( NerdWallet ) – The price drivers pay at the gas pump — averaging $3.45 in June — includes a federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, plus state taxes that vary widely.
In seven places, those state taxes are set to increase at the height of the summer driving season. The list below shows the total state taxes for those spots, effective July 1:
- California: 69.8 cents per gallon — the highest of all states.
- Colorado: 27.9 cents per gallon.
- Illinois: 67.1 cents per gallon.
- Indiana: 56.1 cents per gallon.
- Missouri: 27.5 cents per gallon.
- Nebraska: 30.5 cents per gallon.
- Virginia: 40.4 cents per gallon.
How these states will hike their taxes
In California , the state’s excise tax on gas will rise from 57.9 cents per gallon to 59.6 cents per gallon, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. When other state taxes and fees are taken into account, the state tax on a gallon of fuel in California will rise from about 68 cents to about 70 cents.
In Colorado , the state’s road usage fee will increase from 3 cents per gallon to 4 cents per gallon, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. Additionally, an environmental fee will increase from 0.6 cents per gallon to about 1.3 cents per gallon. Those fees are on top of a 22-cent gas tax. Altogether, the state tax on gas will increase from about 26 cents per gallon to about 28 cents per gallon.