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Kentucky Gas Tax (2026)

Info: 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.

InfoVerified May 31, 2026

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Gas Tax in states bordering Kentucky

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IllinoisConditional
About 66.4 cents/gallon in total state gasoline taxes (48.3c excise + ~17c prepaid sales tax + fees), excludes the 18.4c federal tax; the excise is indexed and adjusts each July 1.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tax.illinois.gov · Full Illinois rule →
IndianaConditional
About 53.5 cents/gallon in total state gasoline taxes (36c excise + ~17.5c gasoline use tax), excludes the 18.4c federal tax. The use-tax portion is recalculated monthly.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: in.gov · Full Indiana 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 →
OhioInfo
38.5 cents/gallon state motor-fuel tax for 2026; excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tax.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →
TennesseeInfo
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.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee 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 →
West VirginiaInfo
35.7 cents/gallon combined state motor-fuel tax (20.5c flat + a 15.2c variable rate of 5% of average wholesale price); excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tax.wv.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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