Georgia Gas Tax
What Georgia and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Georgia’s 52.4¢
| Georgia state excise tax | 33.3¢ |
| Other Georgia taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 0.8¢ |
| Total Georgia state tax | 34.1¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 52.4¢ |
Georgia Underground Storage Tank (GUST) fee on petro products: $0.0075/gal. The average retail price used for the Prepaid Local Tax (TSPLOST) changed as of 1/1/16; for more information, see https://dor.georgia.gov/motor-fuel-rates.
How much of a gallon in Georgia is tax
Georgia gasoline currently averages $3.80 a gallon. Against that, the 52.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 13.8% 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.
Georgia vs. the other 50 states
Georgia’s state gas tax of 34.1¢ is 0.3¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 18th-highest, or equivalently the 34th-lowest.
Georgia gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Georgia?
- Georgia charges 34.1¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 33.3¢ of state excise tax plus 0.8¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 52.4¢ 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 Georgia's gas tax compare to other states?
- Georgia's state gasoline tax of 34.1¢ per gallon ranks 18th-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 Georgia?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Georgia, 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 Georgia is tax?
- With Georgia gasoline averaging $3.80 per gallon, the 52.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 13.8% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Georgia charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes — EIA flags Georgia as a state where local option taxes are allowed, so some counties and cities add their own tax on top of the 34.1¢ state rate. EIA's table covers state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes, so a driver in some Georgia cities pays more than the figure shown here.
Related to Georgia 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.