Gas Taxes by State 2026
Gas Tax (￠/gallon)
State | Gas Tax 2026 (￠/gallon)↓ | Diesel Gas Tax 2026 (￠/gallon) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | California | 70.92 | 87.32 |
 | Illinois | 66.40 | 73.90 |
 | Washington | 59.04 | 62.04 |
 | Pennsylvania | 58.70 | 74.10 |
 | Indiana | 53.50 | 62.00 |
 | Michigan | 53.40 | 53.40 |
 | New Jersey | 49.15 | 56.15 |
 | Maryland | 46.21 | 46.94 |
 | Virginia | 41.60 | 42.70 |
 | North Carolina | 41.25 | 41.25 |
 | Rhode Island | 41.12 | 41.12 |
 | Florida | 40.10 | 40.97 |
 | Oregon | 40.00 | 40.00 |
 | Utah | 38.55 | 38.55 |
 | Ohio | 38.50 | 47.00 |
 | District of Columbia | 35.70 | 35.70 |
 | West Virginia | 35.70 | 35.70 |
 | Georgia | 34.05 | 38.05 |
 | Montana | 33.75 | 30.50 |
 | Idaho | 33.00 | 33.00 |
 | Wisconsin | 32.90 | 32.90 |
 | Minnesota | 32.70 | 32.70 |
 | Nebraska | 32.70 | 32.10 |
 | Vermont | 31.51 | 33.00 |
 | Maine | 31.45 | 31.96 |
 | Alabama | 31.00 | 32.75 |
 | Iowa | 30.00 | 32.50 |
 | South Dakota | 30.00 | 30.00 |
 | Missouri | 29.99 | 29.99 |
 | Colorado | 29.18 | 34.68 |
 | South Carolina | 28.75 | 28.75 |
 | Massachusetts | 27.56 | 27.56 |
 | Tennessee | 27.40 | 28.40 |
 | Kentucky | 26.40 | 23.40 |
 | Kansas | 25.03 | 27.03 |
 | Arkansas | 25.00 | 28.80 |
 | Connecticut | 25.00 | 48.90 |
 | New York | 24.18 | 22.38 |
 | Wyoming | 24.00 | 24.00 |
 | Nevada | 23.81 | 27.75 |
 | New Hampshire | 23.75 | 23.75 |
 | North Dakota | 23.03 | 23.03 |
 | Delaware | 23.00 | 22.00 |
 | Mississippi | 21.40 | 21.40 |
 | Louisiana | 20.93 | 20.93 |
 | Oklahoma | 20.00 | 20.00 |
 | Texas | 20.00 | 20.00 |
 | Arizona | 19.00 | 19.00 |
 | New Mexico | 18.88 | 22.88 |
 | Hawaii | 18.50 | 18.50 |
 | Alaska | 8.95 | 8.95 |
- In Connecticut, the State tax on gasoline was suspended from 4/1/2022 to 12/31/2022.
- Dollar amounts have been rounded to the nearest tenth of a cent.
All states have taxes. Some states have significantly higher taxes than other states. Types of taxes include: property taxes, income taxes, and sales and excise tax. A gas tax, or fuel tax, is an excise tax imposed on the sale of fuel. A gas tax is different for gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and jet fuel. In the United States, the federal motor fuel tax rates are gasoline tax: $0.184/gallon, diesel tax: $0.244/gallon, aviation fuel tax: $0.194/gallon, and jet fuel tax: $0.219/gallon. This article focuses on gasoline and diesel taxes.
Gas Taxes by State
The average gas tax by the state is 29.15 cents per gallon. Twenty-three states have gas taxes higher than that average, and 27 states have gas taxes lower than that average. This means that the gas tax is relatively well distributed throughout the U.S.—it skewed only slightly toward states with lower taxes. The Gas Tax by state ranges from $0.15 in Alaska to $0.58 in Pennsylvania. The five states with the highest gas taxes are:
Alaska also has the lowest diesel tax at $0.08, and Pennsylvania also has the highest diesel tax at $0.78. The five states with the highest diesel tax are:
- Pennsylvania ($0.78)
- Indiana ($0.55)
- Washington ($0.49)
- Illinois ($0.49)
- New Jersey ($0.49)
