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Tennessee Gas Tax (2026)
Info: 27.4 cents/gallon in state taxes & fees (26c gasoline tax + 1c special petroleum tax + 0.4c environmental fee); excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
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Gas Tax in states bordering Tennessee
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- AlabamaInfo
State gasoline excise tax is 30 cents/gallon and diesel 31 cents/gallon (effective July 1, 2025; Code of Ala. 40-17-325) — excludes the 18.4-cent federal tax. Some cities and counties levy additional local gasoline taxes.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: revenue.alabama.gov · Full Alabama rule →
- ArkansasInfo
24.7¢/gallon state motor fuel tax on gasoline, plus a 0.3¢/gallon Petroleum Environmental Fee = 25.0¢/gallon in total state taxes and fees (excludes the 18.4¢ federal tax). Gasoline rate is set through Sept 30, 2026.
Verified Jul 3, 2026 · Source: dfa.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- GeorgiaInfo
About 33 cents/gallon state motor-fuel excise (plus a 0.75c storage fee), excludes the 18.4c federal tax; indexed annually.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dor.georgia.gov · Full Georgia rule →
- KentuckyInfo
26.4 cents/gallon in state taxes & fees (25.0c motor-fuels tax + 1.4c environmental fee), FY2026; a temporary 10c cut took effect May 11, 2026 amid a fuel-price spike.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: revenue.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
- MississippiInfo
24.4 cents/gallon total state charges on gasoline from July 1, 2026: the excise rose from 21.0c to 24.0c (the second annual 3-cent step of the phase-in enacted in 2025) plus the 0.4c environmental protection fee. Excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: dor.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
- MissouriInfo
29.5 cents/gallon state motor-fuel tax — the final step of the SB 262 phase-in, in effect since July 1, 2025, with no further increases scheduled and no inflation indexing; excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: dor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- North CarolinaInfo
41.0 cents/gallon state motor-fuels excise for 2026 (plus a 0.25c inspection fee), up from 2025; excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: ncdor.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
- VirginiaInfo
About 42.4 cents/gallon in state taxes and fees as of July 1, 2026: a 32.6c motor-fuels excise (indexed each July 1; 31.7c the year before), a 9.6c statewide wholesale fuels sales tax and a 0.2c storage-tank fee; excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
Verified Sep 9, 2026 · Source: dmv.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
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