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Found this while going through the news on MSN Money during my lunch, thought it might be of interest...
Taxes by state
Sales Gas/gal. Cig. /pack Beer/gal. State burden Rank State/Fed. burden Rank
Alabama 4. 0% $0. 20 $0. 43 $1. 05 8. 8% 46 28. 0% 49
Alaska none $0. 08 $2. 00 $1. 07 6. 6% 50 28. 1% 48
Arizona 5. 6%* $0. 19 $2. 00 $0. 16 10. 3% 31 31. 3% 25
Arkansas 6. 0% $0. 22 $0. 59 $0. 21 11. 3% 13 30. 7% 32
California 7. 3% $0. 46 $0. 87 $0. 20 11. 5% 12 34. 3% 8
Colorado 2. 9% $0. 22 $0. 84 $0. 08 10. 4% 30 31. 8% 23
Connecticut 6. 0% $0. 44 $2. 00 $0. 20 12. 2% 8 38. 3% 1
Delaware none* $0. 23 $1. 15 $0. 16 8. 8% 47 31. 2% 26
Florida 6. 0% $0. 33 $0. 34 $0. 48 10. 0% 38 33. 6% 12
Georgia 4. 0% $0. 26 $0. 37 $0. 48 10. 3% 32 30. 9% 28
Hawaii 4%* $0. 33 $1. 80 $0. 93 12. 4% 6 33. 0% 16
Idaho 6. 0% $0. 25 $0. 57 $0. 15 10. 1% 35 29. 6% 42
Illinois 6. 3% $0. 40 $0. 98 $0. 19 10. 8% 22 33. 2% 14
Indiana 6. 0% $0. 32 $1. 00 $0. 12 10. 7% 25 30. 8% 30
Iowa 5. 0% $0. 22 $1. 36 $0. 19 11. 0% 18 30. 6% 33
Kansas 5. 3% $0. 25 $0. 79 $0. 18 11. 2% 15 31. 0% 27
Kentucky 6%* $0. 19 $0. 30 $0. 08 10. 9% 20 30. 4% 34
Louisiana 4. 0% $0. 20 $0. 36 $0. 32 11. 0% 17 29. 1% 44
Maine 5. 0% $0. 29 $2. 00 $0. 35 14. 0% 2 33. 9% 10
Maryland 6. 0% $0. 24 $2. 00 $0. 09 10. 8% 23 33. 1% 15
Massachusetts 5. 0% $0. 24 $1. 51 $0. 11 10. 6% 28 34. 4% 7
Michigan 6. 0% $0. 36 $2. 00 $0. 20 11. 2% 14 31. 9% 21
Minnesota 6. 5% $0. 22 $1. 49 $0. 15 11. 5% 11 33. 9% 11
Mississippi 7. 0% $0. 19 $0. 18 $0. 43 10. 5% 29 28. 1% 47
Missouri 4. 2% $0. 18 $0. 17 $0. 06 10. 1% 34 30. 2% 38
Montana none $0. 28 $1. 70 $0. 14 9. 7% 41 29. 8% 39
Nebraska 5. 5% $0. 24 $0. 64 $0. 31 11. 9% 9 31. 8% 22
Nevada 6. 5% $0. 33 $0. 80 $0. 16 10. 1% 36 35. 2% 4
New Hampshire none* $0. 20 $1. 08 $0. 30 8. 0% 49 30. 8% 29
New Jersey 7. 0% $0. 15 $2. 58 $0. 12 11. 6% 10 35. 6% 3
New Mexico 5. 0% $0. 18 $0. 91 $0. 41 9. 8% 40 28. 8% 45
New York 4. 0% $0. 41 $1. 50 $0. 11 13. 8% 3 37. 1% 2
N. Carolina 4. 3% $0. 30 $0. 35 $0. 53 11. 0% 19 31. 3% 24
N. Dakota 5. 0% $0. 23 $0. 44 $0. 16 9. 9% 39 30. 2% 37
Ohio 5. 5%* $0. 28 $1. 25 $0. 18 12. 4% 5 32. 4% 18
Oklahoma 4. 5% $0. 17 $1. 03 $0. 40 9. 0% 45 27. 8% 50
Oregon none $0. 25 $1. 18 $0. 08 10. 0% 37 30. 7% 31
Pennsylvania 6. 0% $0. 32 $1. 35 $0. 08 10. 8% 24 31. 9% 20
Rhode Island 7. 0% $0. 31 $2. 46 $0. 10 12. 7% 4 35. 1% 6
S. Carolina 6. 0% $0. 17 $0. 07 $0. 77 10. 7% 26 30. 3% 35
S. Dakota 4. 0% $0. 24 $1. 53 $0. 27 9. 0% 44 29. 3% 43
Tennessee 7. 0% $0. 21 $0. 62 $0. 14 8. 5% 48 28. 8% 46
Texas 6. 25%* $0. 20 $1. 41 $0. 19 9. 3% 43 29. 8% 41
Utah 4. 7% $0. 25 $0. 70 $0. 41 10. 7% 27 30. 3% 36
Vermont 6. 0% $0. 20 $1. 79 $0. 27 14. 1% 1 35. 1% 5
Virginia 5. 0% $0. 20 $0. 30 $0. 26 10. 2% 33 32. 9% 17
Washington 6. 5%* $0. 36 $2. 03 $0. 26 11. 1% 16 34. 0% 9
West Virginia 6. 0% $0. 32 $0. 55 $0. 18 10. 9% 21 29. 8% 40
Wisconsin 5. 0% $0. 33 $1. 77 $0. 06 12. 3% 7 33. 3% 13
Wyoming 4. 0% $0. 14 $0. 60 $0. 02 9. 5% 42 32. 1% 19
*State collects Gross Receipts Tax applied before retail level.
Updated March 27, 2008
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Taxes by state
Sales Gas/gal. Cig. /pack Beer/gal. State burden Rank State/Fed. burden Rank
Alabama 4. 0% $0. 20 $0. 43 $1. 05 8. 8% 46 28. 0% 49
Alaska none $0. 08 $2. 00 $1. 07 6. 6% 50 28. 1% 48
Arizona 5. 6%* $0. 19 $2. 00 $0. 16 10. 3% 31 31. 3% 25
Arkansas 6. 0% $0. 22 $0. 59 $0. 21 11. 3% 13 30. 7% 32
California 7. 3% $0. 46 $0. 87 $0. 20 11. 5% 12 34. 3% 8
Colorado 2. 9% $0. 22 $0. 84 $0. 08 10. 4% 30 31. 8% 23
Connecticut 6. 0% $0. 44 $2. 00 $0. 20 12. 2% 8 38. 3% 1
Delaware none* $0. 23 $1. 15 $0. 16 8. 8% 47 31. 2% 26
Florida 6. 0% $0. 33 $0. 34 $0. 48 10. 0% 38 33. 6% 12
Georgia 4. 0% $0. 26 $0. 37 $0. 48 10. 3% 32 30. 9% 28
Hawaii 4%* $0. 33 $1. 80 $0. 93 12. 4% 6 33. 0% 16
Idaho 6. 0% $0. 25 $0. 57 $0. 15 10. 1% 35 29. 6% 42
Illinois 6. 3% $0. 40 $0. 98 $0. 19 10. 8% 22 33. 2% 14
Indiana 6. 0% $0. 32 $1. 00 $0. 12 10. 7% 25 30. 8% 30
Iowa 5. 0% $0. 22 $1. 36 $0. 19 11. 0% 18 30. 6% 33
Kansas 5. 3% $0. 25 $0. 79 $0. 18 11. 2% 15 31. 0% 27
Kentucky 6%* $0. 19 $0. 30 $0. 08 10. 9% 20 30. 4% 34
Louisiana 4. 0% $0. 20 $0. 36 $0. 32 11. 0% 17 29. 1% 44
Maine 5. 0% $0. 29 $2. 00 $0. 35 14. 0% 2 33. 9% 10
Maryland 6. 0% $0. 24 $2. 00 $0. 09 10. 8% 23 33. 1% 15
Massachusetts 5. 0% $0. 24 $1. 51 $0. 11 10. 6% 28 34. 4% 7
Michigan 6. 0% $0. 36 $2. 00 $0. 20 11. 2% 14 31. 9% 21
Minnesota 6. 5% $0. 22 $1. 49 $0. 15 11. 5% 11 33. 9% 11
Mississippi 7. 0% $0. 19 $0. 18 $0. 43 10. 5% 29 28. 1% 47
Missouri 4. 2% $0. 18 $0. 17 $0. 06 10. 1% 34 30. 2% 38
Montana none $0. 28 $1. 70 $0. 14 9. 7% 41 29. 8% 39
Nebraska 5. 5% $0. 24 $0. 64 $0. 31 11. 9% 9 31. 8% 22
Nevada 6. 5% $0. 33 $0. 80 $0. 16 10. 1% 36 35. 2% 4
New Hampshire none* $0. 20 $1. 08 $0. 30 8. 0% 49 30. 8% 29
New Jersey 7. 0% $0. 15 $2. 58 $0. 12 11. 6% 10 35. 6% 3
New Mexico 5. 0% $0. 18 $0. 91 $0. 41 9. 8% 40 28. 8% 45
New York 4. 0% $0. 41 $1. 50 $0. 11 13. 8% 3 37. 1% 2
N. Carolina 4. 3% $0. 30 $0. 35 $0. 53 11. 0% 19 31. 3% 24
N. Dakota 5. 0% $0. 23 $0. 44 $0. 16 9. 9% 39 30. 2% 37
Ohio 5. 5%* $0. 28 $1. 25 $0. 18 12. 4% 5 32. 4% 18
Oklahoma 4. 5% $0. 17 $1. 03 $0. 40 9. 0% 45 27. 8% 50
Oregon none $0. 25 $1. 18 $0. 08 10. 0% 37 30. 7% 31
Pennsylvania 6. 0% $0. 32 $1. 35 $0. 08 10. 8% 24 31. 9% 20
Rhode Island 7. 0% $0. 31 $2. 46 $0. 10 12. 7% 4 35. 1% 6
S. Carolina 6. 0% $0. 17 $0. 07 $0. 77 10. 7% 26 30. 3% 35
S. Dakota 4. 0% $0. 24 $1. 53 $0. 27 9. 0% 44 29. 3% 43
Tennessee 7. 0% $0. 21 $0. 62 $0. 14 8. 5% 48 28. 8% 46
Texas 6. 25%* $0. 20 $1. 41 $0. 19 9. 3% 43 29. 8% 41
Utah 4. 7% $0. 25 $0. 70 $0. 41 10. 7% 27 30. 3% 36
Vermont 6. 0% $0. 20 $1. 79 $0. 27 14. 1% 1 35. 1% 5
Virginia 5. 0% $0. 20 $0. 30 $0. 26 10. 2% 33 32. 9% 17
Washington 6. 5%* $0. 36 $2. 03 $0. 26 11. 1% 16 34. 0% 9
West Virginia 6. 0% $0. 32 $0. 55 $0. 18 10. 9% 21 29. 8% 40
Wisconsin 5. 0% $0. 33 $1. 77 $0. 06 12. 3% 7 33. 3% 13
Wyoming 4. 0% $0. 14 $0. 60 $0. 02 9. 5% 42 32. 1% 19
*State collects Gross Receipts Tax applied before retail level.
Updated March 27, 2008
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