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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30. Massachusetts
> State gas tax: 26.5 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.49 per gal. (14th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.7% (14th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 12,265 (8th lowest)

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29. Ohio
> State gas tax: 28.0 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.06 per gal. (16th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 13.6% (23rd highest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 14,873 (21st highest)

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28. Minnesota
> State gas tax: 28.6 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.07 per gal. (18th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 13.8% (22nd highest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 17,475 (9th highest)

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27. Nebraska
> State gas tax: 28.9 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.05 per gal. (14th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 14.1% (18th highest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 14,739 (25th highest)

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26. Utah
> State gas tax: 29.4 cents per gal.
> Gas price as of mid-Jan. 2019: $2.52 per gal. (10th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 11.7% (20th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 16,042 (15th highest)

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