Gas Tax: How Much More Illinois Residents Pay To Fill Up

ILLINOIS — Crossing state lines could increase or decrease how much you pay for gas. A new report from 24/7 Wall Street looked at which states have the highest and lowest gas taxes and found that drivers in some states end up paying 50-75 percent more than others.

The report, published via USA Today, says that almost every state’s gas tax is higher than the national tax of 18.4 cents per gallon.

In Illinois, the state gas tax is37.5 cents per gallon. 24/7 Wall Street calculates that the gas price as of mid-January was $2.14 per gallon, which is the 11th lowest in the country. The annual miles a driver travels in Illinois is 12,603, which is higher/lower than the national figure of 14,318 miles per year.

To compile the highest and lowest gas taxes, 24/7 Wall Street used state and average local gas taxes from the American Petroleum Institute, the average gas price as of Jan.11 for each state from AAA and average miles traveled in each state from the Federal Highway Administration.

Below are the states with the highest gas taxes:

Pennsylvania: 58.7 cents per gallon
California: 55.5 cents per gallon
Washington: 49.4 cents per gallon
Hawaii: 48.1 cents per gallon
New York: 45.6 cents per gallon
Michigan: 44.1 cents per gallon
Connecticut: 43.5 cents per gallon
Indiana: 42.9 cents per gallon
New Jersey: 41.4 cents per gallon
Florida: 41.4 cents per gallon

You can read the full 24/7 Wall Street report here.