Gas Taxes By State

Congress has not raised the federal gas tax in a quarter century, so many states are raising their own state gas taxes to pay for highway maintenance and improvements

State
Total State & Federal Taxes/Fees (¢)
State Taxes/Fees (¢)
Tax Varies With ...
Year of the Last State Increase
Alabama 39.3 20.9 1992
Alaska 33.1 14.7 1970
Arizona 37.4 19.0 1990
Arkansas 40.2 21.8 2001
California 73.6 55.2 Inflation 2017
Colorado 40.4 22.0 1991
Connecticut 62.2 43.8 Gas prices 2013
Delaware 41.4 23.0 1995
District of Columbia 41.9 23.5 2009
Florida 59.8 41.4 Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2018
Georgia 50.0 31.6 Vehicle fuel-efficiency and CPI 2018
Hawaii 66.3 47.9 General sales tax (as applies to gas) 2007
Idaho 51.4 33.0 2015
Illinois 55.7 37.3 General sales tax (as applies to gas) 1990
Indiana 61.3 42.9 Inflation and the general sales tax applies to gas 2018
Iowa 48.9 30.5 2015
Kansas 42.4 24.0 2003
Kentucky 44.4 26.0 Gas prices 2014
Louisiana 38.4 20.0 1990
Maine 48.4 30.0 2011
Maryland 53.7 35.3 Gas prices and CPI 2018
Massachusetts 44.9 26.5 2013
Michigan 62.5 44.1 Inflation 2017
Minnesota 47.0 28.6 2012
Mississippi 37.2 18.8 1989
Missouri 35.8 17.4 1996
Montana 50.7 32.3 2017
Nebraska 47.3 28.9 Gas prices and legislature's spending decisions 2018
Nevada 52.2 33.8 1992
New Hampshire 42.2 23.8 2014
New Jersey 55.5 37.1 Gas prices and revenue collection 2018
New Mexico 37.3 18.9 1993
New York 64.2 45.8 Gas prices 2018
North Carolina 53.8 35.4 Population and CPI 2018
North Dakota 41.4 23.0 2005
Ohio 46.4 28.0 2005
Oklahoma 38.4 20.0 2018
Oregon 55.2 36.8 2018
Pennsylvania 77.1 58.7 Gas prices 2017
Rhode Island 52.4 34.0 Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2015
South Carolina 39.2 20.8 2018
South Dakota 48.4 30.0 2015
Tennessee 44.8 26.4 2018
Texas 38.4 20.0 1991
Utah 47.8 29.4 Gas prices and CPI 2016
Vermont 49.6 31.2 Gas prices 2018
Virginia 40.8 22.4 Gas prices 2015
Washington 67.8 49.4 2016
West Virginia 54.1 35.7 Gas prices 2017
Wisconsin 51.3 32.9 2006
Wyoming 42.4 24.0 2013