States Where You Can’t Pump Your Own Gas

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Introduction

Despite the fact that gasoline automobiles date back to the early 1900s, self-service gas stations were not popularized until around the 1980s. While to some states full-service gas stations – gas stations where an attendant pumps a customer’s gas – seem like a thing of the past, they are still the norm in some parts of the United States. Some states, however, may ban self-service gas stations, making it illegal for drivers to pump their own gas. 

Initially, laws requiring gas stations to be full-service were designed to protect the local economies, where some people’s full-time job was as a gas station attendant; at that time, self-service gas stations were only used for emergencies or after-hours and were coin-operated.

In the states that still do not let drivers pump their own gas, the rationale is largely based on history and tradition, also citing rising costs and safety issues. Despite many unsuccessful attempts to change the legislation, baring full-service gas stations can even be as divisive as to be considered a political third rail.

Learn for yourself the states where you can’t pump your own gas by browsing the charts.

StatePossibility to Pump Own GasRetail Gas PriceGas Tax
New JerseyNo$4,896$0.42
OregonNo$5,497$0.38
AlabamaYes$4,484$0.28
AlaskaYes$5,571$0.09
ArizonaYes$5,278$0.18
ArkansasYes$4,433$0.25
CaliforniaYes$6,308$0.51
ColoradoYes$4,902$0.22
ConnecticutYes$4,861$0.25
DelawareYes$4,811$0.23
FloridaYes$4,642$0.19
GeorgiaYes$4,389$0.29
HawaiiYes$5,573$0.16
IdahoYes$5,216$0.32
IllinoisYes$5,419$0.39
IndianaYes$4,993$0.32
IowaYes$4,607$0.24
KansasYes$4,590$0.24
KentuckyYes$4,604$0.25
LouisianaYes$4,433$0.2
MaineYes$5,006$0.3
MarylandYes$4,837$0.36
MassachusettsYes$4,922$0.24
MichiganYes$5,032$0.27
MinnesotaYes$4,701$0.29
MississippiYes$4,405$0.18
MissouriYes$4,589$0.2
MontanaYes$4,957$0.33
NebraskaYes$4,707$0.25
NevadaYes$5,577$0.23
New HampshireYes$4,872$0.22
New MexicoYes$4,701$0.17
New YorkYes$4,950$0.25
North CarolinaYes$4,524$0.39
North DakotaYes$4,710$0.23
OhioYes$4,846$0.39
OklahomaYes$4,568$0.19
PennsylvaniaYes$4,950$0.58
Rhode IslandYes$4,890$0.34
South CarolinaYes$4,406$0.26
South DakotaYes$4,731$0.28
TennesseeYes$4,499$0.26
TexasYes$4,524$0.2
UtahYes$5,185$0.32
VermontYes$4,950$0.32
VirginiaYes$4,703$0.26
WashingtonYes$5,492$0.49
West VirginiaYes$4,842$0.36
WisconsinYes$4,697$0.31
WyomingYes$4,874$0.24

States Where You Can't Pump Your Own Gas

Alabama

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$4,484

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#46

$0.28

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#30

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Alaska

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Yes

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$5,571

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#4

$0.09

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#1

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Arizona

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$5,278

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#8

$0.18

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#4

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Arkansas

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$4,433

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#47

$0.25

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#21

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California

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$6,308

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#1

$0.51

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#50

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Colorado

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$4,902

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#20

$0.22

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#11

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Connecticut

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$4,861

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#25

$0.25

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#24

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Delaware

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$4,811

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#29

$0.23

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#13

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Florida

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$4,642

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#37

$0.19

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#6

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Georgia

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$4,389

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#51

$0.29

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#33

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Hawaii

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$5,573

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#3

$0.16

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#2

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Idaho

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$5,216

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#9

$0.32

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#38

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Illinois

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$5,419

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#7

$0.39

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#47

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Indiana

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$4,993

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#14

$0.32

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#39

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Iowa

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Yes

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$4,607

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#38

$0.24

Ranked in the US

#17

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Kansas

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$4,590

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#40

$0.24

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#18

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Kentucky

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$4,604

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#39

$0.25

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#22

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Louisiana

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$4,433

Ranked in the US

#48

$0.2

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#9

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Maine

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$5,006

Ranked in the US

#13

$0.3

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#34

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Maryland

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$4,837

Ranked in the US

#28

$0.36

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#43

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Massachusetts

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$4,922

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#19

$0.24

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#19

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Michigan

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$5,032

Ranked in the US

#12

$0.27

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#29

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Minnesota

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$4,701

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#34

$0.29

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#32

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Mississippi

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$4,405

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#50

$0.18

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#5

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Missouri

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$4,589

Ranked in the US

#41

$0.2

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#8

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Montana

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Yes

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$4,957

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#15

$0.33

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#40

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Nebraska

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Yes

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$4,707

Ranked in the US

#32

$0.25

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#23

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Nevada

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Yes

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$5,577

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#2

$0.23

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#14

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New Hampshire

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$4,872

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#24

$0.22

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#12

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New Jersey

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No

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$4,896

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#21

$0.42

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#48

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New Mexico

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$4,701

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#35

$0.17

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#3

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New York

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$4,950

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#16

$0.25

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#25

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North Carolina

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$4,524

Ranked in the US

#43

$0.39

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#45

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North Dakota

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$4,710

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#31

$0.23

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#15

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Ohio

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$4,846

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#26

$0.39

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#46

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Oklahoma

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$4,568

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#42

$0.19

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#7

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Oregon

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No

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$5,497

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#5

$0.38

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#44

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Pennsylvania

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$4,950

Ranked in the US

#17

$0.58

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#51

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Rhode Island

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$4,890

Ranked in the US

#22

$0.34

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#41

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South Carolina

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$4,406

Ranked in the US

#49

$0.26

Ranked in the US

#26

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South Dakota

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$4,731

Ranked in the US

#30

$0.28

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#31

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Tennessee

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$4,499

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#45

$0.26

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#27

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Texas

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$4,524

Ranked in the US

#44

$0.2

Ranked in the US

#10

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Utah

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$5,185

Ranked in the US

#10

$0.32

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#37

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Vermont

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$4,950

Ranked in the US

#18

$0.32

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#36

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Virginia

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Yes

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$4,703

Ranked in the US

#33

$0.26

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#28

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Washington

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$5,492

Ranked in the US

#6

$0.49

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#49

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West Virginia

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$4,842

Ranked in the US

#27

$0.36

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#42

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Wisconsin

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$4,697

Ranked in the US

#36

$0.31

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#35

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Wyoming

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$4,874

Ranked in the US

#23

$0.24

Ranked in the US

#20

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