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Georgia ranks ninth in the U.S. for the most motor fuels sales tax paid in 2022

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In 2022, Georgia collected $1,602,054,000 in motor fuels sales tax, ranking it ninth in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

U.S. motor fuels sales tax by State in 2022
RankStateAmount
1California$8,638,712,000
2Texas$3,783,904,000
3Pennsylvania$3,180,204,000
4Florida$3,111,445,000
5Ohio$2,710,980,000
6Illinois$2,527,365,000
7North Carolina$2,193,373,000
8Indiana$1,658,104,000
9Georgia$1,602,054,000
10Washington$1,598,550,000
11Virginia$1,596,148,000
12New York$1,511,214,000
13Michigan$1,416,157,000
14Tennessee$1,274,055,000
15Wisconsin$1,179,935,000
16Maryland$1,113,264,000
17Alabama$949,982,000
18South Carolina$944,249,000
19Minnesota$900,563,000
20Missouri$803,261,000
21Arizona$792,145,000
22Kentucky$728,190,000
23Massachusetts$722,788,000
24Iowa$701,213,000
25Colorado$665,944,000
26Louisiana$650,966,000
27Arkansas$606,201,000
28Oregon$600,717,000
29Oklahoma$600,189,000
30Utah$581,850,000
31Kansas$466,589,000
32Mississippi$449,230,000
33West Virginia$419,593,000
34New Jersey$414,269,000
35Idaho$412,051,000
36Nebraska$384,474,000
37Nevada$377,553,000
38Connecticut$373,779,000
39Montana$292,452,000
40New Mexico$266,949,000
41Maine$246,951,000
42South Dakota$201,021,000
43New Hampshire$180,010,000
44North Dakota$179,821,000
45Rhode Island$138,906,000
46Delaware$134,474,000
47Vermont$121,774,000
48Wyoming$119,353,000
49Hawaii$81,845,000
50Alaska$45,078,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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