Special Report

States With the Highest and Lowest Gas Taxes

Samuel Stebbins
January 16, 2019 2:21 pm
Last Updated: March 13, 2020 6:31 pm

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45. Oklahoma
> State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $1.93 per gal. (6th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.4% (11th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 19,620 (3rd highest)

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44. Texas
> State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $1.93 per gal. (7th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.4% (10th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 17,082 (11th highest)

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43. Louisiana
> State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $1.92 per gal. (5th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.4% (12th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 14,478 (22nd lowest)

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42. Virginia
> State gas tax: 20.7 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.02 per gal. (12th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.2% (8th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 14,287 (20th lowest)

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41. South Carolina
> State gas tax: 20.8 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $1.94 per gal. (8th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.7% (15th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 14,560 (24th lowest)

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