Arizona Gas Tax
As of 2022, Arizona gas tax is $0.18 per gallon, which is lower than most other states across the country.
Written by Shannon Fitzgerald
Reviewed by Jessica Barrett
This doesn’t mean that Arizonans pay less at the pump than most drivers in other states, however. In fact, according to AAA data from September 2022, gas prices in Arizona are the eighth most expensive in the country thanks to limited access to oil pipelines on top of an already volatile crude oil market.
Because of this, a state gas tax holiday akin to Biden’s proposed federal gas tax holiday may not help Arizona drivers out much—but it could provide critical temporary relief on fuel costs.
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The gas tax in Arizona from 2022 to 2023 is $0.18 per gallon. Remarkably, the last time Arizona gas taxes increased was in 1991. To put that in perspective,
Pennsylvania
has the highest gas tax rate in 2022 at $0.576 per gallon—with gas tax rates increasing about 5 cents per year between 2014 and 2019. In terms of state gas tax, Arizona actually as the fifth lowest in the country. Alaska beats out the nation at just $0.0895 per gallon while Hawaii, New Mexico, and Mississippi beat Arizona by no more than 2 cents.
Is gas tax relief on the way in Arizona?
Though Biden called upon state governments to suspend gas taxes between June and September to ease the impact of rising fuel costs, Arizona legislators are divided on such a “tax holiday.”
Governor Doug Ducey has stated that state infrastructure projects simply rely on Arizona’s gas tax resources too much: He has no plans to suspend gas taxes as a result. Ducey also argued that cutting gas taxes wouldn’t answer the problem of higher gas costs for Arizona drivers, favoring renewed construction on the Keystone XL pipeline project as a solution.
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, on the other hand, believes that gas prices are putting too much financial burden on Arizona families for the government to ignore or delay action. In fact, Kelly co-sponsored the bill to suspend the $.0184 per gallon federal gas tax.
This would add additional savings at the pump to any state gas tax suspension, which would already save the average Arizona driver $103 per year, or $8.60 per month. In Kelly’s eyes, faster relief at any level could make all the difference.
Despite strong voices on either side, it appears that plans for any upcoming gas tax holidays in Arizona will be a “watch and wait” scenario for now.
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How high are gas prices in Arizona?
Despite Arizona’s lower gas tax rates compared to other states, it actually has the eighth highest gas prices in the nation—at $4.234 per gallon of regular gas according to
AAA
(as of late September 2022). Though this isn’t nearly as high as California’s colossal $6.036 per gallon cost, it’s still more than the national average of $3.765. That said, gas stations don’t charge the same prices across Arizona either. Naturally, you’ll see the worst gas prices around
Phoenix
and the Mojave Desert, while the best gas prices come out of Southern Arizona in Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yuma Counties. To give you an idea of that price difference, the average gas price per gallon in Maricopa County (where Phoenix is situated) is $4.573. South of the city in Pima County, however, gas prices drop by more than a dollar per gallon to just $3.430 per gallon instead.
With a rapidly growing population, it’s no wonder that both fuel costs and insurance costs in Phoenix are more expensive than more rural areas of Arizona. Mohave County, of course, takes exception to this as far as gas is concerned, however, with the Mojave Desert limiting fuel delivery.
Here’s a closer look at how average metro gas prices compare across some of Arizona’s more populated areas, using data from AAA in late September 2022.
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Which state has the highest gas tax?
Fortunately, Arizona does not have the highest state gas tax—that award goes to
Pennsylvania
, then California
and Washington
. Here’s a look at average gas tax prices in each state (as of September 2022) to give you a better idea of where Arizona lands.State | Gas tax |
|---|---|
Alabama | $0.28 per gallon |
Alaska | $0.0895 per gallon |
Arizona | $0.18 per gallon |
Arkansas | $0.245 per gallon |
California | $0.539 per gallon |
Colorado | $0.22 per gallon |
Connecticut | $0.0 per gallon |
Delaware | $0.23 per gallon |
District of Columbia | $0.235 per gallon |
Florida | $0.33 per gallon |
Georgia | $0.0 per gallon |
Hawaii | $0.16 per gallon |
Idaho | $0.32 per gallon |
Illinois | $0.392 per gallon |
Indiana | $0.33 per gallon |
Iowa | $0.24 to $0.305 per gallon |
Kansas | $0.240 per gallon |
Kentucky | $0.246 per gallon |
Louisiana | $0.20 per gallon |
Maine | $0.30 per gallon |
Maryland | $0.427 per gallon |
Massachusetts | $0.24 per gallon |
Michigan | $0.272 per gallon |
Minnesota | $0.285 per gallon |
Mississippi | $0.18 per gallon |
Missouri | $0.22 per gallon |
Montana | $0.33 per gallon |
Nebraska | $0.248 per gallon |
Nevada | $0.23 per gallon |
New Hampshire | $0.222 per gallon |
New Jersey | $0.421 per gallon |
New Mexico | $0.17 per gallon |
New York | $0.1735 per gallon |
North Carolina | $0.385 per gallon |
North Dakota | $0.230 per gallon |
Ohio | $0.385 per gallon |
Oklahoma | $0.19 per gallon |
Oregon | $0.38 per gallon |
Pennsylvania | $0.576 per gallon |
Rhode Island | $0.34 per gallon |
South Carolina | $0.28 per gallon |
South Dakota | $0.28 per gallon |
Tennessee | $0.26 per gallon |
Texas | $0.20 per gallon |
Utah | $0.319 per gallon |
Vermont | $0.316 per gallon |
Virginia | $0.28 per gallon |
Washington | $0.494 per gallon |
West Virginia | $0.357 per gallon |
Wisconsin | $0.309 per gallon |
Wyoming | $0.24 per gallon |
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