Title: How Are Your State’s Roads Funded? | Tax Foundation
Headings: How Are Your State’s Roads Funded?
How Are Your State’s Roads Funded?
Share of State & Local Road Spending Covered by State & Local Tolls, User Fees, and User Taxes, Fiscal Year 2016
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Note: D.C.’s ranks do not affect states’ ranks, but the figures in parentheses indicate where it would rank if included. Source: Tax Foundation calculations from the Census Bureau, State and Local Government Finance and Federal Highway Administration data. State
Gasoline & License Taxes 
Rank
Tolls & User Fees
Total Tolls, User Fees, & User Taxes
Rank
U.S.
41.0%

12.3%
53.4%
 
Ala.
34.6%
32
1.1%
35.7%
44
Alaska
6.9%
50
5.7%
12.7%
50
Ariz.
45.8%
16
1.5%
47.3%
30
Ark.
36.8%
26
0.6%
37.4%
39
Calif.
51.3%
8
8.7%
60.0%
12
Colo.
42.9%
22
8.3%
51.3%
20
Conn.
33.0%
37
3.7%
36.6%
43
Del.
23.4%
48
43.3%
66.7%
5
Fla.
49.9%
12
22.1%
72.0%
2
Ga.
48.8%
13
1.5%
50.3%
23
Hawaii
71.0%
1
2.4%
73.4%
1
Idaho
62.1%
3
4.5%
66.6%
6
Ill.
34.0%
34
13.7%
47.7%
29
Ind.
43.3%
20
0.7%
44.0%
32
Iowa
50.8%
9
1.4%
52.1%
19
Kans.
34.9%
30
6.6%
41.5%
35
Ky.
34.7%
31
3.2%
37.9%
38
La.
31.7%
42
2.7%
34.4%
45
Maine
34.6%
33
14.8%
49.4%
28
Md.
43.7%
19
24.7%
68.4%
4
Mass.
32.2%
39
17.3%
49.6%
26
Mich.
53.9%
5
6.4%
60.3%
11
Minn.
32.7%
38
4.6%
37.2%
42
Miss.
36.7%
27
0.7%
37.4%
40
Mo.
42.2%
24
2.7%
44.9%
31
Mont.
38.9%
25
4.0%
42.9%
33
Nebr.
34.0%
35
3.4%
37.3%
41
Nev.
48.5%
14
1.0%
49.5%
27
N.H.
36.0%
29
23.1%
59.2%
13
N.J.
25.2%
46
46.8%
71.9%
3
N.M.
50.1%
11
2.2%
52.3%
18
N.Y.
26.2%
45
38.9%
65.1%
7
N.C.
63.6%
2
1.4%
65.0%
8
N.D.
17.5%
49
1.5%
19.1%
49
Ohio
44.9%
17
6.3%
51.2%
21
Okla.
46.2%
15
11.8%
58.0%
15
Ore.
51.5%
7
7.5%
59.0%
14
Pa.
36.4%
28
14.6%
51.0%
22
R.I.
31.8%
41
9.1%
40.9%
37
S.C.
43.9%
18
6.1%
50.0%
24
S.D.
27.6%
44
1.3%
28.9%
47
Tenn.
60.6%
4
0.5%
61.1%
10
Tex. 43.0%
21
15.0%
57.9%
16
Utah
53.0%
6
4.6%
57.5%
17
Vt. 23.6%
47
1.7%
25.3%
48
Va.
33.8%
36
7.9%
41.7%
34
Wash.
50.5%
10
13.0%
63.5%
9
W.Va. 32.0%
40
9.1%
41.1%
36
Wis.
42.7%
23
7.1%
49.8%
25
Wyo. 30.2%
43
1.3%
31.5%
46
D.C.
22.4%
(49)
12.9%
35.3%
(45)