March 30, 2000

Gasoline

Rank	State	Cents Per Gallon
1	Connecticut	32
2	New York	30.06
3	Rhode Island	28
4	Montana	27.75
5	Wisconsin	25.8
6	Idaho	25
7	Utah	24.5
8	Oregon	24
9	Nebraska	23.9
10	Maryland	23.5
11	Delaware	23
11	Nevada	23
11	Washington	23
14	Colorado	22
14	Maine	22
14	North Carolina	22
14	Ohio	22
14	South Dakota	22
19	Massachusetts	21.5
20	North Dakota	21
21	West Virginia	20.5
22	District of Columbia	20
22	Iowa	20
22	Kansas	20
22	Louisiana	20
22	Minnesota	20
22	Tennessee	20
22	Texas	20
22	Vermont	20
30	Arkansas	19.5
31	Illinois	19
31	Michigan	19
33	Alabama	18
33	Arizona	18
33	California	18
33	Mississippi	18
33	New Hampshire	18
38	Virginia	17.5
39	Missouri	17
39	New Mexico	17
39	Oklahoma	17
42	Hawaii	16
42	South Carolina	16
44	Indiana	15
44	Kentucky	15
46	New Jersey	14.5
47	Wyoming	14
48	Florida	13.3
49	Pennsylvania	12
50	Alaska	8
51	Georgia	7.5

Data Source: American Petroleum Institute, data as of January 1, 2000 Diesel

Rank	State	Cents Per Gallon
1	New York	29.8
2	Montana	28.5
3	Rhode Island	28
4	Nevada	27
5	Wisconsin	25.8
6	Florida	25.1
7	Idaho	25
8	Utah	24.5
9	Maryland	24.25
10	Oregon	24
11	Nebraska	23.9
12	Maine	23
12	Washington	23
14	owa	22.5
15	Delaware	22
15	Kansas	22
15	North Carolina	22
15	Ohio	22
15	South Dakota	22
20	Illinois	21.5
20	Massachusetts	21.5
22	North Dakota	21
23	Arkansas	20.5
23	Colorado	20.5
23	West Virginia	20.5
26	District of Columbia	20
26	Louisiana	20
26	Minnesota	20
26	Texas	20
30	Alabama	19
31	Arizona	18
31	California	18
31	Connecticut	18
31	Mississippi	18
31	New Hampshire	18
31	New Mexico	18
31	Tennessee	18
38	New Jersey	17.5
39	Missouri	17
39	Vermont	17
41	Hawaii	16
41	Indiana	16
41	South Carolina	16
41	Virginia	16
45	Michigan	15
46	Oklahoma	14
46	Wyoming	14
48	Kentucky	12
48	Pennsylvania	12
50	Alaska	8
51	Georgia	7.5

Data Source: American Petroleum Institute, data as of January 1, 2000 As if this all were not bad enough, many states also apply sales and other taxes on top of what is listed above. Whether the price of gas and diesel is currently low or high, it would seem that many states have substantial room to cut these taxes which impact every family and business in their respective states.