States With the Highest and Lowest Gas Taxes

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January 16, 2019 2:21 pm

Last Updated: March 13, 2020 6:31 pm

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50. Alaska
> State gas tax: 14.7 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.98 per gal. (4th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 4.9% (the lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 9,837 (the lowest)

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49. Missouri
> State gas tax: 17.4 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $1.88 per gal. (the lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 9.2% (4th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 17,418 (10th highest)

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48. Mississippi
> State gas tax: 18.8 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $1.92 per gal. (4th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 9.8% (6th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 20,187 (2nd highest)

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47. New Mexico
> State gas tax: 18.9 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.13 per gal. (22nd lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 8.9% (3rd lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 18,324 (4th highest)

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46. Arizona
> State gas tax: 19.0 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.61 per gal. (7th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 7.3% (2nd lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 12,944 (14th lowest)

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