Posted on 05/17/2007 3:41:49 PM PDT by Kimmers
State Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates
In addition to income, severance, production, property, and other taxes, the products produced by the petroleum industry are subject to various excise taxes. Every state imposes an excise tax on motor fuel. Often excise tax rates within a state differ depending on the type of motor fuel being purchased--for example, gasoline may be subject to one rate while diesel is subject to a different rate. Determining the amount of tax paid on one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel purchased by a consumer at the pump can involve numerous factors and calculations. The tax rate may vary depending on the whether the area where the fuel is purchased is in compliance with federal clean air standards, whether a threshold amount of revenue has been collected for the taxing jurisdiction for the fiscal year, and how much is being charged for the pre-tax price of a gallon of fuel.
API collects motor fuel tax information for all 50 states and compiles a report and chart detailing changes from the previous update and calculating a nationwide average. These documents show the average amount of excise and other taxes imposed by each state on gasoline and diesel fuel. API's chart reflects a weighted average for each state, meaning that any taxes which can vary across a state's jurisdiction are averaged according to the population of the local areas subject to each particular tax rate. Where appropriate, the weighted average also takes into consideration the typical percentages of premium, midgrade, and regular fuel purchased in each state. In states where taxes vary depending upon the price of the motor fuel (for example, where the tax rate is set as a percentage of the sales price rather than a cents per gallon method), the state average listed on the chart is a snapshot based upon the price of fuel (as reported by AAA) on the date the chart is updated.
As of March 2007, the average amount of tax imposed on a gallon of gasoline sold in the United States was 45.8 cents per gallon, up 0.3 cents from the October 2006 report. For diesel fuel, the national average amount of tax was 52.7 cents per gallon, up 0.2 cents from the October 2006 report.
To access the State Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rate Report and Chart, please download a PDF below:
State Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rate Report
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State Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rate Chart
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Maps Showing Gasoline and Diesel Taxes
Click on the maps to print gasoline and diesel maps of state, local and federal taxes on motor fuels.
Gasoline Taxes
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Diesel Taxes
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Updated:March 28, 2007
Thank you
Goodness! Look at the taxes in California and New York!
Total State And Federal Taxes 2007 By Region
New England 46.0
Mid Atlantic 48.1
South Atlantic 44.7
Northeast 46.1
Midwest 44.6
South 38.4
Mountain 41.4
West 53.9
US 45.8
Thanks for the link. I wonder if they include the sales tax on a gallon of gas for those states that impose a sales tax on gasoline?
Alaska, 26.4
Wyoming, 32.4
New Jersey, 32.9
South Carolina, 35.2
Oklahoma, 35.4
Missouri, 36.0
New Mexico, 36.4
Kentucky, 36.9
Mississippi, 37.2
Arizona, 37.4
Virginia, 37.7
D.C., 38.4
Louisiana, 38.4
Texas, 38.4
Vermont, 38.4
Alabama, 38.7
New Hampshire, 39.0
Tennessee, 39.8
Arkansas, 40.2
Georgia, 40.2
Colorado, 40.4
Iowa, 40.4
Minnesota, 40.4
Delaware, 41.4
North Dakota, 41.4
Maryland, 41.9
Massachusetts, 41.9
South Dakota, 42.4
Utah, 42.9
Oregon, 43.3
Idaho, 43.4
Kansas, 43.4
U.S. Average, 45.8
Montana, 46.2
Indiana, 46.4
Nebraska, 46.4
Ohio, 46.4
Maine, 46.7
North Carolina , 48.6
Rhode Island, 49.4
West Virginia, 49.9
Michigan, 50.5
Pennsylvania, 50.7
Nevada, 50.9
Florida, 51.0
Wisconsin, 51.3
Illlinois, 52.0
Washington, 52.4
Connecticut, 55.4
California, 58.6
Hawaii, 60.4
New York, 60.8
Alaska, 32.4
Oklahoma, 38.4
Wyoming, 38.4
Kentucky, 39.9
South Carolina, 41.2
New Jersey, 41.9
Missouri, 42.0
Virginia, 42.3
Tennessee, 42.8
Mississippi, 43.2
New Mexico, 43.4
Dist. of Col., 44.4
Louisiana, 44.4
Texas , 44.4
Colorado , 44.9
New Hampshire, 45.0
Alabama, 45.7
Delaware, 46.4
Minnesota, 46.4
Arkansas, 47.2
North Dakota, 47.4
Iowa, 47.9
Massachusetts , 47.9
Georgia, 48.1
South Dakota, 48.4
Maryland, 48.7
Oregon, 48.7
Utah, 48.9
Idaho, 49.4
Vermont, 50.4
Kansas, 51.4
Nebraska, 51.8
Arizona, 52.4
Ohio, 52.4
U.S. Average, 52.7
Florida, 52.9
Maine, 53.0
Montana, 53.0
Nevada, 53.0
North Carolina, 54.6
Michigan, 55.1
Rhode Island, 55.4
West Virginia, 55.9
Wisconsin, 57.3
Washington, 58.4
Pennsylvania, 63.6
Connecticut, 63.9
Indiana, 64.1
New York, 66.0
California, 67.7
Illinois, 68.2
Hawaii, 68.4
How many of these states add a sales tax on top of the MFT’s? I know that IL does, they used to have a breakdown of state and federal taxes posted on each pump.
In other words, taxing the taxes.
Sales tax is where states get their windfall. It’s on the sale, not the gallon. If fuels are on average a buck more than a year or two ago, CA, for example nets another 7-8 cents per gallon without doing a solitary thisng to earn it. This is more per gallon profit than the oil companies get off the same gallon.
Yes, taxing the taxes, just like corporations paying taxes on profits and you paying taxes on distributions (dividends).
Our state (and others, I’m sure) make grocery stores break down unit costs for the items they sell. There is all kinds of truth-in-lending and truth-in-advertising laws. Yet New York somehow neglects to make gas stations reveal the amount of tax on gasoline. (If they do, it sure is inconspicuous). God, how I hate governments,politicians and bureaucrats.
I would say “an added value” by NO tax gives an added value to the substance.....
Also, HOW OFTEN (and how calculated ? ) is the IRS mileage expense deductions figured? Are the mileage deduction REALLY keeping up with the change in the actual gas prices since 1972?
I was told once that it is actually ILLEGAL for an oil company to show the amount of gas tax on each gallon of gas. True?
How could we verify?
You bet. You get charged sales tax on the tax that the state gets. Maybe not in all states, who have legislators who can still think.
I don’t know.
I do know that they add excise tax on cigs, and then charge sales tax on the excise tax...
Think about that.
Why is it you can buy off-road diesel, but not off-road gasoline (at least I’ve never seen it).
I’ve wondered about that too. Just to be a thorn, we have a “Call The Post-Dispatch” kind of thing where people can ask dumb questions, and the newspaper will answer them, or try to.
What about lawnmowers? I shouldn’t have to pay road taxes on something not used on the roads. Chainsaws, weed-wackers, campstoves, lanterns, etc. The list is long!
Right, and I'll take vanilla. State lotteries don't (and so won't) reveal the odds re: their games. Other contests and companies do but the states?....naw.
I buy off-road diesel for my tractor, but they come with gas engines, too.
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