Tax-Rates.org - Excise Tax Rates By State

Excise taxes are special fees collected by the government on the sale of certain products. Unlike a sales tax, an excise tax is usually a fixed amount (not a percentage of the purchase price), and excise taxes are only collected on the sale of specific taxable products rather then on all sales made within the state.

Essential items like gasoline, automobiles (in the form of title fees), transportation tickets, and cell phones are often the target of excise taxes in order to generate steady income for government projects like highway and infrastructure funds. Other items, including most types of alcohol and packs of cigarettes, are subject to excise taxes commonly known as sin taxes or vice taxes.

Sin taxes exist not only to generate revenue for the government, but also to discourage certain behaviours or the overuse of certain products. Virtually all states collect sin taxes on alcohol and cigarettes, and many also levy excise taxes on purchases including gas guzzlers, firearms, entertainment tickets, soda, unhealthy food ("fat taxes"), and tanning salons.

Tax-Rates.org provides statistics on the per-capita excise taxes collected in each state, as well as the state excise tax rates collected on gasoline, cigarettes, cellphones, automobiles, beer, wine, and liquor. Use the chart below to get an overview of the excise taxes in each state, and click on any state for a full list of excise tax rates.

Gasoline, Cigarette, and Alcohol Excise Tax Rates By State
Alabama Excise Taxes
Gas - 16.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.43 per pack
Liquor - $18.22 per gallon
Alaska Excise Taxes
Gas - 8.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.00 per pack
Liquor - $12.80 per gallon
Arizona Excise Taxes
Gas - 18.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.00 per pack
Liquor - $3.00 per gallon
Arkansas Excise Taxes
Gas - 21.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.15 per pack
Liquor - $6.57 per gallon
California Excise Taxes
Gas - 36.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.87 per pack
Liquor - $3.30 per gallon
Colorado Excise Taxes
Gas - 22.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.84 per pack
Liquor - $2.28 per gallon
Connecticut Excise Taxes
Gas - 25.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $3.40 per pack
Liquor - $5.40 per gallon
Delaware Excise Taxes
Gas - 23.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.60 per pack
Liquor - $3.75 per gallon
District of Columbia Excise Taxes
Gas - 23.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.50 per pack
Liquor - $5.37 per gallon
Florida Excise Taxes
Gas - 4.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.34 per pack
Liquor - $6.50 per gallon
Georgia Excise Taxes
Gas - 7.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.37 per pack
Liquor - $3.79 per gallon
Hawaii Excise Taxes
Gas - 17.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $3.20 per pack
Liquor - $5.98 per gallon
Idaho Excise Taxes
Gas - 25.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.57 per pack
Liquor - $10.90 per gallon
Illinois Excise Taxes
Gas - 19.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.98 per pack
Liquor - $8.55 per gallon
Indiana Excise Taxes
Gas - 18.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.00 per pack
Liquor - $2.68 per gallon
Iowa Excise Taxes
Gas - 21.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.36 per pack
Liquor - $12.49 per gallon
Kansas Excise Taxes
Gas - 24.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.79 per pack
Liquor - $2.50 per gallon
Kentucky Excise Taxes
Gas - 26.20¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.60 per pack
Liquor - $7.35 per gallon
Louisiana Excise Taxes
Gas - 20.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.36 per pack
Liquor - $2.50 per gallon
Maine Excise Taxes
Gas - 30.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.00 per pack
Liquor - $5.79 per gallon
Maryland Excise Taxes
Gas - 23.90¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.00 per pack
Liquor - $4.62 per gallon
Massachusetts Excise Taxes
Gas - 24.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $3.51 per pack
Liquor - $4.05 per gallon
Michigan Excise Taxes
Gas - 19.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.00 per pack
Liquor - $11.90 per gallon
Minnesota Excise Taxes
Gas - 28.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.90 per pack
Liquor - $8.59 per gallon
Mississippi Excise Taxes
Gas - 18.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.68 per pack
Liquor - $7.46 per gallon
Missouri Excise Taxes
Gas - 17.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.17 per pack
Liquor - $2.00 per gallon
Montana Excise Taxes
Gas - 27.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.70 per pack
Liquor - $9.74 per gallon
Nebraska Excise Taxes
Gas - 25.60¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.64 per pack
Liquor - $3.75 per gallon
Nevada Excise Taxes
Gas - 23.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.80 per pack
Liquor - $3.60 per gallon
New Hampshire Excise Taxes
Gas - 22.20¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.78 per pack
Liquor - $0.00 per gallon
New Jersey Excise Taxes
Gas - 10.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.70 per pack
Liquor - $5.50 per gallon
New Mexico Excise Taxes
Gas - 17.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.66 per pack
Liquor - $6.06 per gallon
New York Excise Taxes
Gas - 8.05¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $4.35 per pack
Liquor - $6.44 per gallon
North Carolina Excise Taxes
Gas - 37.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.45 per pack
Liquor - $12.30 per gallon
North Dakota Excise Taxes
Gas - 23.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.44 per pack
Liquor - $4.66 per gallon
Ohio Excise Taxes
Gas - 28.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.25 per pack
Liquor - $9.34 per gallon
Oklahoma Excise Taxes
Gas - 16.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.03 per pack
Liquor - $5.56 per gallon
Oregon Excise Taxes
Gas - 30.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.31 per pack
Liquor - $22.72 per gallon
Pennsylvania Excise Taxes
Gas - 0.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.60 per pack
Liquor - $7.20 per gallon
Rhode Island Excise Taxes
Gas - 32.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $3.50 per pack
Liquor - $5.40 per gallon
South Carolina Excise Taxes
Gas - 16.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.57 per pack
Liquor - $5.42 per gallon
South Dakota Excise Taxes
Gas - 22.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.53 per pack
Liquor - $4.63 per gallon
Tennessee Excise Taxes
Gas - 20.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.62 per pack
Liquor - $4.46 per gallon
Texas Excise Taxes
Gas - 20.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.41 per pack
Liquor - $2.40 per gallon
Utah Excise Taxes
Gas - 24.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $1.70 per pack
Liquor - $12.18 per gallon
Vermont Excise Taxes
Gas - 12.10¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.75 per pack
Liquor - $7.68 per gallon
Virginia Excise Taxes
Gas - 19.88¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.30 per pack
Liquor - $19.18 per gallon
Washington Excise Taxes
Gas - 37.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $3.03 per pack
Liquor - $35.22 per gallon
West Virginia Excise Taxes
Gas - 20.50¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.55 per pack
Liquor - $1.89 per gallon
Wisconsin Excise Taxes
Gas - 30.90¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $2.52 per pack
Liquor - $3.25 per gallon
Wyoming Excise Taxes
Gas - 23.00¢ per gal
Cigarettes - $0.60 per pack
Liquor - $0.00 per gallon