Price of Gas Goes Down, PA State Gas Taxes Remain Second Highest in Nation

(The Center Square) – State gas taxes and fees in Pennsylvania amount to 58.7 cents per gallon, the second highest rate among the 50 states, according to an analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St.

As of January, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Pennsylvania was $2.70. And the state’s gas tax as a share of the total cost of a gallon of gas stood at 21.7 percent.

In addition to state gas taxes – which can make up between 5 percent and more than 20 percent of the cost of gas – the federal government levies a tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, 24/7 Wall St. reported.

The analysis is based on data from the American Petroleum Institute, which advocates for the oil industry. As a rule, in states that place higher taxes on gasoline, registered vehicles are driven fewer miles annually, the study found.

The average cost of a gallon of gas nationwide in January was $2.50, well below the average price eight years ago, when gas cost $4 per gallon, according to 24/7 Wall St.

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State Gas Taxes, From Lowest to Highest

Rank	State	State Gas Tax (Cents per Gallon)	Average Gas Price per Gallon as of January 2020	State Tax as % of Gas Price	Miles Traveled per Driver Annually
50	Alaska	14.4	$2.98	4.8%	10,237
49	Missouri	17.4	$2.15	8.1%	17,926
48	Mississippi	18.8	$2.20	8.5%	19,791
47	New Mexico	18.9	$2.37	8.0%	18,711
46	Arizona	19.0	$2.82	6.7%	12,516
45	Oklahoma (tied)	20.0	$2.22	9.0%	18,142
44	Texas (tied)	20.0	$2.17	9.2%	16,237
43	Louisiana	20.0	$2.21	9.1%	14,610
42	Virginia	22.0	$2.30	9.6%	14,393
41	Colorado	22.0	$2.56	8.6%	12,711
40	South Carolina	22.8	$2.22	10.3%	14,769
39	Delaware	23.0	$2.24	10.3%	12,943
38	North Dakota	23.0	$2.44	9.4%	17,558
37	New Hampshire	23.8	$2.45	9.7%	11,859
36	Wyoming	24.0	$2.57	9.3%	24,898
35	Kansas	24.0	$2.24	10.7%	14,976
34	Arkansas	24.8	$2.23	11.1%	17,095
33	Kentucky	26.0	$2.33	11.2%	16,337
32	Massachusetts	26.5	$2.56	10.4%	13,530
31	Alabama	27.2	$2.25	12.1%	17,796
30	Tennessee	27.4	$2.27	12.1%	14,997
29	Minnesota	28.6	$2.39	12.0%	17,823
28	South Dakota	30.0	$2.41	12.5%	15,224
27	Maine	30.0	$2.53	11.9%	14,207
26	Nebraska	30.2	$2.39	12.7%	14,768
25	Iowa	30.5	$2.30	13.3%	14,725
24	Vermont	30.8	$2.63	11.7%	13,005
23	Utah	31.1	$2.60	12.0%	15,793
22	Montana	32.8	$2.52	13.0%	15,752
21	Wisconsin	32.9	$2.37	13.9%	15,364
20	Idaho	33.0	$2.58	12.8%	14,139
19	Nevada	33.8	$2.97	11.4%	14,278
18	Georgia	34.5	$2.34	14.7%	18,337
17	Rhode Island	35.0	$2.55	13.7%	10,580
16	West Virginia	35.7	$2.48	14.4%	17,107
15	North Carolina	36.4	$2.33	15.6%	16,130
14	Maryland	36.7	$2.41	15.2%	13,561
13	Oregon	36.8	$2.97	12.4%	12,573
12	Ohio	38.5	$2.43	15.9%	14,251
11	Connecticut	40.1	$2.63	15.2%	12,126
10	New Jersey	41.4	$2.57	16.1%	12,225
9	Michigan	42.0	$2.37	17.7%	14,314
8	Florida	42.3	$2.41	17.5%	14,433
7	New York	45.0	$2.68	16.8%	10,128
6	Indiana	46.6	$2.36	19.7%	17,765
5	Hawaii	48.4	$3.66	13.2%	11,479
4	Washington	49.4	$3.10	16.0%	10,553
3	Illinois	53.7	$2.60	20.7%	12,387
2	Pennsylvania	58.7	$2.70	21.7%	11,356
1	California	60.6	$3.52	17.2%	12,900