How much tax do we pay on a gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel?

The taxes on retail gasoline and diesel fuel, in cents per gallon, as of January 1, 2017:

	Gasoline	Diesel
Federal	18.40	24.40
Average of all states	27.30	27.94

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State-by-state fuel taxes

Historical federal and state taxes are available in the Federal Highway Administration’s Highway Statistics Series. In the 2015 edition, see tables:

• 8.2.1. Federal excise tax rates on motor fuels and lubricating oil
  
• 8.2.3. State tax rates on motor fuel 2000–2015

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Articles on taxes

Last updated: February 28, 2017

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