Michigan Gas Tax
Michigan’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 53.4¢ a gallon, the 6th-highest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 71.8¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Michigan’s 71.8¢
| Michigan state excise tax | 52.4¢ |
|---|---|
| Other Michigan taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.0¢ |
| Total Michigan state tax | 53.4¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 71.8¢ |
Prepaid Sales Tax rates on fuels ceased as of January 1, 2026. Environmental protection regulatory fee: $0.0100/gal all products.
A 2026 swap from sales tax to a higher per-gallon rate
Michigan rebuilt its gas tax on January 1, 2026. Until then, drivers paid a per-gallon excise of 31 cents plus the state’s 6 percent sales tax, collected in advance as a prepaid rate that moved with fuel prices. The new law ended the sales tax on gasoline and replaced it with a single per-gallon tax built on a base of 51 cents. That base is adjusted each January 1 by the inflation rate, capped at 5 percent, and rounded up to the nearest tenth of a cent. With 2.7 percent inflation, the 2026 rate became 52.4¢ a gallon. The state says all revenue from the new tax is dedicated to roads, which the fuel sales tax was not.
The only other state charge is an environmental protection regulatory fee of 1 cent a gallon on all products. The state said the swap was designed not to raise prices at the pump. Because the EIA counts the old prepaid sales tax separately from the excise, the change shows up mainly as a jump in Michigan’s excise figure.
In the EIA’s July 2026 (revised August 2026) table, Michigan’s total of 53.4¢ is the 6th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. The 51-jurisdiction average is 33.8¢. For Michigan pump prices, see Michigan gas prices.
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)
- Michigan Department of Treasury, Notice Concerning Inflation Adjusted Fuel Tax Rate Effective January 1, 2026
- Michigan Department of Treasury, Fuel Tax Changes
- Equipment World, “Michigan boosts motor fuel tax for 2026, ends gas sales tax”
Michigan Beside Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin
Indiana is the only one of Michigan's 3 land neighbors with a higher state total in the EIA's July 2026 table. Its 64.5¢ (EIA table, July 2026) is the highest among the bordering states, and Michigan's 53.4¢ sits 11.1¢ below it. Wisconsin shows 32.9¢ (EIA table, July 2026), the lowest among the bordering states, and Michigan's total is 20.5¢ above that figure. Ohio falls between them at 38.5¢ (EIA table, July 2026), which puts Michigan 14.9¢ above Ohio.
Within the full table, 5 (EIA table, July 2026) jurisdictions have a higher state total than Michigan, and 45 have a lower total. California holds the top position at 73.6¢ (EIA table, July 2026), while Alaska is at 9.0¢. Against the 33.8¢ (EIA table, July 2026) average for the 50 states and D.C., Michigan's total stands 19.6¢ above.
Of Michigan's 53.4¢, the excise portion is 52.4¢, or 98% of the state total in the EIA's July 2026 table. The remaining 1.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026) is other state taxes and fees on gasoline. Adding the federal tax of 18.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) gives 71.8¢, and the state supplies 74% of that combined amount.
The EIA's listing covers state taxes of general application and leaves out county and local taxes. Its July 2026 table shows no local option gasoline taxes for Michigan, so the 53.4¢ figure stands without any local add-on.
How much of a gallon in Michigan is tax
Michigan gasoline is estimated at $4.03 a gallon. Against that, the 71.8¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 17.8% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is this week’s US Gas Gauge estimate from EIA regional prices (EIA publishes no weekly average for Michigan).
Michigan vs. the other 50 states
Michigan’s state gas tax of 53.4¢ is 19.6¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the 6th-highest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana gas tax | 64.5¢ | +11.1¢ |
| Ohio gas tax | 38.5¢ | −14.9¢ |
| Wisconsin gas tax | 32.9¢ | −20.5¢ |
Michigan gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Michigan?
- 53.4¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 71.8¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does Michigan's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 6th-highest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Michigan?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Michigan, the same as in every other state.
- Does Michigan charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Michigan as allowing local option taxes.
Related to Michigan 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, “Michigan Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/michigan. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.