The average state tax for gasoline in the United States was 28.25 U.S. cents per gallon in 2022. This was lower than the state tax for diesel, which averaged 29.77 U.S. cents that same year. State taxes for both motor fuel types increased between 2021 and 2022.
Average state tax rates for gasoline and diesel in the United States from 2001 to 2022
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US Department of Transportation. (October 1, 2023). Average state tax rates for gasoline and diesel in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in cents per gallon) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206513/state-gasoline-and-diesel-tax-rates-in-the-us-since-1997/
US Department of Transportation. "Average state tax rates for gasoline and diesel in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in cents per gallon)." Chart. October 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206513/state-gasoline-and-diesel-tax-rates-in-the-us-since-1997/
US Department of Transportation. (2023). Average state tax rates for gasoline and diesel in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in cents per gallon). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206513/state-gasoline-and-diesel-tax-rates-in-the-us-since-1997/
US Department of Transportation. "Average State Tax Rates for Gasoline and Diesel in The United States from 2001 to 2022 (in Cents per Gallon)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206513/state-gasoline-and-diesel-tax-rates-in-the-us-since-1997/
US Department of Transportation, Average state tax rates for gasoline and diesel in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in cents per gallon) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206513/state-gasoline-and-diesel-tax-rates-in-the-us-since-1997/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average state tax rates for gasoline and diesel in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in cents per gallon) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, October 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206513/state-gasoline-and-diesel-tax-rates-in-the-us-since-1997/
