Pennsylvania has the highest total state taxes for gasoline in the U.S. according to the latest quarterly State Gasoline Tax Report from the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Pennsylvania’s gas tax is 51.6 cents per gallon, while the average across the U.S. is 28.14 cents per gallon. Alaska ranks the lowest at 11.3 cents per gallon.
The top 10 states, by cents per gallon are:
1. Pennsylvania – 51.60
2. California – 47.58
3. New York – 44.46
4. Hawaii – 43.66
5. Connecticut – 40.86
6. Washington – 37.50
7. Florida – 36.42
8. North Carolina – 36.25
9. West Virginia – 34.60
10. Illinois – 34.08
The bottom 10 states are:
41. Louisiana – 20.01
42. Texas – 20.00
43. Arizona – 19.00
44. New Mexico – 18.88
45. Mississippi – 18.78
46. Missouri – 17.30
47. Oklahoma – 17.00
48. South Carolina – 16.75
49. New Jersey – 14.50
50. Alaska – 11.30
More from API’s quarterly report, including an interactive map, is available here.