Special Report

States With the Lowest and Highest Gas Taxes

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35. North Dakota
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.23 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.38 per gallon (17th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 6.8% (16th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 701,995,000 gallons (6th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 1,277.0 gal/driver (2nd most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 549,721 (4th fewest)

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34. Kansas
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.24 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.23 per gallon (3rd lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 7.4% (19th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 1,835,639,000 gallons (19th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 878.4 gal/driver (22nd most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 2,089,707 (17th fewest)

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33. Massachusetts
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.24 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.35 per gallon (14th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 7.2% (17th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 2,978,745,000 gallons (25th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 607.9 gal/driver (5th fewest)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 4,899,931 (16th most)

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32. Wyoming
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.24 per gallon– tied
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.34 per gallon (13th lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 7.2% (18th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 737,024,000 gallons (7th fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 1,712.1 gal/driver (the most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 430,472 (the fewest)

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31. Arkansas
> Avg. state gas tax: $0.25 per gallon
> Avg. gas price, April 11, 2023: $3.19 per gallon (2nd lowest)
> State taxes as pct. of gas price: 7.7% (20th lowest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption: 2,298,276,000 gallons (21st fewest)
> 2021 motor fuel consumption per licensed driver: 996.3 gal/driver (15th most)
> 2021 licensed drivers: 2,306,921 (20th fewest)

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