Modified Census Divisions

Total Federal and State VNG Tax¹

New England    

2.16

Middle Atlantic    

2.52

East North Central    

1.81

West North Central    

1.53

South Atlantic (excludes Florida)    

1.81

East South Central    

0.75

West South Central    

1.60

Mountain (excludes Arizona and New Mexico)    

0.85

Pacific (excludes California)

2.40

Florida    

1.13

Arizona and New Mexico

0.27

California    

0.70

¹Assuming a $0.4844 (nominal dollars per thousand cubic feet) Federal Tax.   
Source:  Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, based on the Federal tax published in the Information Resources, Inc., publication Octane Week, August 9, 1993, and State taxes posted at the Department of Energy website titled “Alternative Fuels Data Center” at www.afdc.doe.gov.