Maryland | $5.00 | $6.01 |
| Rhode Island | $4.50 | $5.51 |
| Connecticut | $4.35 | $5.36 |
| Minnesota | $3.88 | $4.89 |
| Hawaii | $3.60 | $4.61 |
| Massachusetts | $3.51 | $4.52 |
| Maine | $3.50 | $4.51 |
| Oregon | $3.33 | $4.34 |
| Vermont | $3.08 | $4.09 |
| Washington | $3.03 | $4.04 |
| New Jersey | $3.00 | $4.01 |
| Indiana | $3.00 | $4.01 |
| Illinois | $2.98 | $3.99 |
| California | $2.87 | $3.88 |
| Pennsylvania | $2.60 | $3.61 |
| Wisconsin | $2.52 | $3.53 |
| Colorado | $2.24 | $3.25 |
| Utah | $2.20 | $3.21 |
| Delaware | $2.10 | $3.11 |
| Oklahoma | $2.03 | $3.04 |
| Alaska | $2.00 | $3.01 |
| Arizona | $2.00 | $3.01 |
| Michigan | $2.00 | $3.01 |
| New Mexico | $2.00 | $3.01 |
| Nevada | $1.80 | $2.81 |
| New Hampshire | $1.78 | $2.79 |
| Montana | $1.70 | $2.71 |
| Ohio | $1.60 | $2.61 |
| South Dakota | $1.53 | $2.54 |
| Texas | $1.41 | $2.42 |
| Iowa | $1.36 | $2.37 |
| Florida | $1.34 | $2.35 |
| Kansas | $1.29 | $2.30 |
| West Virginia | $1.20 | $2.21 |
| Arkansas | $1.15 | $2.16 |
| Kentucky | $1.10 | $2.11 |
| Louisiana | $1.08 | $2.09 |
| Mississippi | $0.68 | $1.69 |
| Alabama | $0.68 | $1.69 |
| Nebraska | $0.64 | $1.65 |
| Tennessee | $0.62 | $1.63 |
| Virginia | $0.60 | $1.61 |
| Wyoming | $0.60 | $1.61 |
| South Carolina | $0.57 | $1.58 |
| Idaho | $0.57 | $1.58 |
| North Carolina | $0.45 | $1.46 |
| North Dakota | $0.44 | $1.45 |
| Georgia | $0.37 | $1.38 |
| Missouri | $0.17 | $1.18 |