By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Originally published Sept. 1, 2018

Until 2016, New Jersey had the second-lowest gasoline tax in the U.S. It was something of an anomaly in otherwise high-tax New Jersey.

But that changed when the state adopted a 23-cent increase on each gallon of gasoline sold here.

Gov. Phil Murphy's administration raised the tax again by 4.3 cents to compensate for falling consumption, which translates into less tax revenue for the Transportation Trust Fund.

Here's how New Jersey ranked in the nation on Oct. 1 when that hike took effect, according to state motor fuel tax data from the American Petroleum Institute.

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51. Alaska

Tax rate: 14.65 cents

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50. Missouri

Tax rate: 17.35 cents

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(Charlie Thompson)

49. Mississippi

Tax rate: 18.79 cents

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48. New Mexico

Tax rate: 18.88 cents

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47. Arizona

Tax rate: 19 cents

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Kevin Jairaj

45. (tie) Texas

Tax rate: 20 cents

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Mark D. Smith

45. (tie) Oklahoma

Tax rate: 20 cents

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44. Louisiana

Tax rate: 20.01 cents

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(Jim Cheney)

43. South Carolina

Tax rate: 20.75 cents

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(Josh Hedges | Getty Images)

42. Alabama

Tax rate: 20.91 cents

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41. Arkansas

Tax rate: 21.8 cents

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Ron Chenoy

40. Colorado

Tax rate: 22 cents

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39. Virginia

Tax rate: 22.4 cents

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37. (tie) North Dakota

Tax rate: 23 cents

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Lori M. Nichols

37. (tie) Delaware

Tax rate: 23 cents

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36. Washington, D.C.

Tax rate: 23.5 cents

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35. New Hampshire

Tax rate: 23.83 cents

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(Andrew Maclean | For The Star-Ledger)

34. Wyoming

Tax rate: 24 cents

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(Drew Tarvin | Flickr)

33. Kansas

Tax rate: 24.03 cents

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Jamie Squire

32. Kentucky

Tax rate: 26 cents

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(Denise Mattox | Flickr)

31. Tennessee

Tax rate: 26.4 cents

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30. Massachusetts

Tax rate: 26.54 cents

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(Erik Drost | Flickr)

29. Ohio

Tax rate: 28.01 cents

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28. Minnesota

Tax rate: 28.6 cents

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(Andrew Maclean | For The Star-Ledger)

27. Nebraska

Tax rate: 28.9 cents

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Donald Miralle

26. Utah

Tax rate: 29.41 cents

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(Steve Elliott | Flickr)

25. South Dakota

Tax rate: 30 cents

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(Robert F. Bukaty | AP Photo)

24. Maine

Tax rate: 30.01 cents

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(SD Dirk | Flickr)

23. Iowa

Tax rate: 30.5 cents

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22. Vermont

Tax rate: 31.22 cents

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(Miguel Vieira | Flickr)

21. Georgia

Tax rate: 31.59 cents

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(m01229 | Flickr)

20. Montana

Tax rate: 32.25 cents

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19. Wisconsin

Tax rate: 32.9 cents

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(J.A. Woodhouse | Flickr)

18. Idaho

Tax rate: 33 cents

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Ethan Miller

17. Nevada

Tax rate: 33.78 cents

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(Don Emmert | AFP)

16. Rhode Island

Tax rate: 34 cents

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(Jacquelyn Martin | AP Photo)

15. Maryland

Tax rate: 35.3 cents

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(James Willamor | Flickr)

14. North Carolina

Tax rate: 35.35 cents

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13. West Virginia

Tax rate: 35.7 cents

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(Ian Sane | Flickr)

12. Oregon

Tax rate: 36.77 cents

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11. Illinois

Tax rate: 37.32 cents

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(James Willamor | Flickr)

10. Florida

Tax rate: 41.36 cents

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Farrell, Tim

9. New Jersey

Tax rate: 41.4 cents

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(Amanda Govaert | Flickr)

8. Indiana

Tax rate: 42.9 cents

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O'Boyle, John

7. Connecticut

Tax rate: 43.8 cents

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(Barbara Eckstein | Flickr)

6. Michigan

Tax rate: 44.13 cents

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5. New York

Tax rate: 45.76 cents

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(Jackie Burrell | Bay Area News Group)

4. Hawaii

Tax rate: 47.88 cents

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(Stephen Brashear)

3. Washington

Tax rate: 49.4 cents

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2. California

Tax rate: 55.22 cents

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1. Pennsylvania

Tax rate: 58.7 cents