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State Motor-Fuel Tax Rates, 2000 - 2018 (1) (2)
   Gasoline/Gasohol

February 2020
Table MF-205
Sheet 1 of 2

STATE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (5) 2016 2017 2018
Alabama 18 18 18 18 18 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 8 8 8 8 8
Arizona 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Arkansas 19.5 21.7 21.7 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 21.5 21.5
California (4) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 35.3 35.7 36 40 40 30 30 42 42
Colorado 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Connecticut 32 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Delaware 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 2 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Dist. of Col. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 24 24 24 24 24 24
Florida 13.1 13.6 13.9 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.9 15.3 15.6 16.1 16 16.2 16.6 17 17 17 17 17 28
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 8 8 26 26 26 27
Hawaii 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16
Idaho 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 32 33 33 33
Illinois 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Indiana 15 15 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 29 30
Iowa 20 20 20.1 20.1 20.3 20.7 20.7 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21 21 30.8 31.7 31.5 31.7
Kansas 20 21 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Kentucky 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 18.5 19.7 21 22.5 24.1 25.6 26.4 28.5 31 31 25 25 25 25
Louisiana 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maine 19 22 22 22 25.2 25.9 26.8 27.6 28.4 29.5 29.5 29.5 30.0 30 30 30 30 30 30
Maryland 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 24 24 32 34 34 35
Massachusetts 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 24 24 24 24 24 24
Michigan 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 26 26
Minnesota 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22.5 27.1 27.5 28 28.5 28.5 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 18.4 18.4 18.4 18 18 18 18 18 18
Missouri 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Montana 27 27 27 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 27.75 28 28 28 28 32 32
Nebraska 22.8 24.5 24.5 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 27.9 28.9
Nevada 24.75 24.75 24.7 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
New Hampshire 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.625 19.625 20 20 24 24 24 24
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 11 11 11 38 37 37
New Mexico 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.9 17 17 17 17
New York 29.3 22 22.6 22.05 22.65 23.25 23.95 24.65 24.45 25.15 24.35 25.05 25.85 27 27 26 25 24 25
North Carolina 21.2 24.1 22.1 23.4 24.3 26.6 29.9 29.95 30.15 30.15 32.15 35.25 37.95 38 38 36 34 35 35
North Dakota 21 21 21 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Ohio 22 22 22 24 26 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
Oklahoma 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20
Oregon 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 34
Pennsylvania 25.9 26 26.6 25.9 26.2 30 31.2 31.2 30 30 31.2 31.2 31.2 31 31 51 50 58 58
Rhode Island 29 29 30 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 34
South Carolina 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 20
South Dakota 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 28 28 28 28 30 30
Tennessee 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 25
Texas 20 20 20 20.0 20.0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Utah 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 25 25 25 29 29 29
Vermont 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 20 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 31 31 30
Virginia 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 11 11 16 16 16 16
Washington 23 23 23 28 28 31 34 36 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 44.5 49.4 49.4 49.4
West Virginia 25.35 25.65 25.4 25.4 25.4 27 27 31.5 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.2 33.4 34.7 34.7 34.6 33.2 35.7 35.7
Wisconsin 25.4 27.3 28.1 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 30.9 30.9
Wyoming 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 24 24 24 24 24 24
State Average (3) 19.29 19.08 19.13 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 27.60 26.54

State Motor-Fuel Tax Rates, 2000 - 2018 (1) (2)
   Diesel

February 2020
Table MF-205
Sheet 2 of 2

STATE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (5) 2016 2017 2018
Alabama 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 21
Alaska 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Arizona 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 18 26 26 26 26
Arkansas 20.5 22.7 22.7 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 22.5 22.5
California (4) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 13 10 10 36 13 13 36 36
Colorado 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 21 22 21 21 21 21
Connecticut 18 18 26 26 26 26 26 37 43.4 43.4 39.6 39.6 51.2 51 25 55 50 42 42
Delaware 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 22 22 22 22
Dist. of Col. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 23.5 24 24 24 24 24 24
Florida 25.1 25.9 26.4 26.7 27 27.3 27.9 28.5 15.6 16.1 16 16.2 16.6 17 17 17 17 27 28
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 8 8 29 29 29 30
Hawaii 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16
Idaho 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 32 32 33 33
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 22 19 22 22 22 22
Indiana 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 16 16 27 49
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 21 32.5 32.5 33.5 33.5
Kansas 22 23 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 26 26 26 26
Kentucky 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 15.5 16.7 18 19.5 21.1 22.6 23.4 25.5 28 31 22 22 22 22
Louisiana 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Maine 20 23 23 23 26.8 27 27.9 28.8 29.8 30.7 30.7 30.7 31.2 31.2 30 31.2 31.2 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 24.25 24.25 24.25 24 27 33 33 35 36
Massachusetts 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 24 24 24 24 24 24
Michigan 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 19 15 15 26 26
Minnesota 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 27.1 27.5 28 28.5 28.5 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 18.4 18.4 18.4 18 18 18 18 18 18
Missouri 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Montana 27.75 27.75 27.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 27.75 27.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 29 28 29 29 30 30
Nebraska 22.8 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.6 25.3 27.1 27.1 26 26.4 27.1 26.3 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.1 27.7 27.9 28.9
Nevada 27.75 27.75 27.7 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 24 27 27 27 27
New Hampshire 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.625 20 24 24 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 13.5 13.5 13.5 14 11 14 14 40 40
New Mexico 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.9 22.875 22.875 22.875 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.875 22.875 21 17 21 21 21 21
New York 27.95 20.25 20.85 20.25 20.85 21.45 22.15 22.85 22.65 23.35 22.55 23.25 24.05 25 26 24 24 22 23
North Carolina 21.2 24.1 22.1 23.4 24.3 26.6 29.9 29.9 30.15 30.15 32.15 35.25 35.25 38 37 36 35 35 35
North Dakota 21 21 21 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Ohio 22 22 22 24.0 26 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
Oklahoma 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 14 14 14 20
Oregon 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 30 30 30 30 30 30 34
Pennsylvania 30.8 30.9 31.8 30.8 31.2 36.4 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38 41 64 64 75 74
Rhode Island 29 29 30 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 34
South Carolina 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 20
South Dakota 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 28 28 28 28 30 30
Tennessee 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 17 17 21 24
Texas 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Utah 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 25 25 25 29 29 29
Vermont 17 26 26 19 19 19 19 26 27 26 29 29 29 45 19 31 31 31 31
Virginia 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 20 11 20 20 20 20
Washington 23 23 23 23 28 31 34 36 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 44.5 44.5 49.4 49.4
West Virginia 25.35 25.65 25.35 25 25.35 27 27 32 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.2 33.4 34.7 35.7 34.6 33.2 35.7 35.7
Wisconsin 25.4 27.3 28.1 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 30.9 30.9
Wyoming 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 24 24 24 24 24 24
State Average (3) 19.96 19.87 20 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 27.30 27.8

(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.

(5) Beginning in 2015, taxes shown include additional fees (environmental fee, uniform locality taxes, etc. were applicable.)

 

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