Effective Motor Fuels Tax Rates |
Cents per Gallon (2001 dollars) |
|
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Alabama |
18.22 |
17.46 |
17.04 |
16.20 |
15.47 |
14.33 |
14.67 |
14.72 |
16.66 |
15.79 |
19.06 |
21.00 |
20.35 |
19.68 |
20.06 |
19.75 |
19.32 |
19.05 |
18.95 |
Alaska |
11.87 |
12.62 |
12.39 |
10.41 |
10.05 |
10.50 |
10.40 |
9.11 |
9.14 |
8.67 |
8.50 |
8.90 |
8.07 |
6.90 |
6.25 |
6.17 |
7.35 |
7.96 |
8.61 |
Arizona |
14.18 |
16.51 |
18.69 |
18.72 |
22.37 |
22.63 |
22.14 |
22.17 |
21.67 |
22.08 |
21.08 |
21.87 |
20.16 |
20.35 |
20.27 |
19.46 |
19.42 |
19.89 |
19.53 |
Arkansas |
16.08 |
15.09 |
14.95 |
17.65 |
19.31 |
18.63 |
17.02 |
17.23 |
16.96 |
16.75 |
21.85 |
20.48 |
20.57 |
20.18 |
20.72 |
20.05 |
19.34 |
19.86 |
21.08 |
California |
11.44 |
14.63 |
13.52 |
13.13 |
12.81 |
12.22 |
11.92 |
11.21 |
11.13 |
16.09 |
16.55 |
18.15 |
18.33 |
19.00 |
18.93 |
18.77 |
18.47 |
18.58 |
17.91 |
Colorado |
14.19 |
16.49 |
18.84 |
16.35 |
20.84 |
24.91 |
24.87 |
24.48 |
24.50 |
26.14 |
25.79 |
25.22 |
24.90 |
24.04 |
23.82 |
22.84 |
22.92 |
22.42 |
22.09 |
Connecticut |
18.54 |
21.84 |
21.45 |
21.38 |
21.71 |
23.53 |
26.03 |
26.70 |
26.09 |
26.76 |
28.62 |
30.30 |
32.52 |
35.40 |
36.77 |
37.58 |
35.15 |
30.43 |
30.45 |
Delaware |
17.90 |
16.81 |
16.71 |
15.87 |
16.07 |
18.84 |
21.45 |
21.21 |
20.68 |
22.92 |
21.87 |
22.93 |
24.55 |
26.00 |
25.38 |
26.85 |
24.89 |
24.62 |
25.04 |
District of Columbia |
21.71 |
23.47 |
23.89 |
23.19 |
22.87 |
20.18 |
21.21 |
22.11 |
22.88 |
22.02 |
20.33 |
23.18 |
23.61 |
22.51 |
20.27 |
19.12 |
19.01 |
18.92 |
17.94 |
Florida |
12.80 |
13.72 |
13.91 |
13.50 |
13.51 |
13.67 |
13.00 |
12.51 |
12.67 |
17.29 |
17.37 |
17.70 |
18.11 |
18.24 |
18.80 |
19.33 |
19.30 |
19.14 |
19.21 |
Georgia |
12.36 |
11.69 |
11.36 |
10.85 |
10.56 |
10.43 |
10.05 |
9.72 |
9.43 |
8.98 |
8.97 |
8.28 |
8.47 |
8.18 |
8.42 |
7.74 |
7.89 |
7.19 |
7.38 |
Hawaii |
13.77 |
13.25 |
12.71 |
13.76 |
15.51 |
15.08 |
14.58 |
13.94 |
14.17 |
15.21 |
18.37 |
17.92 |
17.20 |
17.32 |
18.21 |
18.09 |
17.67 |
17.38 |
17.21 |
Idaho |
20.08 |
21.95 |
21.53 |
20.28 |
20.08 |
20.34 |
21.31 |
22.45 |
22.30 |
23.42 |
24.13 |
23.57 |
22.89 |
22.76 |
26.39 |
26.23 |
26.06 |
25.45 |
24.88 |
Illinois |
12.62 |
14.07 |
18.64 |
18.08 |
18.51 |
18.15 |
17.67 |
18.32 |
23.63 |
23.49 |
22.78 |
21.98 |
21.76 |
21.19 |
21.85 |
19.79 |
21.64 |
20.41 |
20.30 |
Indiana |
17.62 |
17.08 |
16.37 |
19.44 |
22.93 |
22.29 |
22.00 |
22.16 |
22.18 |
21.41 |
20.05 |
19.43 |
18.50 |
19.18 |
19.15 |
19.23 |
18.75 |
19.65 |
17.60 |
Iowa |
18.65 |
18.33 |
17.83 |
18.11 |
23.02 |
22.75 |
24.15 |
25.00 |
24.20 |
24.41 |
23.82 |
23.27 |
22.55 |
22.08 |
21.92 |
21.86 |
21.27 |
21.03 |
20.50 |
Kansas |
13.83 |
13.77 |
15.10 |
15.46 |
15.19 |
15.47 |
14.61 |
16.20 |
18.97 |
21.30 |
21.69 |
21.35 |
21.42 |
20.72 |
20.46 |
20.85 |
20.25 |
20.20 |
22.21 |
Kentucky |
16.58 |
15.45 |
14.58 |
13.93 |
15.81 |
19.89 |
19.60 |
20.06 |
19.42 |
18.68 |
17.86 |
17.00 |
16.17 |
16.29 |
18.74 |
16.09 |
17.48 |
18.26 |
15.98 |
Louisiana |
13.32 |
12.76 |
17.96 |
23.81 |
24.34 |
22.57 |
21.79 |
20.71 |
25.46 |
24.31 |
23.92 |
23.10 |
22.55 |
22.17 |
22.53 |
22.21 |
21.75 |
21.43 |
20.53 |
Maine |
14.50 |
19.20 |
20.84 |
19.47 |
18.82 |
18.37 |
20.58 |
22.06 |
21.65 |
22.89 |
22.18 |
22.07 |
21.33 |
20.42 |
21.39 |
20.43 |
21.22 |
19.85 |
21.30 |
Maryland |
16.67 |
19.54 |
20.35 |
19.39 |
19.41 |
22.69 |
25.24 |
24.17 |
23.75 |
22.35 |
24.68 |
27.12 |
27.44 |
26.88 |
26.54 |
25.26 |
24.98 |
24.58 |
22.99 |
Massachusetts |
17.99 |
16.98 |
16.69 |
16.39 |
15.19 |
15.54 |
15.06 |
14.50 |
16.68 |
24.88 |
24.47 |
24.76 |
23.32 |
22.81 |
23.31 |
22.20 |
21.88 |
21.78 |
21.36 |
Michigan |
17.72 |
19.24 |
20.99 |
21.29 |
20.77 |
20.05 |
19.32 |
18.52 |
17.88 |
17.41 |
16.73 |
16.32 |
15.97 |
15.70 |
15.51 |
16.02 |
18.93 |
18.54 |
18.62 |
Minnesota |
20.95 |
22.18 |
22.92 |
22.61 |
22.87 |
22.75 |
24.96 |
25.18 |
24.84 |
24.44 |
22.51 |
21.64 |
21.22 |
20.40 |
20.43 |
21.05 |
20.14 |
20.14 |
19.49 |
Mississippi |
15.10 |
13.99 |
13.86 |
13.12 |
13.12 |
12.20 |
21.44 |
22.48 |
22.87 |
21.30 |
21.32 |
20.19 |
20.70 |
20.24 |
20.63 |
19.20 |
19.35 |
18.15 |
19.75 |
Missouri |
11.38 |
10.86 |
10.38 |
10.34 |
9.88 |
12.16 |
14.58 |
14.12 |
13.89 |
13.12 |
14.04 |
14.71 |
15.79 |
16.36 |
17.95 |
18.14 |
17.67 |
17.75 |
17.47 |
Montana |
14.67 |
17.84 |
21.97 |
22.30 |
22.01 |
24.36 |
25.67 |
25.08 |
24.10 |
23.50 |
23.41 |
22.15 |
27.88 |
27.05 |
30.60 |
28.99 |
28.14 |
27.54 |
30.81 |
Nebraska |
20.20 |
19.62 |
19.52 |
19.79 |
22.79 |
23.63 |
22.68 |
24.03 |
25.77 |
27.46 |
25.44 |
25.37 |
25.40 |
23.21 |
24.68 |
27.29 |
24.75 |
24.30 |
26.83 |
Nevada |
18.27 |
18.72 |
18.48 |
18.05 |
18.45 |
20.81 |
24.48 |
24.62 |
24.59 |
23.79 |
25.59 |
25.62 |
26.07 |
26.02 |
25.64 |
27.40 |
28.84 |
25.23 |
26.47 |
New Hampshire |
22.77 |
21.83 |
21.48 |
20.71 |
20.02 |
20.22 |
19.02 |
18.14 |
19.49 |
20.45 |
21.18 |
20.60 |
19.84 |
19.22 |
19.81 |
18.09 |
18.53 |
18.16 |
18.56 |
New Jersey |
13.80 |
12.84 |
12.65 |
12.65 |
12.95 |
11.87 |
13.32 |
14.31 |
13.75 |
13.68 |
12.88 |
12.70 |
12.43 |
12.12 |
12.28 |
12.07 |
11.59 |
11.42 |
11.42 |
New Mexico |
15.93 |
16.51 |
16.36 |
16.89 |
16.53 |
18.10 |
17.95 |
18.89 |
20.02 |
18.93 |
18.78 |
18.21 |
21.15 |
22.97 |
21.68 |
20.56 |
20.70 |
19.90 |
20.55 |
New York |
13.30 |
11.98 |
12.14 |
11.74 |
11.65 |
11.06 |
11.74 |
11.18 |
10.10 |
9.82 |
27.90 |
27.08 |
24.88 |
26.49 |
23.18 |
24.08 |
24.52 |
23.64 |
22.44 |
North Carolina |
19.19 |
18.21 |
17.98 |
17.21 |
19.10 |
21.44 |
21.12 |
22.80 |
27.07 |
26.68 |
25.64 |
24.10 |
23.51 |
22.63 |
29.32 |
23.05 |
22.82 |
21.79 |
21.30 |
North Dakota |
12.00 |
14.60 |
17.60 |
16.42 |
15.44 |
17.44 |
20.57 |
20.06 |
19.94 |
18.66 |
18.68 |
18.22 |
19.03 |
18.01 |
21.67 |
21.45 |
21.01 |
20.58 |
21.38 |
Ohio |
18.54 |
18.21 |
17.73 |
15.10 |
15.94 |
15.77 |
19.33 |
21.41 |
24.01 |
24.96 |
24.71 |
24.55 |
24.81 |
24.35 |
24.67 |
23.88 |
24.00 |
23.47 |
23.40 |
Oklahoma |
9.86 |
9.59 |
11.84 |
13.29 |
13.73 |
17.65 |
21.19 |
20.73 |
19.23 |
19.63 |
19.11 |
18.63 |
18.08 |
17.61 |
17.49 |
18.08 |
18.18 |
17.47 |
17.34 |
Oregon |
13.03 |
12.46 |
13.53 |
14.67 |
15.52 |
16.74 |
18.80 |
20.36 |
22.08 |
23.94 |
25.04 |
26.43 |
26.30 |
26.76 |
21.99 |
23.06 |
21.41 |
21.11 |
20.81 |
Pennsylvania |
24.11 |
23.85 |
27.29 |
26.28 |
25.67 |
24.66 |
24.60 |
24.17 |
23.66 |
23.89 |
27.40 |
25.47 |
26.96 |
27.10 |
24.55 |
27.58 |
28.97 |
28.15 |
27.77 |
Rhode Island |
18.67 |
19.51 |
19.37 |
17.88 |
18.82 |
19.95 |
21.00 |
22.50 |
25.60 |
29.36 |
30.61 |
31.04 |
32.20 |
31.93 |
32.76 |
31.88 |
31.48 |
30.62 |
31.10 |
South Carolina |
21.06 |
20.41 |
19.77 |
19.13 |
18.35 |
20.31 |
18.70 |
20.20 |
19.82 |
19.56 |
17.64 |
18.42 |
17.58 |
17.77 |
17.30 |
16.51 |
15.79 |
15.93 |
16.79 |
South Dakota |
21.44 |
19.61 |
17.70 |
16.53 |
16.79 |
18.95 |
21.33 |
22.56 |
21.97 |
20.94 |
19.49 |
19.23 |
18.74 |
17.98 |
18.63 |
20.26 |
20.69 |
21.08 |
21.58 |
Tennessee |
15.68 |
14.81 |
13.93 |
14.92 |
18.66 |
22.04 |
21.47 |
23.45 |
25.65 |
24.79 |
23.72 |
22.40 |
21.93 |
21.34 |
21.36 |
20.73 |
20.55 |
19.62 |
19.76 |
Texas |
8.71 |
8.20 |
10.23 |
14.06 |
13.88 |
19.54 |
19.77 |
20.14 |
18.82 |
18.50 |
23.73 |
22.90 |
21.97 |
22.86 |
22.30 |
22.50 |
22.06 |
21.44 |
21.08 |
Utah |
17.49 |
16.78 |
18.09 |
20.57 |
19.77 |
24.42 |
25.10 |
24.14 |
24.10 |
23.30 |
22.43 |
21.81 |
21.11 |
20.01 |
21.09 |
23.27 |
25.40 |
25.93 |
24.46 |
Vermont |
17.90 |
21.73 |
20.34 |
19.66 |
19.30 |
18.22 |
17.83 |
20.06 |
21.43 |
22.87 |
20.33 |
18.45 |
19.24 |
18.87 |
18.45 |
19.30 |
23.27 |
22.19 |
22.42 |
Virginia |
20.36 |
22.15 |
21.04 |
18.78 |
19.82 |
22.70 |
23.29 |
22.46 |
22.28 |
22.07 |
20.91 |
20.63 |
20.31 |
19.53 |
18.95 |
18.81 |
18.51 |
18.03 |
17.50 |
Washington |
19.67 |
21.26 |
24.36 |
27.57 |
25.32 |
23.86 |
24.38 |
22.82 |
25.92 |
27.16 |
26.38 |
25.18 |
25.11 |
24.98 |
24.37 |
25.27 |
25.08 |
23.61 |
23.63 |
West Virginia |
18.18 |
17.49 |
16.93 |
16.41 |
16.02 |
15.38 |
14.88 |
17.84 |
18.72 |
25.91 |
24.86 |
27.91 |
29.59 |
28.00 |
30.44 |
27.42 |
29.14 |
28.83 |
28.09 |
Wisconsin |
21.56 |
21.51 |
23.72 |
24.11 |
24.71 |
26.24 |
27.93 |
27.04 |
27.12 |
26.33 |
25.74 |
25.96 |
25.61 |
25.00 |
25.68 |
25.46 |
25.12 |
26.48 |
26.96 |
Wyoming |
14.22 |
18.01 |
11.45 |
11.78 |
11.98 |
10.39 |
10.77 |
10.18 |
11.42 |
11.61 |
10.49 |
9.94 |
11.00 |
9.91 |
10.73 |
10.29 |
11.08 |
14.14 |
17.63 |
Average |
16.48 |
16.99 |
17.43 |
17.44 |
17.93 |
18.74 |
19.54 |
19.81 |
20.40 |
20.98 |
21.38 |
21.28 |
21.36 |
21.11 |
21.46 |
21.21 |
21.25 |
20.85 |
20.95 |
State figures are a weighted average tax rates on gas, diesel, and other motor fuels used on highways. |
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Source: GAO analysis of FHWA data |