40. Colorado
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.22 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.50 per gallon (20th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 6.3% (12th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 3,053,136,000 gallons (24th most)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 692.1 gal/driver (13th fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 4,411,587 (19th most)
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39. Missouri
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.22 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.26 per gallon (5th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 6.7% (15th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 4,334,417,000 gallons (15th most)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 1,013.8 gal/driver (13th most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 4,275,228 (21st most)
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38. New Hampshire
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.22 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.30 per gallon (9th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 6.7% (14th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 821,482,000 gallons (9th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 699.2 gal/driver (15th fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 1,174,826 (12th fewest)
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37. Delaware
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.23 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.48 per gallon (21st highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 6.6% (13th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 582,188,000 gallons (5th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 686.1 gal/driver (9th fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 848,504 (7th fewest)
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36. Nevada
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.23 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $4.24 per gallon (5th highest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 5.4% (6th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 1,643,840,000 gallons (15th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 764.3 gal/driver (21st fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 2,150,707 (18th fewest)
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