Florida Gas Tax
Florida’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 40.1¢ a gallon, the 12th-highest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 58.5¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Florida’s 58.5¢
| Florida state excise tax | 22.0¢ |
|---|---|
| Other Florida taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 18.1¢ |
| Total Florida state tax | 40.1¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 58.5¢ |
For 2026, the gasoline and diesel state taxes are the excise and sales taxes added together. Other fees and pollutant taxes: Ninth-Cent fee (diesel only) $0.01/gal; Petroleum Inspection fee (gasoline, kerosene and No. 1 fuel oil only) $0.00125/gal; Local Option fee $0.06/gal; State Comprehensive Enhanced Transportation System Tax (SCETS) $0.099/gal; Coastal Protection tax $0.00048/gal; Inland Protection tax $0.01904/gal; Water Quality tax $0.00119. The listed gasoline rate does not include additional local option taxes above the statewide minimum of $0.06/gal.
Florida's tax: several state and local layers, indexed each January
Florida’s gasoline tax is built from several separate levies. At the state level these include a state fuel tax, the State Comprehensive Enhanced Transportation System (SCETS) tax, a statewide minimum local option tax of 6¢, and small pollutant and inspection charges. For 2026 the EIA reports the state fuel tax, 22.0¢, as the excise figure and counts the rest as other taxes and fees. Counties can add further local option taxes, which the EIA figure excludes.
Several of these components are adjusted every January 1 for inflation. On January 1, 2026, the state fuel tax rose from 21.5¢ to 22¢ a gallon and the SCETS rate to 9.9¢. The state has also suspended part of the tax: under the Florida Motor Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2022, 25.3¢ a gallon was not collected from October 1 through October 31, 2022.
Florida’s total state tax of 40.1¢ a gallon is the 12th-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 Florida 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.
- U.S. EIA, Federal and State Motor Fuels Taxes (Petroleum Marketing Monthly)
- Florida Department of Revenue, TIP 25B05-05: fuel tax rates adjusted beginning January 1, 2026
- Florida Department of Revenue, TIP 22B05-04: October 2022 motor fuel tax relief
- Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Transportation Tax Sources: A Primer (2026)
Florida's Tax Mix and Its Two Neighbors
Florida borders 2 states, and 0 of 2 have a higher state total than Florida in the EIA's July 2026 table. Georgia, the bordering state with the highest total, shows 34.1¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Florida's 40.1¢ is 6.0¢ above it. Alabama, the bordering state with the lowest total, shows 31.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Florida's total is 9.1¢ above Alabama's.
Within Florida's 40.1¢, the July 2026 table assigns 22.0¢ to excise and 18.1¢ to other state taxes and fees. That puts excise at 55% (EIA table, July 2026) of the state total. The federal tax is 18.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) in every state, and the state's share of the combined state and federal total in Florida is 69%.
Florida ranks 12th-highest in the EIA's July 2026 table, with 11 jurisdictions above it and 39 below it. The average state total is 33.8¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Florida sits 6.3¢ above that average. The table's highest total is 73.6¢ (EIA table, July 2026) (California), and its lowest is 9.0¢ (Alaska).
The EIA excludes county and local taxes from its listing of state taxes of general application. Local option taxes on gasoline apply in parts of Florida, and none of them are counted in the 40.1¢ (EIA table, July 2026) total or in the 58.5¢ combined with the federal tax.
How much of a gallon in Florida is tax
Florida gasoline currently averages $3.97 a gallon. Against that, the 58.5¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 14.7% 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.
Florida vs. the other 50 states
Florida’s state gas tax of 40.1¢ is 6.3¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the 12th-highest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia gas tax | 34.1¢ | −6.0¢ |
| Alabama gas tax | 31.0¢ | −9.1¢ |
Florida gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Florida?
- 40.1¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 58.5¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does Florida's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 12th-highest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Florida?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Florida, the same as in every other state.
- Does Florida charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes: EIA flags Florida as allowing local option taxes, which are not in the figures here.
Related to Florida 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, “Florida Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/florida. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.