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State Motor-Fuel Tax Rates, 2003 - 2016 (1) (2)
   Gasoline/Gasohol

June 2017
Table MF-205
Sheet 1 of 2

STATE 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (5) 2016
Alabama 18 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
Arizona 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Arkansas 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5
California (4) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 35.3 35.7 36 40 40 30 30
Colorado 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Connecticut 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Delaware 23 23 23 23 23 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0
Dist. of Col. 20 20 20 20 20 20 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 24 24 24 24
Florida 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.9 15.3 15.6 16.1 16 16.2 16.6 17 17 17 17
Georgia 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 8 8 26 26
Hawaii 16 16 16 16 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.0
Idaho 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 32 33
Illinois 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Indiana 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Iowa 20.1 20.3 20.7 20.7 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 30.8 31.7
Kansas 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Kentucky 16.4 16.4 18.5 19.7 21 22.5 24.1 25.6 26.4 28.5 31 31 25 25
Louisiana 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maine 22 25.2 25.9 26.8 27.6 28.4 29.5 29.5 29.5 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0
Maryland 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 24 24 32 34
Massachusetts 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 24 24 24 24
Michigan 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Minnesota 20 20 20 20 20 22.5 27.1 27.5 28.0 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5
Mississippi 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18 18 18 18
Missouri 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Montana 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 28 28 28 28
Nebraska 24.6 24.8 25.3 27.1 27.0 26.0 26.4 27.1 26.3 26.2 26.3 26.3 26.1 26.7
Nevada 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
New Hampshire 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.625 19.625 20 20 24 24
New Jersey 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 11 11 11 38
New Mexico 18.875 18.875 18.875 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 17.0 17.0
New York 22.05 22.65 23.25 23.95 24.65 24.45 25.15 24.35 25.05 25.85 27 27 26 25
North Carolina 23.4 24.3 26.6 29.9 29.95 30.15 30.15 32.15 35.25 37.95 38 38 36 34
North Dakota 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Ohio 24 26 28 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0
Oklahoma 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Oregon 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 30 30 30 30 30 30
Pennsylvania 25.9 26.2 30 31.2 31.2 30 30 31.2 31.2 31.2 31 31 51 50
Rhode Island 29 30 30 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 33.0 33.0
South Carolina 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
South Dakota 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 28 28 28 28
Tennessee 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Texas 20 20 20 20 20 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Utah 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 25 25 25 29
Vermont 19 19 19 19 20 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 31
Virginia 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 11 11 16 16
Washington 28 28 31 34.0 36.0 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 44.5 49.4
West Virginia 25.35 25.35 27 27 32 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.2 33.4 34.7 34.7 34.6 33.2
Wisconsin 28.1 28.5 29.1 29.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9
Wyoming 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 24 24 24 24
State Average (3) 19.07 19.13 19.25 20.3 19.25 20.48 20.78 21.82 21.38 21.63 21.90 22.56 25.04 25.06

State Motor-Fuel Tax Rates, 2003 - 2016 (1) (2)
   Diesel

June 2017
Table MF-205
Sheet 2 of 2

STATE 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (5) 2016
Alabama 19 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
Arizona 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 18 26 26
Arkansas 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 21.5 22.5 22.5
California (4) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 13 10 10 36 13 13
Colorado 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 21 22 21 21
Connecticut 26 26 26 26 37 43.4 43.4 39.6 39.6 51.2 51 25 55 50
Delaware 22.0 22 22 22 22 22.0 22.0 22.0 22 22 22.0 23.0 22.0 22.0
Dist. of Col. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 23.5 24 24 24 24
Florida 26.7 27 27.3 27.9 28.5 15.6 16.1 16 16.2 16.6 17 17 17 17
Georgia 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 8 8 29 29
Hawaii 16.0 16 16 16 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17 17 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.0
Idaho 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 32 32
Illinois 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 22 19 22 22
Indiana 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 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 21.0 32.5 32.5
Kansas 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 26 26
Kentucky 13.4 13.4 15.5 16.7 18 19.5 21.1 22.6 23.4 25.5 28 31 22 22
Louisiana 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maine 23.0 26.8 27 27.9 28.8 29.8 30.7 30.7 30.7 31.2 31.2 30.0 31.2 31.2
Maryland 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24.25 24 27 33 33
Massachusetts 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 24 24 24 24
Michigan 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 19 15 15
Minnesota 20.0 20 20 20 20 20.0 27.1 27.5 28 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5
Mississippi 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18 18 18 18
Missouri 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Montana 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 27.75 27.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 29 28 29 29
Nebraska 24.5 24.6 25.3 27.1 27.1 26.0 26.4 27.1 26.3 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.1 27.7
Nevada 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 24 27 27
New Hampshire 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.625 20 24 24 24
New Jersey 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 14 11 14 14
New Mexico 19.9 22.875 22.875 22.875 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.875 22.875 21.0 17.0 21.0 21.0
New York 20.25 20.85 21.45 22.15 22.85 22.65 23.35 22.55 23.25 24.05 25 26 24 24
North Carolina 23.4 24.3 26.6 29.9 29.9 30.15 30.15 32.15 35.25 35.25 38 37 36 35
North Dakota 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Ohio 24.0 26 28 28 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28 28 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0
Oklahoma 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 14 14
Oregon 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 30 30 30 30 30
Pennsylvania 30.8 31.2 36.4 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38 41 64 64
Rhode Island 29.0 30 30 30 30.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 32 32 32.0 32.0 33.0 33.0
South Carolina 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
South Dakota 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 28 28 28 28
Tennessee 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 17 17
Texas 20.0 20 20 20 20 20.0 20.0 20.0 20 20 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Utah 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 25 25 25 29
Vermont 19 19 19 19 26 27 26 29 29 29 45 19 31 31
Virginia 16 16 16 16 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 20 11 20 20
Washington 23.0 28 31 34 36.0 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 44.5 44.5
West Virginia 25 25.35 27 27 32 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.2 33.4 34.7 35.7 34.6 33.2
Wisconsin 28.1 28.5 29.1 29.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9
Wyoming 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 24 24 24 24
State Average (3) 20.00 19.39 20.00 20.47 20.51 20.77 21.38 22.36 22.65 21.90 22.30 23.77 23.74 25.02

(1) This table shows the tax rates for motor fuel as of December 31 for each year. Tax rates include inspection fees and environmental cleanup fees when these fees are targeted at highway fuel use, and include local taxes when these taxes are uniform across all the counties in the State.

(2) Data reported is through December 2016.

(3) Weighted average based on gross gallons taxed.

(4) California reported "Gasoline" is for aviation use at 18 cents, and all other gasoline/gasohol is currently 36 cents. The on highway gasoline tax increased in 2010 from 18 cents in prior years.

 

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