Gulf Coast region
AlabamaGas prices
EIA doesn’t publish a weekly price for Alabama on its own. This figure starts from the Gulf Coast average of $3.911 for the week of October 5, 2026 and adjusts it for Alabama’s fuel tax, which is 7.6¢ a gallon above the regional norm. How we estimate it.
Gulf Coast prices this week
The regional averages Alabama’s figures are drawn from, in dollars per gallon.
- Regular
- $3.911
- Down $0.013 on the week
- Midgrade
- $4.423
- Down $0.007 on the week
- Premium
- $4.772
- Diesel
- $5.819
- Down $0.136 on the week
The regional price is near its most expensive point of the past year: over the past 52 weeks it has run from $2.372 to $3.989, averaging $3.195. It has moved +6.1% over four weeks and +17.0% over thirteen.
How much of a gallon is tax
Alabama charges 31.0¢ a gallon in state tax, the 26th highest of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.). With the federal tax that is 49.4¢, about 12% of the pump price.
| State excise tax | 30.00¢ |
|---|---|
| Other state taxes and fees | 1.00¢ |
| Federal excise tax | 18.40¢ |
| Total per gallon | 49.40¢ |
| On a 15-gallon fill | $7.41 |
| Over a year of typical driving | $237 |
From EIA’s notes for Alabama: Storage Tank Trust Fund Charge: $0.0100/gal. Wholesale Oil License fee: $0.0075/gal on diesel fuel only. Inspection Fee: $0.
Source: EIA federal and state motor fuel taxes, July 2026. A typical year assumes 480 gallons (about 12,000 miles at 25 mpg). Local sales taxes are not included.
Fuel tax in Alabama and its neighbours
Across the line in Mississippi, state tax is 6.6¢ a gallon lower, which is $0.99 less tax on a 15-gallon fill.
| State | State tax | Versus AL | On a 15-gal tank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 24.4¢ | −6.6¢ | −$0.99 |
| Tennessee | 27.4¢ | −3.6¢ | −$0.54 |
| Alabama | 31.0¢ | — | — |
| Georgia | 34.0¢ | +3.0¢ | +$0.46 |
| Florida | 40.1¢ | +9.1¢ | +$1.37 |
What driving in Alabama costs
- A 15-gallon fill
- $59.81
- A year of typical driving
- $1,914
- Versus the national average
- $176 a year less
Planning a drive? The fuel cost calculator prices a trip at this week’s Alabama figure, for your own car.
How we estimate the Alabama price
The U.S. Energy Information Administration surveys retail gasoline prices every Monday, but it reports individual figures for only nine states. Alabama is counted in the Gulf Coast series, which averages it together with Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.
Within one region, crude oil, refining and most delivery costs are shared. The biggest fixed difference from one state to the next is tax, which reaches the pump almost cent for cent. So we take the regional average and add the gap between Alabama’s tax (31.0¢) and the average tax across the region’s states (23.4¢).
Local taxes, how busy the local market is and how far the state is from a refinery all move real prices too, so treat this as a guide to within a few cents, not a quote. Our methodology covers how every figure on the site is sourced.
Gas prices in Alabama
- How much is gas in Alabama right now?
- Regular gasoline in Alabama is estimated at about $3.99 a gallon this week. That starts from the EIA's Gulf Coast average of $3.911 and adjusts it for Alabama's fuel tax, which is 7.6¢ a gallon above the average across the region's states. The national average is $4.354.
- How much is the gas tax in Alabama?
- Alabama charges 30.00¢ a gallon in state excise tax plus 1.00¢ in other per-gallon taxes and fees, 31.00¢ in all. That ranks 26 of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.), highest first. With the 18.4¢ federal tax, a gallon carries 49.4¢ of tax.
- Is gas cheaper in a state next to Alabama?
- On tax alone, yes. Mississippi has the lowest fuel tax of Alabama's neighbours at 24.4¢ a gallon, 6.6¢ less than Alabama. On a 15-gallon fill that is $0.99 less tax. Station prices vary, so the saving at any one pump can be larger or smaller.
- Why is there no official weekly gas price for Alabama?
- The EIA's weekly survey samples about 1,000 stations nationwide, enough for reliable regional averages and for nine large states, but not for every state on its own. Alabama is counted in the Gulf Coast series, which is updated every Monday and published on Tuesday.