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Gas tax by state (2026)

How much state tax you pay on each gallon of gasoline and diesel.

General information only, not legal, insurance or financial advice. Not affiliated with any government agency. Rules have exceptions; open your state for details and the law it comes from.

73.6¢Highest: California
31¢Middle state: Alabama
8.9¢Lowest: Alaska
51states and DC covered: 49 single detailed source, 2 under review

State gas tax (cents per gallon): map

Alaska: 8.9¢ per gallonAKMaine: 31.4¢ per gallonMEVermont: 34.9¢ per gallonVTNew Hampshire: 23.8¢ per gallonNHWashington: 60.2¢ per gallonWAIdaho: 33.0¢ per gallonIDMontana: 33.8¢ per gallonMTNorth Dakota: 23.0¢ per gallonNDMinnesota: 32.7¢ per gallonMNIllinois: 70.4¢ per gallonILWisconsin: 32.9¢ per gallonWIMichigan: 53.4¢ per gallonMINew York: 24.2¢ per gallonNYRhode Island: 41.1¢ per gallonRIMassachusetts: 27.6¢ per gallonMAOregon: 40.0¢ per gallonORNevada: 24.8¢ per gallonNVWyoming: 24.0¢ per gallonWYSouth Dakota: 30.0¢ per gallonSDIowa: 30.0¢ per gallonIAIndiana: 63.1¢ per gallonINOhio: 38.5¢ per gallonOHPennsylvania: 58.7¢ per gallonPANew Jersey: 49.1¢ per gallonNJConnecticut: 25.0¢ per gallonCTCalifornia: 73.6¢ per gallonCAUtah: 32.6¢ per gallonUTColorado: 30.2¢ per gallonCONebraska: 32.7¢ per gallonNEMissouri: 30.0¢ per gallonMOKentucky: 26.4¢ per gallonKYWest Virginia: 35.7¢ per gallonWVVirginia: 42.4¢ per gallonVAMaryland: 46.8¢ per gallonMDDelaware: 23.0¢ per gallonDEArizona: 19.0¢ per gallonAZNew Mexico: 18.9¢ per gallonNMKansas: 25.0¢ per gallonKSArkansas: 25.0¢ per gallonARTennessee: 27.4¢ per gallonTNNorth Carolina: 41.2¢ per gallonNCSouth Carolina: 28.7¢ per gallonSCDistrict of Columbia: 35.7¢ per gallonDCOklahoma: 20.0¢ per gallonOKLouisiana: 20.9¢ per gallonLAMississippi: 24.4¢ per gallonMSAlabama: 31.0¢ per gallonALGeorgia: 34.1¢ per gallonGAHawaii: 18.5¢ per gallonHITexas: 20.0¢ per gallonTXFlorida: 40.1¢ per gallonFL
  • 8.9¢ – 24¢ (11)
  • 24.2¢ – 28.7¢ (10)
  • 30¢ – 32.9¢ (10)
  • 33¢ – 41.1¢ (10)
  • 41.2¢ – 73.6¢ (10)
All states ranked: state gas tax (cents per gallon)
California: 73.6¢ per gallonCalifornia73.6¢Illinois: 70.4¢ per gallonIllinois70.4¢Indiana: 63.1¢ per gallonIndiana63.1¢Washington: 60.2¢ per gallonWashington60.2¢Pennsylvania: 58.7¢ per gallonPennsylvania58.7¢Michigan: 53.4¢ per gallonMichigan53.4¢New Jersey: 49.1¢ per gallonNew Jersey49.1¢Maryland: 46.8¢ per gallonMaryland46.8¢Virginia: 42.4¢ per gallonVirginia42.4¢North Carolina: 41.2¢ per gallonNorth Carolina41.2¢Rhode Island: 41.1¢ per gallonRhode Island41.1¢Florida: 40.1¢ per gallonFlorida40.1¢Oregon: 40.0¢ per gallonOregon40¢Ohio: 38.5¢ per gallonOhio38.5¢District of Columbia: 35.7¢ per gallonDistrict of Columbia35.7¢West Virginia: 35.7¢ per gallonWest Virginia35.7¢Vermont: 34.9¢ per gallonVermont34.9¢Georgia: 34.1¢ per gallonGeorgia34.1¢Montana: 33.8¢ per gallonMontana33.8¢Idaho: 33.0¢ per gallonIdaho33¢Wisconsin: 32.9¢ per gallonWisconsin32.9¢Minnesota: 32.7¢ per gallonMinnesota32.7¢Nebraska: 32.7¢ per gallonNebraska32.7¢Utah: 32.6¢ per gallonUtah32.6¢Maine: 31.4¢ per gallonMaine31.4¢Alabama: 31.0¢ per gallonAlabama31¢Colorado: 30.2¢ per gallonColorado30.2¢Iowa: 30.0¢ per gallonIowa30¢Missouri: 30.0¢ per gallonMissouri30¢South Dakota: 30.0¢ per gallonSouth Dakota30¢South Carolina: 28.7¢ per gallonSouth Carolina28.7¢Massachusetts: 27.6¢ per gallonMassachusetts27.6¢Tennessee: 27.4¢ per gallonTennessee27.4¢Kentucky: 26.4¢ per gallonKentucky26.4¢Arkansas: 25.0¢ per gallonArkansas25¢Connecticut: 25.0¢ per gallonConnecticut25¢Kansas: 25.0¢ per gallonKansas25¢Nevada: 24.8¢ per gallonNevada24.8¢Mississippi: 24.4¢ per gallonMississippi24.4¢New York: 24.2¢ per gallonNew York24.2¢Wyoming: 24.0¢ per gallonWyoming24¢New Hampshire: 23.8¢ per gallonNew Hampshire23.8¢Delaware: 23.0¢ per gallonDelaware23¢North Dakota: 23.0¢ per gallonNorth Dakota23¢Louisiana: 20.9¢ per gallonLouisiana20.9¢Oklahoma: 20.0¢ per gallonOklahoma20¢Texas: 20.0¢ per gallonTexas20¢Arizona: 19.0¢ per gallonArizona19¢New Mexico: 18.9¢ per gallonNew Mexico18.9¢Hawaii: 18.5¢ per gallonHawaii18.5¢Alaska: 8.9¢ per gallonAlaska8.9¢

Full table

StateGasolineDiesel
Alabama Single detailed source31.0¢ per gallon32.8¢ per gallon
Alaska Single detailed source8.9¢ per gallon8.9¢ per gallon
Arizona Single detailed source19.0¢ per gallon19.0¢ per gallon
Arkansas Single detailed source25.0¢ per gallon28.8¢ per gallon
California Single detailed source73.6¢ per gallon92.9¢ per gallon
Colorado Single detailed source30.2¢ per gallon35.7¢ per gallon
Connecticut Single detailed source25.0¢ per gallon49.9¢ per gallon
Delaware Single detailed source23.0¢ per gallon22.0¢ per gallon
District of Columbia Single detailed source35.7¢ per gallon35.7¢ per gallon
Florida Single detailed source40.1¢ per gallon41.0¢ per gallon
Georgia Under review34.1¢ per gallon38.0¢ per gallon
Hawaii Single detailed source18.5¢ per gallon18.5¢ per gallon
Idaho Single detailed source33.0¢ per gallon33.0¢ per gallon
Illinois Single detailed source70.4¢ per gallon77.9¢ per gallon
Indiana Single detailed source63.1¢ per gallon64.0¢ per gallon
Iowa Single detailed source30.0¢ per gallon32.5¢ per gallon
Kansas Single detailed source25.0¢ per gallon27.0¢ per gallon
Kentucky Single detailed source26.4¢ per gallon23.4¢ per gallon
Louisiana Single detailed source20.9¢ per gallon20.9¢ per gallon
Maine Single detailed source31.4¢ per gallon32.0¢ per gallon
Maryland Single detailed source46.8¢ per gallon47.7¢ per gallon
Massachusetts Single detailed source27.6¢ per gallon27.6¢ per gallon
Michigan Single detailed source53.4¢ per gallon53.4¢ per gallon
Minnesota Single detailed source32.7¢ per gallon32.7¢ per gallon
Mississippi Single detailed source24.4¢ per gallon24.4¢ per gallon
Missouri Single detailed source30.0¢ per gallon30.0¢ per gallon
Montana Single detailed source33.8¢ per gallon30.5¢ per gallon
Nebraska Single detailed source32.7¢ per gallon32.1¢ per gallon
Nevada Single detailed source24.8¢ per gallon27.8¢ per gallon
New Hampshire Single detailed source23.8¢ per gallon23.8¢ per gallon
New Jersey Single detailed source49.1¢ per gallon56.1¢ per gallon
New Mexico Single detailed source18.9¢ per gallon22.9¢ per gallon
New York Single detailed source24.2¢ per gallon22.4¢ per gallon
North Carolina Under review41.2¢ per gallon41.2¢ per gallon
North Dakota Single detailed source23.0¢ per gallon23.0¢ per gallon
Ohio Single detailed source38.5¢ per gallon47.0¢ per gallon
Oklahoma Single detailed source20.0¢ per gallon20.0¢ per gallon
Oregon Single detailed source40.0¢ per gallon40.0¢ per gallon
Pennsylvania Single detailed source58.7¢ per gallon74.1¢ per gallon
Rhode Island Single detailed source41.1¢ per gallon41.1¢ per gallon
South Carolina Single detailed source28.7¢ per gallon28.7¢ per gallon
South Dakota Single detailed source30.0¢ per gallon30.0¢ per gallon
Tennessee Single detailed source27.4¢ per gallon28.4¢ per gallon
Texas Single detailed source20.0¢ per gallon20.0¢ per gallon
Utah Single detailed source32.6¢ per gallon38.6¢ per gallon
Vermont Single detailed source34.9¢ per gallon33.0¢ per gallon
Virginia Single detailed source42.4¢ per gallon43.5¢ per gallon
Washington Single detailed source60.2¢ per gallon63.2¢ per gallon
West Virginia Single detailed source35.7¢ per gallon35.7¢ per gallon
Wisconsin Single detailed source32.9¢ per gallon32.9¢ per gallon
Wyoming Single detailed source24.0¢ per gallon24.0¢ per gallon

How we checked this

Rates come from the Tax Foundation's July 2026 table of state gasoline and diesel taxes, which combines excise taxes and per-gallon fees. Last checked: November 12, 2026. Laws change; confirm with the state agency or a licensed professional before acting.

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