Gas Tax

State gasoline and diesel excise tax per gallon. Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, IRS, and Tax Foundation, cited on every page.

Gas Tax by state (2026)

Ranked highest to lowest. The federal excise tax is added on top.

StateState taxState + federalDiesel
California73.64¢92.04¢92.94¢
Illinois70.40¢88.80¢77.90¢
Indiana63.10¢81.50¢64.00¢
Washington60.17¢78.57¢63.17¢
Pennsylvania58.70¢77.10¢74.10¢
Michigan53.40¢71.80¢53.40¢
New Jersey49.15¢67.55¢56.15¢
Maryland46.81¢65.21¢47.66¢
Virginia42.40¢60.80¢43.50¢
North Carolina41.25¢59.65¢41.25¢
Rhode Island41.12¢59.52¢41.12¢
Florida40.10¢58.50¢40.97¢
Oregon40.00¢58.40¢40.00¢
Ohio38.50¢56.90¢47.00¢
West Virginia35.70¢54.10¢35.70¢
District of Columbia35.70¢54.10¢35.70¢
Vermont34.88¢53.28¢33.00¢
Georgia34.05¢52.45¢38.05¢
Montana33.75¢52.15¢30.50¢
Idaho33.00¢51.40¢33.00¢
Wisconsin32.90¢51.30¢32.90¢
Minnesota32.70¢51.10¢32.70¢
Nebraska32.70¢51.10¢32.10¢
Utah32.55¢50.95¢38.55¢
Maine31.45¢49.85¢31.96¢
Alabama31.00¢49.40¢32.75¢
Colorado30.18¢48.58¢35.68¢
Iowa30.00¢48.40¢32.50¢
South Dakota30.00¢48.40¢30.00¢
Missouri29.99¢48.39¢29.99¢
South Carolina28.75¢47.15¢28.75¢
Massachusetts27.56¢45.96¢27.56¢
Tennessee27.40¢45.80¢28.40¢
Kentucky26.40¢44.80¢23.40¢
Kansas25.03¢43.43¢27.03¢
Arkansas25.00¢43.40¢28.80¢
Connecticut25.00¢43.40¢49.90¢
Nevada24.81¢43.21¢27.75¢
Mississippi24.40¢42.80¢24.40¢
New York24.18¢42.58¢22.38¢
Wyoming24.00¢42.40¢24.00¢
New Hampshire23.75¢42.15¢23.75¢
North Dakota23.03¢41.43¢23.03¢
Delaware23.00¢41.40¢22.00¢
Louisiana20.93¢39.33¢20.93¢
Oklahoma20.00¢38.40¢20.00¢
Texas20.00¢38.40¢20.00¢
Arizona19.00¢37.40¢19.00¢
New Mexico18.88¢37.28¢22.88¢
Hawaii18.50¢36.90¢18.50¢
Alaska8.95¢27.35¢8.95¢

Excludes local taxes and environmental/carbon-related costs.

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