Ohio Gas Tax
Ohio’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 38.5¢ a gallon, the 15th-highest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 56.9¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Ohio’s 56.9¢
| Ohio state excise tax | 38.5¢ |
|---|---|
| Other Ohio taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | — |
| Total Ohio state tax | 38.5¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 56.9¢ |
Petroleum Activity Tax (PAT): 0.65% on the gross receipts from the first sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of motor fuel in Ohio to a point outside of the distribution system.
A 2019 increase and a gross receipts tax on suppliers
Ohio’s gasoline tax is a single per-gallon excise of 38.5¢. It rose from 28¢ to 38.5¢ on July 1, 2019, under House Bill 62, the state’s transportation budget that year. The rate is not indexed, so it changes only when the legislature acts.
Motor fuel suppliers also pay the Petroleum Activity Tax, a gross receipts tax of 0.65 percent on the first sale of motor fuel in Ohio. It took effect on July 1, 2014, when fuel receipts were removed from the state’s general Commercial Activity Tax, and since July 2015 it has been calculated from a published average wholesale price rather than actual receipts. Because it is a percentage of value rather than a per-gallon amount, the EIA table notes it but does not add it to Ohio’s cents-per-gallon total. Ohio does not apply its sales tax to gasoline.
In the EIA’s July 2026 (revised August 2026) table, Ohio’s state taxes and fees total 38.5¢ a gallon, the 15th-highest of the 50 states and D.C., against a 51-jurisdiction average of 33.8¢. The effect on Ohio’s pump prices relative to the national average is covered on the Ohio 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.
Ohio Against Its Bordering States
In the EIA's July 2026 table, Indiana is the bordering state with the highest state total at 64.5¢, and Ohio is 26.0¢ below Indiana. Pennsylvania is listed at 58.7¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Ohio is 20.2¢ below Pennsylvania. Michigan's 53.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) leaves Ohio 14.9¢ below Michigan as well. Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan are the 3 of 5 bordering states with a higher state total than Ohio, at 64.5¢ (EIA table, July 2026), 58.7¢ and 53.4¢ respectively.
West Virginia is listed at 35.7¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Ohio is 2.8¢ above West Virginia. Kentucky has the lowest total among the bordering states at 26.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Ohio is 12.1¢ above Kentucky. The 5 states that border Ohio range from Kentucky's 26.4¢ to Indiana's 64.5¢ in that July 2026 table.
Across all 50 states and D.C., 14 (EIA table, July 2026) jurisdictions have a higher state total than Ohio, while 36 have a lower one. The totals in that July 2026 table run from 9.0¢ in Alaska, the lowest, to 73.6¢ in California, the highest. Against the 33.8¢ average across the 50 states and D.C., Ohio's total is 4.7¢ above in the July 2026 table.
Other state taxes and fees on gasoline are 0.0¢ in Ohio in the July 2026 table, so excise is 100% of the state total. The federal tax of 18.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) is the same in every state, and Ohio's state portion of the combined state and federal total is 68%.
How much of a gallon in Ohio is tax
Ohio gasoline currently averages $3.83 a gallon. Against that, the 56.9¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 14.9% 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.
Ohio vs. the other 50 states
Ohio’s state gas tax of 38.5¢ is 4.7¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the 15th-highest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana gas tax | 64.5¢ | +26.0¢ |
| Pennsylvania gas tax | 58.7¢ | +20.2¢ |
| Michigan gas tax | 53.4¢ | +14.9¢ |
| West Virginia gas tax | 35.7¢ | −2.8¢ |
| Kentucky gas tax | 26.4¢ | −12.1¢ |
Ohio gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Ohio?
- 38.5¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 56.9¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does Ohio's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 15th-highest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Ohio?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Ohio, the same as in every other state.
- Does Ohio charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Ohio as allowing local option taxes.
Related to Ohio 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, “Ohio Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/ohio. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.