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States with the highest and lowest gas taxes
![24/7 Wall St. reviewed state tax levels from industry advocacy group the American Petroleum Institute to identify the states with the highest and lowest gas taxes.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/gettyimages-869706548.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
24/7 Wall St. reviewed state tax levels from industry advocacy group the American Petroleum Institute to identify the states with the highest and lowest gas taxes.
EXTREME-PHOTOGRAPHER / Getty Images![50. Alaska. State gas tax: 14.7 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry1-28.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
50. Alaska. State gas tax: 14.7 cents per gallon.
Kyletperry / Getty ImagesDELLWOOD, MO - JANUARY 20: A customer fills his tank at a gas station advertising gasoline for $1.68 a gallon on January 20, 2015 in Dellwood, Missouri. Nationwide gas prices are averaging $2.05 a gallon, their lowest level since early 2009, (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 533507969 ORIG FILE ID: 461831622
Scott Olson, Getty Images![48. Mississippi. State gas tax: 18.8 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry3-29.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
48. Mississippi. State gas tax: 18.8 cents per gallon.
Typhoonski / Getty Images![47. New Mexico. State gas tax: 18.9 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry4-23.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
47. New Mexico. State gas tax: 18.9 cents per gallon.
Grandriver / Getty ImagesPete Leto drains his fuel hoses after delivering more than 5,000 gallons to a station in Phoenix, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003. Closure of the pipeline that provides a third of the metropolitan area's gas has sparked days of shortages and long lines at gas stations. (AP Photo/Matt York) ORG XMIT: PN106
Matt York, Associated Press![45. Oklahoma. State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry6-26.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
45. Oklahoma. State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gallon.
~UserGI15632746 / Getty Images![44. Texas. State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry7-23.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
44. Texas. State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gallon.
Grandriver / Getty Images![43. Louisiana. State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry8-25.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
43. Louisiana. State gas tax: 20.0 cents per gallon.
CrackerClips / Getty ImagesA fuel truck driver for Exxon fills the underground tanks at a Exxon gas station June 25, 2009, in Centreville, Virginia. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: US-ENERG [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images![41. South Carolina. State gas tax: 20.8 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry10-27.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
41. South Carolina. State gas tax: 20.8 cents per gallon.
RiverNorthPhotography / Getty Images![40. Alabama. State gas tax: 21.1 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry11-24.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
40. Alabama. State gas tax: 21.1 cents per gallon.
Pelicankate / Getty ImagesFILE - In this March 3, 2013 file photo a state road plow kicks up a cloud of snow while clearing U.S. Highway 62 in Baxter County, Ark. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department will hold a job fair on Nov. 14, citing the need to hire truck drivers, with winter approaching. (AP Photo/The Baxter Bulletin, Kevin Pieper, File) ORG XMIT: ARMOU601
Kevin Pieper, AP![38. Colorado. State gas tax: 22.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry13-23.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
38. Colorado. State gas tax: 22.0 cents per gallon.
Grandriver / Getty Images![37. Delaware. State gas tax: 23.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry14-23.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
37. Delaware. State gas tax: 23.0 cents per gallon.
Leonid Eremeychuk / Getty Images![36. North Dakota. State gas tax: 23.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry15-22.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
36. North Dakota. State gas tax: 23.0 cents per gallon.
SteveOehlenschlager / Getty Images![35. New Hampshire. State gas tax: 23.8 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry16-21.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
35. New Hampshire. State gas tax: 23.8 cents per gallon.
Mary Pat Wright / Getty Images![34. Wyoming. State gas tax: 24.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry17-21.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
34. Wyoming. State gas tax: 24.0 cents per gallon.
Photosbyjim / Getty Images![33. Kansas. State gas tax: 24.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry18-17.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
33. Kansas. State gas tax: 24.0 cents per gallon.
BeyondImages / Getty Images![32. Kentucky. State gas tax: 26.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry19-17.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
32. Kentucky. State gas tax: 26.0 cents per gallon.
TatyanaMishchenko / Getty Images![31. Tennessee. State gas tax: 26.4 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry20-20.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
31. Tennessee. State gas tax: 26.4 cents per gallon.
GreenStock / Getty Images![30. Massachusetts. State gas tax: 26.5 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry21-12.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
30. Massachusetts. State gas tax: 26.5 cents per gallon.
BAKillgoar / Getty Images![29. Ohio. State gas tax: 28.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry22-13.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
29. Ohio. State gas tax: 28.0 cents per gallon.
Yelantsevv / Getty Images![28. Minnesota. State gas tax: 28.6 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry23-13.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
28. Minnesota. State gas tax: 28.6 cents per gallon.
Skhoward / Getty Images![27. Nebraska. State gas tax: 28.9 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry24-13.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
27. Nebraska. State gas tax: 28.9 cents per gallon.
Knowlesgallery / Getty Images![26. Utah. State gas tax: 29.4 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry25-12.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
26. Utah. State gas tax: 29.4 cents per gallon.
Shelbjstew / Getty Images![25. South Dakota. State gas tax: 30.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry26-10.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
25. South Dakota. State gas tax: 30.0 cents per gallon.
Jacob Boomsma / Getty Images![24. Maine. State gas tax: 30.0 cents per gallon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry27-11.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
24. Maine. State gas tax: 30.0 cents per gallon
Gmnicholas / Getty Images![23. Iowa. State gas tax: 30.7 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry28-10.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
23. Iowa. State gas tax: 30.7 cents per gallon.
RiverNorthPhotography / Getty Images![22. Georgia. State gas tax: 31.6 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry29-8.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
22. Georgia. State gas tax: 31.6 cents per gallon.
DmitriMaruta / Getty Images![21. Vermont. State gas tax: 31.8 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry30-11.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
21. Vermont. State gas tax: 31.8 cents per gallon.
Ogergo / Getty Images![20. Montana. State gas tax: 32.3 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry31-8.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
20. Montana. State gas tax: 32.3 cents per gallon.
Cpaulfell / Getty Images![19. Wisconsin. State gas tax: 32.9 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry32-9.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
19. Wisconsin. State gas tax: 32.9 cents per gallon.
BanksPhotos / Getty Images![18. Idaho. State gas tax: 33.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry33-10.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
18. Idaho. State gas tax: 33.0 cents per gallon.
Danamallard51 / Getty ImagesORG XMIT: NVJJ101 Motorists head south toward Los Angeles on Interstate 15 just across the Nevada state line near Primm, Nev., Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Undeterred by costlier gas and airfare, millions of Americans set out Wednesday to see friends and family in what is expected to be the nation's busiest Thanksgiving weekend since the financial meltdown more than three years ago. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Julie Jacobson, AP![16. Rhode Island. State gas tax: 34.0 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry35-11.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
16. Rhode Island. State gas tax: 34.0 cents per gallon.
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images6/6/08 10:49:28 AM -- Rockville, MD, U.S.A -- Maryland Department of Agriculture Weights and Measure's inspector Ethan Halpern checks the accuracy of a pump at a gas station. Photo by H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY Staff ORG XMIT: HB 34244 gas_pump_complai 6/6/2008 (Via MerlinFTP Drop)
H. Darr Beiser, USAT![14. North Carolina. State gas tax: 35.4 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry37-10.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
14. North Carolina. State gas tax: 35.4 cents per gallon.
Abadonian / Getty Images![13. West Virginia. State gas tax: 35.7 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry38-8.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
13. West Virginia. State gas tax: 35.7 cents per gallon.
BackyardProduction / Getty Images![12. Oregon. State gas tax: 36.8 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry39-10.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
12. Oregon. State gas tax: 36.8 cents per gallon.
GarysFRP / Getty Images![11. Illinois. State gas tax: 37.5 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry40-11.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
11. Illinois. State gas tax: 37.5 cents per gallon.
Tvirbickis / Getty Images![10. Florida. State gas tax: 41.4 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry41-9.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
10. Florida. State gas tax: 41.4 cents per gallon.
NicolasMcComber / Getty Images![9. New Jersey. State gas tax: 41.4 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry42-8.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
9. New Jersey. State gas tax: 41.4 cents per gallon.
Roman Babakin / Getty Images![8. Indiana. State gas tax: 42.9 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry43-8.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
8. Indiana. State gas tax: 42.9 cents per gallon.
JennaWagner / Getty Images![7. Connecticut. State gas tax: 43.5 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry44-9.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
7. Connecticut. State gas tax: 43.5 cents per gallon.
CHBD / Getty Images![6. Michigan. State gas tax: 44.1 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry45-9.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
6. Michigan. State gas tax: 44.1 cents per gallon.
RiverNorthPhotography / Getty Images![5. New York. State gas tax: 45.6 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry46-8.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
5. New York. State gas tax: 45.6 cents per gallon.
Meinzahn / Getty Images![4. Hawaii. State gas tax: 48.1 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry47-10.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
4. Hawaii. State gas tax: 48.1 cents per gallon.
YinYang / Getty Images![3. Washington. State gas tax: 49.4 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry48-7.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
3. Washington. State gas tax: 49.4 cents per gallon.
Silvrshootr / Getty Images![2. California. State gas tax: 55.5 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry49-9.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2. California. State gas tax: 55.5 cents per gallon.
Pgiam / Getty Images![1. Pennsylvania. State gas tax: 58.7 cents per gallon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2019/01/16/USATODAY/usatsports/247WallSt.com-247WS-521324-imageForEntry50-9.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1. Pennsylvania. State gas tax: 58.7 cents per gallon.
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