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    • Tax Rates by Motor Fuel and State

    Metadata Updated: February 6, 2026

    Tax rates on motor fuel by type and state from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administrations' Monthly Motor Fuel Report, available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuelhwy_trustfund.cfm

    All States levy volume taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. Traditionally, State fuel tax rates could only be changed with legislation, but as of 2021, 10 States have variable rate motor fuel taxes. These taxes are adjusted at specified intervals annually, semi-annually, or quarterly. Adjustments to variable tax rates are announced by State tax agencies shortly before the effective date of the change.

    The fuel tax rate is collected annually and therefore the semi-annual and quarterly adjustments are not captured in the data.

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    Metadata Created Date August 14, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date February 6, 2026
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date August 14, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date February 6, 2026
    Publisher Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2024-05-13
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-06
    Category Research and Statistics
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
    Bureau Code 021:00
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.transportation.gov/data.json
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    Harvest Source Title DOT Socrata Data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/e5cn-ri8q
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Phone 202-366-DATA(3282)
    Program Code 021:053
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 80a16e73bb4a6bc58de58b296bb7e4b1cf8bb9330599d49087934b1133d03f3d
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