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The federal taxes on gasoline now amount to over 18 cents per gallon. The Reagan administration raised them, then Clinton raised them. Together more than 14 cents per gallon between 1982 and 1993. Why does N.J. have the lowest gasoline price in the country at the moment? Their state tax on gasoline is the lowest in the country. And California and New York have the highest gas prices due to state taxes, ranging from 32 to 60 cents per gallon. Add in local excise taxes by counties and municipalities and about $1 of each gallon of gasoline is tax.