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50. Alaska
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.09 per gallon
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.85 per gallon (8th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 2.3% (the lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 396,608,000 gallons (2nd fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 763.8 gal/driver (20th fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 519,288 (3rd fewest)
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49. Hawaii
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.16 per gallon
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $4.78 per gallon (2nd highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 3.3% (2nd lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 469,593,000 gallons (4th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 511.8 gal/driver (the fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 917,464 (9th fewest)
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48. New Mexico
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.17 per gallon
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.55 per gallon (17th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 4.8% (4th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 1,773,707,000 gallons (17th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 1,200.7 gal/driver (4th most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 1,477,213 (15th fewest)
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47. Arizona
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.18 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $4.42 per gallon (3rd highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 4.1% (3rd lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 4,104,309,000 gallons (17th most)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 708.2 gal/driver (17th fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 5,795,216 (14th most)
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46. Mississippi
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.18 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.14 per gallon (the lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 5.7% (7th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 2,490,902,000 gallons (23rd fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 1,225.4 gal/driver (3rd most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 2,032,775 (16th fewest)
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