Statewide average updated daily • Source: AAA
Georgia is one of the better value states for gasoline in the Eastern United States, typically running 10 to 25 cents below the national average. The state benefits from a relatively low tax rate, good pipeline access from Gulf Coast refineries, and a competitive retail fuel market anchored by some of the busiest highway corridors in the Southeast. Atlanta in particular has a highly competitive gas station market along its major interstate corridors that helps keep prices in check.
Georgia’s state gas tax is around 31 cents per gallon, moderate by national standards and well below the rates charged by Northeastern states. The state does not apply general sales tax to gasoline purchases the way some states do, which keeps the effective tax burden lower than the headline rate might suggest.
Georgia is well-served by the Colonial Pipeline, which delivers refined fuel from Gulf Coast refineries in Texas and Louisiana to a major terminal hub in the Atlanta area. From Atlanta, fuel is distributed by tanker truck throughout the state and into neighboring states, making Atlanta one of the most important fuel distribution nodes in the Southeast.
The concentration of fuel terminals around Atlanta and the highly competitive station market along Georgia’s major interstates — particularly I-75, I-85, and I-20 — creates downward price pressure in the metro area. Rural Georgia tends to run slightly higher due to longer last-mile delivery distances and less station competition.
Did you know? The Atlanta metropolitan area is one of the most car-dependent major cities in the United States, with over 90 percent of commuters driving to work. Georgia briefly suspended its state gas tax twice in 2022 in response to record high prices. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest airport by passenger count, making Atlanta one of the largest fuel distribution hubs in the Southeast.
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