Question of the Month -December 2003

Question:  What are the fuel tax rates in the SLC states? 

 Fuel Tax Rates in the SLC States (Cents per Gallon)

State

Gasoline

Diesel

Gasahol

Comments

Alabama

18.0

19.0

18.0

Excludes local option tax of 1 cent to 3 cents

Arkansas

21.5

22.5

21.5

 

Florida

14.1

26.7

14.1

Local taxes for gasoline and gasahol vary from 5.5 cents to 17 cents (average 13.4 cents); plus, a 2.07 cent per gallon pollution tax

Georgia

7.5

7.5

7.5

Sales tax of 3 percent applicable

Kentucky

16.4

13.4

16.4

Carriers pay an additional 2 percent

Louisiana

20.0

20.0

20.0

 

Maryland

23.5

24.25

23.5

 

Mississippi

18.4

18.4

18.4

 

Missouri

17.03

17.03

17.03

 

North Carolina

23.65

23.65

23.65

 

Oklahoma

17.0

14.0

17.0

 

South Carolina

16.0

16.0

16.0

 

Tennessee

21.4

18.4

21.4

Excludes local option tax of 1 cent

Texas

20.0

20.0

20.0

 

Virginia

17.5

16.0

17.5

Excludes local option tax of 2 percent; large trucks pay an additional 3.5 cents

West Virginia

25.35

25.35

25.35

 

Source: Comparative Data Report on State Transportation Programs prepared by the Kentucky General Assembly’s Legislative Research Commission, November 2003

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