U.S. state with the highest gasoline retail price.
California has the highest tax rate on gasoline in the United States. As of July 2023, the gas tax in California amounted to 77.9 U.S. cents per gallon. California has long been known as the state with the highest tax rates – and consequently some of the highest fuel prices in the country. In January 2024, it ranked just below Hawaii as the States with highest effective gasoline tax rates in the United States as of July 2023 (in U.S. cents per gallon)
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