States With the Lowest and Highest Gas Taxes

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January 31, 2020 5:58 pm

Last Updated: February 16, 2020 2:22 pm

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35. Kansas
> State gas tax: 24.0 cents per gal.
> Avg. gas price as of late-Jan. 2020: $2.24 per gal. (8th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.7% (17th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 14,976 (21st highest)

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34. Arkansas
> State gas tax: 24.8 cents per gal.
> Avg. gas price as of late-Jan. 2020: $2.23 per gal. (7th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 11.1% (18th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 17,095 (12th highest)

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33. Kentucky
> State gas tax: 26.0 cents per gal.
> Avg. gas price as of late-Jan. 2020: $2.33 per gal. (14th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 11.2% (19th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 16,337 (13th highest)

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32. Massachusetts
> State gas tax: 26.5 cents per gal.
> Avg. gas price as of late-Jan. 2020: $2.56 per gal. (17th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 10.4% (16th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 13,530 (17th lowest)

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31. Alabama
> State gas tax: 27.2 cents per gal.
> Avg. gas price as of late-Jan. 2020: $2.25 per gal. (10th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 12.1% (25th lowest)
> Annual miles traveled per driver: 17,796 (8th highest)

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