State rankings

Gas Taxes by State

California has the highest Gas Tax (¢/gallon) in 2026 (70.92 ￠/gallon), followed by Illinois (66.4 ￠/gallon) and Washington (59.04 ￠/gallon). Alaska has the lowest (8.95 ￠/gallon).

EconomicsPolitics & Government51 states · 4 metricsUpdated Oct 17, 2025Original page
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Gas Tax (¢/gallon), 2026

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
31 ￠/gallon
Middle half 24.09 ￠/gallon – 39.28 ￠/gallon
Average
33.27 ￠/gallon
51 states
Lowest (best)
8.95 ￠/gallon
Alaska
Highest (worst)
70.92 ￠/gallon
California

Over time · 2021–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all states
  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • New Mexico
  • Arizona
  • Texas

Data

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51 states · # = rank by Gas Tax (¢/gallon)
#
1Alaska8.95 ￠/gallon8.95 ￠/gallon
2Hawaii18.5 ￠/gallon18.5 ￠/gallon
3New Mexico18.88 ￠/gallon22.88 ￠/gallon
4Arizona19 ￠/gallon19 ￠/gallon
5Texas20 ￠/gallon20 ￠/gallon
5Oklahoma20 ￠/gallon20 ￠/gallon
7Louisiana20.93 ￠/gallon20.93 ￠/gallon
8Mississippi21.4 ￠/gallon21.4 ￠/gallon
9Delaware23 ￠/gallon22 ￠/gallon
10North Dakota23.03 ￠/gallon23.03 ￠/gallon
11New Hampshire23.75 ￠/gallon23.75 ￠/gallon
12Nevada23.81 ￠/gallon27.75 ￠/gallon
13Wyoming24 ￠/gallon24 ￠/gallon
14New York24.18 ￠/gallon22.38 ￠/gallon
15Connecticut25 ￠/gallon48.9 ￠/gallon
15Arkansas25 ￠/gallon28.8 ￠/gallon
17Kansas25.03 ￠/gallon27.03 ￠/gallon
18Kentucky26.4 ￠/gallon23.4 ￠/gallon
19Tennessee27.4 ￠/gallon28.4 ￠/gallon
20Massachusetts27.56 ￠/gallon27.56 ￠/gallon
21South Carolina28.75 ￠/gallon28.75 ￠/gallon
22Colorado29.18 ￠/gallon34.68 ￠/gallon
23Missouri29.99 ￠/gallon29.99 ￠/gallon
24Iowa30 ￠/gallon32.5 ￠/gallon
24South Dakota30 ￠/gallon30 ￠/gallon
26Alabama31 ￠/gallon32.75 ￠/gallon
27Maine31.45 ￠/gallon31.96 ￠/gallon
28Vermont31.51 ￠/gallon33 ￠/gallon
29Minnesota32.7 ￠/gallon32.7 ￠/gallon
29Nebraska32.7 ￠/gallon32.1 ￠/gallon
31Wisconsin32.9 ￠/gallon32.9 ￠/gallon
32Idaho33 ￠/gallon33 ￠/gallon
33Montana33.75 ￠/gallon30.5 ￠/gallon
34Georgia34.05 ￠/gallon38.05 ￠/gallon
35West Virginia35.7 ￠/gallon35.7 ￠/gallon
35District of Columbia35.7 ￠/gallon35.7 ￠/gallon
37Ohio38.5 ￠/gallon47 ￠/gallon
38Utah38.55 ￠/gallon38.55 ￠/gallon
39Oregon40 ￠/gallon40 ￠/gallon
40Florida40.1 ￠/gallon40.97 ￠/gallon
41Rhode Island41.12 ￠/gallon41.12 ￠/gallon
42North Carolina41.25 ￠/gallon41.25 ￠/gallon
43Virginia41.6 ￠/gallon42.7 ￠/gallon
44Maryland46.21 ￠/gallon46.94 ￠/gallon
45New Jersey49.15 ￠/gallon56.15 ￠/gallon
46Michigan53.4 ￠/gallon53.4 ￠/gallon
47Indiana53.5 ￠/gallon62 ￠/gallon
48Pennsylvania58.7 ￠/gallon74.1 ￠/gallon
49Washington59.04 ￠/gallon62.04 ￠/gallon
50Illinois66.4 ￠/gallon73.9 ￠/gallon
51California70.92 ￠/gallon87.32 ￠/gallon

What correlates with Gas Tax (¢/gallon) (2026)?

Pearson r against 2,072 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Gas Tax (¢/gallon) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. # of Organizations (April 2024)PACE Programs by State
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 33
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  2. Registered DemocratsRegistered Voters by Party
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 31
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  3. Total Registered VotersRegistered Voters by Party
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 31
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  4. Pumpkin Acres HarvestedPumpkin Production by State
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 50
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  5. Registered RepublicansRegistered Voters by Party
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 31
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  6. Average Monthly SSI PaymentSSI Payment Amounts by State
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 51
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Gas Tax (¢/gallon) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Fuel Prices (1-10)Best States for Camping
    r = −0.67 · strong · n = 49
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  2. Mitigation Efforts RankFood Waste by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.50 · strong · n = 50
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  3. VC 2023Safest Cities by State
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 35
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  4. Favorable Gun Laws RankBest States for Gun OwnersA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 50
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  5. Year JoinedMega Millions States
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 46
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  6. Maternal Mortality Total Deaths (2019-2023)Maternal Mortality Rate by State
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 39
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Gas Tax (¢/gallon)?
California has the highest Gas Tax (¢/gallon) in 2026, at 70.92 ￠/gallon, followed by Illinois (66.4 ￠/gallon) and Washington (59.04 ￠/gallon).
Which state has the lowest Gas Tax (¢/gallon)?
Alaska has the lowest Gas Tax (¢/gallon) in 2026, at 8.95 ￠/gallon.
What is the median Gas Tax (¢/gallon) across US states?
The median is 31 ￠/gallon across the 51 US states with data in 2026.
Where does this gas taxes by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023 - US Energy Information Administration; Gas Tax by State for 2025 - ComplyIQ; Average state tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel fuel nearly flat since July 2024 - US Energy Information Administration.