What is the federal gas tax?

The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It is the same in every state and has been unchanged since 1993.

Which state has the highest gas tax?

California has the highest state gasoline tax at 73.6¢ per gallon, which is 92.0¢ per gallon once the federal tax is added. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.

Which state has the lowest gas tax?

Alaska has the lowest state gasoline tax at 9.0¢ per gallon, or 27.4¢ including the federal tax.

What is the average state gas tax?

Across all 50 states and D.C., the average state gasoline tax is 33.8¢ per gallon as of July 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the typical combined rate to about 52.2¢.

Do these rates include local taxes?

No. EIA's table covers taxes of general application and explicitly excludes county and local taxes. 14 states additionally allow local option taxes, so drivers in some cities pay more than the rate shown here.

Gas tax · EIA federal & state motor fuels taxes

Gas Tax by State

What federal and state governments charge per gallon of gasoline, for all 50 states and D.C. Rates are the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s, as of July 2026.

Federal tax

18.4¢

per gallon, every state

Average state tax

33.8¢

across 50 states & D.C.

Highest → lowest

73.6¢ → 9.0¢

California → Alaska

State and federal taxes only. EIA's table excludes county and local taxes, so drivers in some cities pay more. 14 states allow local option taxes on top; those are marked +local below. These figures are tax rates, not the pump price — for what fuel actually costs, see the state gas price pages.

The part that never changes

The federal gas tax

Every gallon sold in the United States carries the same federal tax: 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee, for a total of 18.4¢. That rate has not moved since 1993, so the entire difference between one state’s gas tax and another’s is state and local policy — which is why the totals below range from 9.0¢ to 73.6¢.

Federal, per gallon

Federal gasoline tax per gallon: excise, LUST fee and total
Excise	18.3¢
LUST fee	0.1¢
Total	18.4¢

Highest gas tax states

The 10 highest state gas taxes

1California gas tax+local73.6¢
2Illinois gas tax+local(48.3¢ state rate through December 31, 2026)71.7¢
3Indiana gas tax64.5¢
4Washington gas tax+local60.2¢
5Pennsylvania gas tax58.7¢
6Michigan gas tax53.4¢
7New Jersey gas tax49.2¢
8Maryland gas tax46.8¢
9Virginia gas tax42.4¢
10North Carolina gas tax41.3¢

Lowest gas tax states

The 10 lowest state gas taxes

State tax only (excise plus other state taxes and fees), excluding the 18.4¢ federal tax and excluding county and local taxes. +local marks states where local option taxes are allowed on top.

Every state, ranked

Gas tax in all 50 states and D.C.

Gasoline tax per gallon in all 50 states and D.C., ranked highest first: state excise, other fees, total state tax and total with federal tax, as of July 2026
#	State	State excise	Other fees	Total state	+ federal
1	California gas tax+local	63.4¢	10.2¢	73.6¢	92.0¢
2	Illinois gas tax+local(48.3¢ state rate through December 31, 2026)	49.6¢	22.1¢	71.7¢	90.1¢
3	Indiana gas tax	37.0¢	27.5¢	64.5¢	82.9¢
4	Washington gas tax+local	56.5¢	3.7¢	60.2¢	78.6¢
5	Pennsylvania gas tax	57.6¢	1.1¢	58.7¢	77.1¢
6	Michigan gas tax	52.4¢	1.0¢	53.4¢	71.8¢
7	New Jersey gas tax	10.5¢	38.7¢	49.2¢	67.6¢
8	Maryland gas tax	23.5¢	23.3¢	46.8¢	65.2¢
9	Virginia gas tax	32.6¢	9.8¢	42.4¢	60.8¢
10	North Carolina gas tax	41.0¢	0.3¢	41.3¢	59.7¢
11	Rhode Island gas tax	40.0¢	1.1¢	41.1¢	59.5¢
12	Florida gas tax+local	22.0¢	18.1¢	40.1¢	58.5¢
13	Oregon gas tax+local	40.0¢	—	40.0¢	58.4¢
14	Utah gas tax(31.9¢ state rate through December 31, 2026)	37.9¢	0.7¢	38.6¢	57.0¢
15	Ohio gas tax	38.5¢	—	38.5¢	56.9¢
16	District of Columbia gas tax	23.5¢	12.2¢	35.7¢	54.1¢
16	West Virginia gas tax	20.5¢	15.2¢	35.7¢	54.1¢
18	Georgia gas tax+local	33.3¢	0.8¢	34.1¢	52.5¢
19	Montana gas tax+local	33.0¢	0.8¢	33.8¢	52.2¢
20	Idaho gas tax	32.0¢	1.0¢	33.0¢	51.4¢
21	Wisconsin gas tax	30.9¢	2.0¢	32.9¢	51.3¢
22	Minnesota gas tax	32.6¢	0.1¢	32.7¢	51.1¢
22	Nebraska gas tax	31.8¢	0.9¢	32.7¢	51.1¢
24	Maine gas tax	30.0¢	1.5¢	31.5¢	49.9¢
25	Vermont gas tax	12.1¢	19.2¢	31.3¢	49.7¢
26	Alabama gas tax+local	30.0¢	1.0¢	31.0¢	49.4¢
27	Colorado gas tax	22.0¢	8.2¢	30.2¢	48.6¢
28	Iowa gas tax	30.0¢	—	30.0¢	48.4¢
28	South Dakota gas tax	28.0¢	2.0¢	30.0¢	48.4¢
30	Missouri gas tax+local	29.5¢	0.5¢	30.0¢	48.4¢
31	South Carolina gas tax+local	28.0¢	0.8¢	28.8¢	47.2¢
32	Massachusetts gas tax	24.0¢	3.6¢	27.6¢	46.0¢
33	Tennessee gas tax	26.0¢	1.4¢	27.4¢	45.8¢
34	Kentucky gas tax	25.0¢	1.4¢	26.4¢	44.8¢
35	Kansas gas tax	24.0¢	1.0¢	25.0¢	43.4¢
36	Arkansas gas tax	24.7¢	0.3¢	25.0¢	43.4¢
36	Connecticut gas tax	25.0¢	—	25.0¢	43.4¢
38	Mississippi gas tax+local	24.0¢	0.4¢	24.4¢	42.8¢
39	New York gas tax+local	8.0¢	16.2¢	24.2¢	42.6¢
40	Wyoming gas tax	23.0¢	1.0¢	24.0¢	42.4¢
41	Nevada gas tax+local	23.0¢	0.8¢	23.8¢	42.2¢
42	New Hampshire gas tax	22.2¢	1.5¢	23.7¢	42.1¢
43	North Dakota gas tax	23.0¢	0.0¢	23.0¢	41.4¢
44	Delaware gas tax	23.0¢	—	23.0¢	41.4¢
45	Louisiana gas tax	20.0¢	0.9¢	20.9¢	39.3¢
46	Oklahoma gas tax	19.0¢	1.0¢	20.0¢	38.4¢
46	Texas gas tax	20.0¢	—	20.0¢	38.4¢
48	Arizona gas tax	18.0¢	1.0¢	19.0¢	37.4¢
49	New Mexico gas tax	17.0¢	1.9¢	18.9¢	37.3¢
50	Hawaii gas tax+local	16.0¢	2.5¢	18.5¢	36.9¢
51	Alaska gas tax	8.0¢	1.0¢	9.0¢	27.4¢

Common questions

Gas taxes, answered

What is the federal gas tax?: The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It is the same in every state and has been unchanged since 1993.
Which state has the highest gas tax?: California has the highest state gasoline tax at 73.6¢ per gallon, which is 92.0¢ per gallon once the federal tax is added. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
Which state has the lowest gas tax?: Alaska has the lowest state gasoline tax at 9.0¢ per gallon, or 27.4¢ including the federal tax.
What is the average state gas tax?: Across all 50 states and D.C., the average state gasoline tax is 33.8¢ per gallon as of July 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the typical combined rate to about 52.2¢.
Do these rates include local taxes?: No. EIA's table covers taxes of general application and explicitly excludes county and local taxes. 14 states additionally allow local option taxes, so drivers in some cities pay more than the rate shown here.

Source

All rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026) — published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates shown are for gasoline.

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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “Gas Tax by State,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.