As the new year rings in, so do taxes at fuel pumps around the country. Depending on where your RV takes you, tax rates won’t change at all, or at relatively low increments. There’s one state where pump prices could jump big—but they’re claiming it’s not really a consumer tax. Read on. Here’s the rundown on fuel tax rates that are changing today—or in the very near future.
Some states automatically change their rates on January 1. Pump fuel in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, and Vermont, and you’ll see a cent or less difference from last year. Two others, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, are on the automated system—but this year, neither will change their rates.
Fuel tax rates—California “not really a consumer tax”
California: Leading the alphabetic list—and the ding in your pocketbook. While not ringing in today, there will be pain at the pump sometime this year. And just how much? We wrote earlier about the California Air Resources Board’s changes in regulations to reduce emissions. While not technically a fuel tax to be paid directly by the consumer, CARB’s initial projections were that gas would head up by 47 cents a gallon, and diesel by 59 cents.
CARB has back-pedaled on these projections, publicizing last October that their analysis “should not be misconstrued as a prediction of the future credit price nor as a direct impact on prices at the pump.” Check back with us later—we’ll see just how the reality rings up.
Florida: The state tax rate on diesel fuel will increase from 21 cents per gallon to 21.5 cents per gallon. The county tax rate on diesel fuel will increase from 15.9 cents per gallon to 16.7 cents per gallon. Diesel users will see a total increase from 37.4 cents per gallon to 38.2 cents per gallon.
Georgia: 33.9 cents per gallon, up from 32.3 cents in 2024.
Michigan: Up a penny to 31 cents per gallon.
Minnesota: Heading up 3.3 cents, landing at 31.8 cents per gallon
Nebraska: Motor fuels tax rate will increase from 29.6 cents per gallon to 30.4 cents per gallon.
New Jersey: A new law ties fuel taxes to projections on transportation infrastructure costs. Gasser drivers will watch pump prices increase to 34.4 cents per gallon, up 2.6 cents. Diesel burners, also up 2.6 cents, with their new per gallon tax totaling 38.4 cents. It doesn’t end there, though. There’s already a fixed-rate 10.5 cent motor fuel tax, so in the end, gasoline tax will amount to 44.9 cents a gallon, while diesel fuel will see total taxes of 51.9 cents.
But wait! Some states are actually reducing rates—start with…
New York: Hold onto your hat, the rate for motor fuel actually decreases from 17.3 to 16.5 cents per gallon.
North Carolina: Like New York, taxes go down. Motor fuels excise tax rate will decrease from 40.4 cents to 40.3 cents per gallon.
Vermont: Rounding out the list, Vermont taxes on a gallon of gas will be around 31.8 cents. Last year the rate was 32.61 cents.
Of course, such good news can only go so far. Here’s the rest of the list.
Utah: Fuel taxes will be up 2 cents on both gas and diesel. The former will ring in at 36.5 cents, and diesel will be at 38.5 cents per gallon.
The Tax Foundation hasn’t yet updated their fuel tax map—we show the 2024 rate map above. However, if you go to their website here, you can find how rates compare by swiping through their interactive map.
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If the never ending higher fuel taxes are “not really a consumer tax” just who do they think will be paying them?
It’s about time Pennsylvania didn’t increase the tax this year. But wait til next year!!
We have the second highest fuel tax in the country. The money was supposed to go to maintaining the roads We have some of the worst roads in the country.
Plus, some of the tax money goes to the Turnpike Commission, basically a private entity.
Our tolls keep going up. Plus they got rid of all the toll booths and went totally automated.
What happened to the money those people made?
woohoo, we’re #1..😩😫
We Californians are happy to share the…glory.
Another way for greedy corporations to stiff the working folks. Some states are not repairing roads and bridges with this “tax” and the wear and tear on our vehicles proves it.
Thank you for the compilation, Russ and Tina! Happy new year and safe travels! 🙂
New York is implementing a $75 billion environmental fine on fossil fuel companies that will be collected over the next several years. The politicians and bureaucrats are telling us that it is a fine and not a tax even though the end users will be footing the bill. Estimates are in the range of 10 to 15 cents per gallon increase in the wholesale cost of gas and diesel. This increase in the wholesale prices will also increase the revenues from the current tax structure on gas and diesel.
Woooosh, you hear the sound of the wind as residents leave in comparison to the illegal immigrant marches invading the country: New York, step-child state of California in how to screw your residents and businesses.
Whilst fuel prices are among the lowest in the nation, the toll prices increased a penny per mile in Oklahoma. It sounds insignificant until you do the math and realize you’ll pay $.90 more to go from Tulsa to Oklahoma City.
Using toll fees on top of fuel tax is how the state captures income from those passing through and/or use electric vehicles thus avoiding paying for their road usage via fuel taxes.
I think it’s just a matter of time before “pay to use” becomes a GPS tracker for registered vehicle road tax collection. Gas tax just doesn’t fix roads when everyone is going electric or drive through without buying fuel.
Hey Vince, don’t forget bed taxes at hotels and an assortment of “tourist” taxes including some states for campsites, aka Montana.
This is a rag on California post. Leave Montana out of it even if they are “bad” taxers too.
Confucius say: Job of tax collector is to pluck as many feathers as possible from the duck, with the least amount of squawking.
It’s just another story that makes me scratch my head about how or why people continue to live in a socialist state like California. The state caters to the bourgeoisie and entertainment industry elite with half of them dumb as dirt as to what’s going on in real life.
If you don’t live here, why do you care so much?
I am a Canadian spending a few weeks in Palm Springs, Ca.
Even with taxes and Canadian dollar exchange rate, the cost of diesel is still cheaper in California than back home in Toronto. Yes, our fuel and carbon taxes are insane, but it is what it is.
We visited Germany in the fall and gas works out to about $7.50 USD per gallon. They have learned to deal with it by using more fuel efficient cars. Nary a F-150 on the road, and certainly no Chevy 3500 dually diesels such as mine anywhere to be found!
I would disagree that “they have learned” in the EU. In truth, they were forced or rather manipulated into compliance using pain threshold coercion.
If Florida keeps raising taxes they will be like California!