Alabama Gas Tax
What Alabama and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Alabama’s 49.4¢
| Alabama state excise tax | 30.0¢ |
| Other Alabama taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.0¢ |
| Total Alabama state tax | 31.0¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 49.4¢ |
Storage Tank Trust Fund Charge: $0.0100/gal. Wholesale Oil License fee: $0.0075/gal on diesel fuel only. Inspection Fee: $0.0200/gal applies to gasoline and undyed diesel fuel that is not subject to excise.
How much of a gallon in Alabama is tax
Alabama gasoline currently averages $3.86 a gallon. Against that, the 49.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.8% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Alabama vs. the other 50 states
Alabama’s state gas tax of 31.0¢ is 2.8¢ below the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 26th-highest, or equivalently the 26th-lowest.
Alabama gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Alabama?
- Alabama charges 31.0¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 30.0¢ of state excise tax plus 1.0¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 49.4¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Alabama's gas tax compare to other states?
- Alabama's state gasoline tax of 31.0¢ per gallon ranks 26th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Alabama?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Alabama, the same as in every other state — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Alabama is tax?
- With Alabama gasoline averaging $3.86 per gallon, the 49.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.8% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Alabama charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes — EIA flags Alabama as a state where local option taxes are allowed, so some counties and cities add their own tax on top of the 31.0¢ state rate. EIA's table covers state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes, so a driver in some Alabama cities pays more than the figure shown here.
Related to Alabama gas tax
Tax 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 are for gasoline.