Alabama Gas Tax
Alabama’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 31.0¢ a gallon, the 26th-highest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 49.4¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are 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.
Alabama's tax: a 2019 increase with a two-year index
Alabama’s gasoline tax is a per-gallon excise, now 30.0¢, plus small fees for the state’s underground storage tank trust fund and fuel inspection. Counties and cities can levy their own gasoline taxes on top, which the EIA figure does not include.
For almost three decades the state rate was 18¢. The Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019 added 10¢ in three steps: 6¢ on September 1, 2019, 2¢ on October 1, 2020, and 2¢ on October 1, 2021, bringing the rate to 28¢. The act also ties the added portion to the National Highway Construction Cost Index, reviewed every two years, with each adjustment limited to one cent up or down. The first two adjustments were increases of one cent each, on October 1, 2023 and July 1, 2025.
Alabama’s total state tax of 31.0¢ a gallon is the 26th-highest of the 50 states and D.C., against a 51-jurisdiction average of 33.8¢.
How the tax fits with fuel supply and price history is covered on the Alabama gas prices page.
Sources: current rates and rankings are from the EIA motor fuel tax table in our database; other facts are from the sources listed here.
Alabama's Gasoline Tax Beside Its Four Neighbors
Florida sits at 40.1¢ in the EIA's July 2026 table, the highest state total among the states that border Alabama, and Alabama's 31.0¢ is 9.1¢ below it. Mississippi, at 24.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026), is the lowest total among those neighbors, and Alabama is 6.6¢ above it. Georgia's state total is 34.1¢ (EIA table, July 2026), which puts Alabama 3.1¢ below Georgia. Tennessee shows 27.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Alabama is 3.6¢ above Tennessee. Of the 4 bordering states, 2 of 4 have a higher state total in that July 2026 table.
Split by component, the EIA's July 2026 table lists Alabama's state excise tax at 30.0¢, which is 97% of the total. The other state taxes and fees come to 1.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026). Put beside the 18.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) federal tax, the 31.0¢ state total gives a combined 49.4¢ a gallon, and the state's share of that combined figure is 63%.
Across the 50 states and D.C., the same July 2026 table puts the average state total at 33.8¢, with Alabama 2.8¢ below it. The table's highest total is 73.6¢ (EIA table, July 2026) (California) and its lowest is 9.0¢ (Alaska). Alabama's rank is 26th-highest (EIA table, July 2026), with 25 jurisdictions higher and 25 lower.
Local option taxes on gasoline also apply in parts of Alabama. Those county and local taxes sit outside the 31.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026) figure, because the EIA counts only state taxes of general application.
How much of a gallon in Alabama is tax
Alabama gasoline is estimated at $3.91 a gallon. Against that, the 49.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.6% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is this week’s US Gas Gauge estimate from EIA regional prices (EIA publishes no weekly average for Alabama).
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. — it is the 26th-highest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Florida gas tax | 40.1¢ | +9.1¢ |
| Georgia gas tax | 34.1¢ | +3.1¢ |
| Tennessee gas tax | 27.4¢ | −3.6¢ |
| Mississippi gas tax | 24.4¢ | −6.6¢ |
Alabama gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Alabama?
- 31.0¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 49.4¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does Alabama's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 26th-highest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- 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.
- Does Alabama charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes: EIA flags Alabama as allowing local option taxes, which are not in the figures here.
Related to Alabama gas tax
EIA, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes” (July 2026 (revised August 2026)); how these figures are built.
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “Alabama Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/alabama. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.