Only California Has More Outrageous Gas Taxes than Illinois Does

If you see me gassing up in Illinois, you know that I'm desperate because that almost never happens. I'm not alone in that emotion as there's new data that proves no state other than California has more outrageous gas taxes than Illinois does.

I saw this new data just shared by 24/7 Wall St and I really was not surprised at all. I've lived in Illinois many times in my life, but fortunately it was near the border of Missouri where gas is almost always a half dollar less per gallon or somewhere in that neighborhood.

According to this new data, Illinois is 2nd in America for the highest gas taxes. Check out these numbers:

• Gasoline tax rate: 66.50 cents per gallon
• State and federal taxes as share of avg. price at pump: 26.5% (the highest of 50 states)
• Avg. price of a gallon of regular gas, Dec. 2024: $3.20 (8th highest of 50 states)
• Avg. price of a gallon of premium gas, Dec. 2024: $4.23 (4th highest of 50 states)
• Est. annual gasoline sales: 4.1 billion gallons (9th highest of 50 states)

Only California slaps on more taxes on those who are filling their vehicle.

I feel sorry for the vendors in Illinois that sell gas as it must be a challenging proposition to convince travelers to put gasoline in the vehicle in the Land of Lincoln instead of traveling over the bridge to one of the lowest gas price states in America being Missouri.