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Table MF-205 - Motor Fuel - Highway Statistics 2005 - FHWA
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STATE MOTOR-FUEL TAX RATES, 1991-2005 1/

GASOLINE

OCTOBER 2006 Table MF-205
SHEET 1 OF 2
STATE 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Alabama 13 13 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Alaska 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Arizona 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Arkansas 13.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.6 19.5 19.5 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.7
California 9 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Colorado 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Connecticut 22 25 26 29 31 34 38 36 32 32 32 25 25 25 25
Delaware 16 19 19 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Dist. of Col. 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Florida 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.8 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.8 13 13.1 13.1 13.6 13.9 13.9 14.5
Georgia 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Hawaii 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Idaho 18 21 21 21 21 21 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Illinois 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Indiana 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 18 18
Iowa 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20.1 20.3 20.7
Kansas 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 21 23 24 24
Kentucky 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 18.5
Louisiana 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maine 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 22 22 22 26
Maryland 18.5 18.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5
Massachusetts 17 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Michigan 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Minnesota 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Mississippi 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4
Missouri 11.03 11.03 13.03 13.03 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Montana 20 20 21.4 24 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27.75
Nebraska 21.7 23.7 24.6 24.4 25.4 25.4 25.9 24.5 23.5 22.8 22.8 24.5 24.5 24.6 25.3
Nevada 18 21.5 24 24 24 24 24 24.75 24.75 24.75 24.75 24.75 24.75 25.7 24.8
New Hampshire 16.6 18.6 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5
New Jersey 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
New Mexico 17 17 17 23 21 18 18.875 18.875 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.88
New York 14.375 20.815 22.89 22.89 22.56 21.92 21.79 22.8 22.65 22 21.4 22 22.6 22.65 23.25
North Carolina 21.5 22.6 21.9 22 21.3 21.6 21.7 22.6 21.6 21.2 21.2 24.1 22.1 24.2 27.1
North Dakota 17 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 23
Ohio 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 24 28
Oklahoma 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17
Oregon 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Pennsylvania 18.2 22.35 22.35 22.35 22.35 22.35 22.35 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26 26.6 25.9 30
Rhode Island 20 26 26 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30
South Carolina 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
South Dakota 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 21 18 22 22 22 22 22 22
Tennessee 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21.4 21.4
Texas 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Utah 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5
Vermont 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Virginia 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5
Washington 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 28 31
West Virginia 20.35 20.35 20.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.65 25.35 25.35 27
Wisconsin 21.5 22.2 22.2 23.2 23.1 23.4 23.7 23.8 25.4 25.4 25.4 27.3 28.1 28.5 29.9
Wyoming 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
State Average 2/ 14.19 15.47 17.55 17.99 18.34 18.51 18.50 18.67 19.05 19.96 19.29 20.17 19.07 19.13 19.25

DIESEL

OCTOBER 2006 Table MF-205
SHEET 2 OF 2
STATE 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Alabama 14 14 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Alaska 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Arizona 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 27 27 27 26 26 26 26
Arkansas 12.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.6 20.5 20.5 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7
California 9 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Colorado 18 18 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5
Connecticut 22 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 26 26 26
Delaware 16 19 19 19 19 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Dist. of Col. 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Florida 10.9 12.2 18.7 21 23.6 23.9 24.2 24.6 25 25.1 25.1 25.9 26.4 26.4 14.5
Georgia 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Hawaii 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Idaho 18 21 21 21 21 21 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Illinois 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5
Indiana 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Iowa 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5
Kansas 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 23 25 26 26
Kentucky 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 15.5
Louisiana 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maine 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 23 23 23 27
Maryland 18.5 18.5 19.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25
Massachusetts 17 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Michigan 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Minnesota 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Mississippi 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4
Missouri 11 11 13 13 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Montana 20 20 21.4 24 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75
Nebraska 21.5 23.5 24..8 24 25 25 25.5 24.5 23.5 22.8 22.8 24.5 24.5 24.6 25.3
Nevada 22 24.5 27 27 27 27 27 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.7 27.7
New Hampshire 16.6 18.6 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5
New Jersey 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5
New Mexico 17 17 17 19 19 19 19.875 19.875 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 22.88
New York 16.325 22.765 24.84 24.84 24.51 23.87 23.74 22.65 21.85 20.25 19.65 20.25 20.85 20.85 21.45
North Carolina 21.5 22.6 21.9 22 21.3 21.6 21.7 22.6 21.6 21.2 21.2 24.1 22.1 24.2 27.1
North Dakota 17 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 23
Ohio 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 24 28
Oklahoma 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14
Oregon 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Pennsylvania 18.2 22.35 22.35 22.35 22.35 22.35 22.35 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.9 31.8 30.8 36.4
Rhode Island 20 26 26 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30
South Carolina 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
South Dakota 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 21 18 22 22 22 22 22 22
Tennessee 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18.4 18.4
Texas 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Utah 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5
Vermont 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 26 26 26 26
Virginia 16.2 16.2 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Washington 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 28 31
West Virginia 20.35 20.35 20.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.35 25.65 25.35 25.35 27
Wisconsin 21.5 22.2 22.2 23.2 23.1 23.4 23.7 23.8 25.4 25.4 25.4 27.3 28.1 28.5 29.9
Wyoming 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Wyoming 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
State Average 2/ 16.00 17.64 18.32 18.62 18.93 18.98 18.99 19.50 20.15 19.96 20.37 19.73 20 19.39 20

Footnotes

1/ This table shows the tax rates for motor fuel as of December 31 for each year.

2/ Weighted average based on gross gallons taxed.

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