Total US Fuel Taxes by State (from gasbuddy)

Total US Fuel Taxes by State

State

Gas (¢/g)

Diesel (¢/g)

Other taxes

Comments

New York

42.400

24.650

0.3500

Gasoline and Diesel Tax rates also include a 8-8.75 cpg state sales tax + 4% local sale tax rate (most areas), "Other Tax" include a 0.05 cpg Petroleum Test Fee (gas only)and a 0.30 cpg spill fee, State excise tax is 8 cpg on gasoline and diesel, Petroleum Business Tax 17.8 cpg gas only and 16.05 cpg diesel ((article 13A))

Pennsylvania

40.700

51.000

1.1000

"Other Taxes" include a 1.1 cpg UST (gasoline only)

California

39.500

10.000

1.4000

"Other Taxes" include a 1.4 cpg state UST fee (gasoline and diesel), a 2.25% state sales tax for gasoline, a 9.67% state sales tax for diesel, gasoline and diesel rates are rate + local sales tax

North Carolina

37.500

0.2500

"Other Taxes" include a 0.25 cpg inspection tax

Washington

37.500

0.0960

"Other Taxes" include a 7/10's percent (0.0007 cpg) HASMAT fee, 0.0953 cpg Oil Spill Administration Fee

West Virginia

35.700

0.0000

12.9 cpg included in state sales excise tax, these rates are 15.2 cpg variable rate plus 20.5 cpg state tax

Wisconsin

32.900

30.900

2.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 2 cpg UST fee (gasoline and diesel) that is included in the tax rates

Rhode Island

32.000

1.1200

"Other Taxes" includes a 1.12 cpg environmental protection fee

Maine

30.000

31.200

1.5082

"Other Taxes" include fees for a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund, Costal/ Inland Surface Oil Cleanup fee, and Market Share Act fee.

Oregon

30.000

0.0667

"Other Taxes" include a 0.0667 cpg load fee (equates to about $6.00 per load). For diesel, IFTA carrier there is a 16.38 cents per weight mile tax for gross of 80000lbs, this is in lieu of 30 cpg.

Kentucky

29.400

26.400

1.4000

"Other Taxes" include 1.4 cpg fee collected for the Underground Storage Tank Fund.

Minnesota

28.600

28.500

1.9000

"Other Taxes" includes a 1.9 cpg UST/Inspection/Miscellaneous fee

Florida

28.300

31.300

5.5200

Gas Tax rate can vary from 28.3-36.3 cpg depending on area, "Other Taxes" include 2.071 UST/Inspection fee (diesel) + 1.25 cpg state sales tax, 2.196 UST/Inspection fee (gasoline)

Ohio

28.000

0.0000

Montana

27.000

27.750

0.7500

"Other Taxes" include a 0.75-cpg fee toward the state cleanup fund

Maryland

27.000

27.750

0.1369

"Other Taxes" include a 0.1369 UST/Inspection/Miscellaneous fee

Nebraska

26.400

0.9000

"Other Taxes" include a 0.9 cpg Release Prevention fee for gasoline, and a 0.3 cpg Release Prevention fee for diesel

Connecticut

25.000

54.900

8.8140

"Other Taxes" is a 8.814% Gross Receipts tax applicable to gasoline only (or about 4 cpg)

Idaho

25.000

1.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 1 cpg UST

Vermont

24.900

30.000

1.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 1 cpg license fee for UST fund, 0.182 cpg State Tax, Motor Fuel Tax Assessment fee of 6.07 cpg, and 0.0636 cpg transportation infrastructure assessment fee on gasoline. Additional 1 cent clean up fee for diesel rate.

Utah

24.500

0.5000

"Other Taxes" include a 0.5 cpg UST/Inspection/Miscellaneous fee

Nevada

24.000

27.000

0.8000

"Other Taxes" include a 4-9 cent County Option Tax (varies in Washoe county, 20.10968 sales tax for gasoline,16.58082 sales tax for diesel), 0.75 cpg cleanup fee, and .055 cpg inspection fee (gasoline only). Clark county has implemented an index rate of 3.24715 cpg

Kansas

24.000

26.000

1.0300

"Other Taxes" columns include 1 cpg environmental assurance fee, 0.03 cpg inspection fee

Massachusetts

24.000

2.6191

"Other Taxes" include 2.6191 cpg UST/Spill Clean Up/Inspection fund tax

Washington DC

23.500

0.0000

Wyoming

23.000

1.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 1 cpg UST fee (cleanup fund for gasoline and diesel) that is included in the tax rates

North Dakota

23.000

0.0250

"Other Taxes" include a 0.025 cpg UST/Inspection/Miscellaneous fee

Delaware

23.000

22.000

1.5472

"Other Taxes" is a wholesaler percentage fee. Additional .9% Gross Receipts tax for the State Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund is also assessed at the wholesale level (1.5472%) after yearly exclusions are met. (Title 7: 9114)

South Dakota

22.000

2.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 2 cpg Tank Inspection fee

Colorado

22.000

20.500

1.2500

"Other Taxes" include a 1.250 cpg Environtmental Response Surcharge (gasoline and diesel)

Arkansas

21.500

22.500

0.3000

Plus 0.3 cpg environmental assurance fee, this is assessed at the wholesale level for underground storage tank funds

Iowa

21.000

22.500

1.0000

"Other Taxes" include 1 cpg UST fee

Louisiana

20.000

0.9250

"Other Taxes" include a 0.925 UST/Inspection/Miscellaneous fee

Texas

20.000

0.1375

"Other Taxes" include a 0.1375 cpg load fee (based on per 8000 gallons, generally equates to $11.00 per 8000-10000 gallon load)

Tennessee

20.000

17.000

1.4000

"Other Taxes" include a 1-cent special tax for gasoline, and a 0.4 cpg environmental assurance fee

Illinois

19.000

21.500

7.3500

"Other Taxes" include a 6.25% local sales tax (local sales tax can vary between 6.25-10.5%, or higher) and a 1.1 cpg UST. The sales tax calculated off the retail price less federal and state excise taxes

Michigan

19.000

15.000

6.0000

"Other Taxes" 0.875 cpg for environmental regulation fee, Diesel Tax rate is rate + 6% local sales tax. Prepaid rate on gasoline is 17.4 cpg, prepaid rate for diesel is 21.4 cpg

Arizona

18.000

26.000

1.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 1 cpg UST tax.

New Hampshire

18.000

1.6250

"Other Taxes" include 0.125 cpg for Oil Pollution Control fund, and 1.5 cpg Oil Discharge Fee

Mississippi

18.000

0.0000

Additional 3 cpg Seawall tax in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties (gasoline only)

Indiana

18.000

16.000

8.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 7% sales tax and a 1 cpg UST (gasoline and diesel), pre-paid sales tax on gaoline is 16.8 cpg

New Mexico

17.000

21.000

1.8750

"Other Taxes" include a 1.875 cpg load fee

Missouri

17.000

0.3000

"Other Taxes" include a few additional fees on all fuel sales - agriculture inspection fee (.0005 per gallon) and transport load fee (.0025 per gallon) - 0.3 cpg

Hawaii

17.000

0.1191

"Other Taxes" include 0.1191 Inspection fee (gasoline and diesel), 0.1 cpg environmental response tax, 4% sale tax on diesel + local fees, and county taxes can range between .088 to .18

Alabama

16.000

19.000

3.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 3 cpg UST fee for gasoline and diesel, 0-6 cent county/city/pj tax for gasoline that can vary by county/city

South Carolina

16.000

0.7500

"Other Taxes" includes a 0.25 cpg inspection fee and 0.50- pg environmental fee (UST cleanup)

Oklahoma

16.000

13.000

1.0000

"Other Taxes" include a 1 cpg UST fee

New Jersey

14.500

17.500

4.0550

"Other Taxes" include 4 cpg Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax (included in Diesel Tax rate) and 0.055 cpg "first time purchaser" fee

Virginia

11.100

20.200

0.6000

"Other Taxes" include a 0.6 cpg petroleum storage tank fee (UST). There is an additional 2.1% sales tax on motor fuels for localities that are part of the Northern Virginia Transportation District

Alaska

8.000

0.0715

"Other Taxes" include a 0.0715 cpg Inspection fee

Georgia

7.500

0.5000

The state excise tax is 7.5 cpg on (gas and diesel), additional 13.8 ppg state sales tax on diesel, 11.8 ppg state sales tax on gasoline. Gas and Diesel Tax rates are rate + local sales tax (varies by county and city, charged in PPG), "Other Taxes" include a 0.75 cpg UST (gasoline and diesel)

Please note the above rates are meant as only guidelines of pump taxes and may not represent the full tax amount at the pump.

Source: Compiled by GasBuddy from various sources.

Source: http://www.gasbuddy.com/Tax_Info.aspx