Rhode Island Gas Tax
What Rhode Island and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Rhode Island’s 59.5¢
| Rhode Island state excise tax | 40.0¢ |
| Other Rhode Island taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.1¢ |
| Total Rhode Island state tax | 41.1¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 59.5¢ |
Environmental Protection Regulatory fee (EPRF): $0.0100/gal. Uniform Oil Response and Prevention (UORF) fee: $0.0500/bbl ($0.0012/gal).
How much of a gallon in Rhode Island is tax
Rhode Island gasoline currently averages $4.42 a gallon. Against that, the 59.5¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 13.5% 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.
Rhode Island vs. the other 50 states
Rhode Island’s state gas tax of 41.1¢ is 7.4¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 11th-highest, or equivalently the 41st-lowest.
Rhode Island gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Rhode Island?
- Rhode Island charges 41.1¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 40.0¢ of state excise tax plus 1.1¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 59.5¢ 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 Rhode Island's gas tax compare to other states?
- Rhode Island's state gasoline tax of 41.1¢ per gallon ranks 11th-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 Rhode Island?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island is tax?
- With Rhode Island gasoline averaging $4.42 per gallon, the 59.5¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 13.5% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Rhode Island charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Rhode Island as a state where local option taxes are allowed. Its table covers taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes in every state, so treat the figures here as state and federal only.
Related to Rhode Island 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.