Diesel Taxes By State: Know the Highs and the Lows

When traveling city to city and state to state, fuel prices rise and fall at just about every stop. When traveling from city to city within a state, the price of fuel varies due to competition and other factors, but from state to state a big reason for the discrepancies is that of diesel taxes. As a fleet trying to be as cost conscious as possible, it’s helpful to know where the diesel taxes are highest and lowest.

We were able to track the tax break downs from state to state and have presented them below to give you information on the routes you run on how much the tax rates can vary.

The five lowest taxed states on fuel in the continental United States are Oklahoma, South Carolina, Missouri, New Jersey and Tennessee.

The five highest taxed states on fuel in the continental United States are Connecticut, California, Indiana, New York and Illinois.