Relative to Income, Who Pays Most for Gas

Total spending on gasoline (2023) as a share of total income (2020-2024 average)

Note: County spending is calculated by allocating state data to counties based on how much households in each county travel. Spending includes gasoline for boats and recreational vehicles. Trump and Harris counties are determined by their share of the two-party vote in 2024, respectively. Each bar represents a roughly equal share of U.S. households. Excludes Alaska and Connecticut due to data availability.
Chart: Andrew Van Dam/NOTUSSource: Energy Information Administration State Energy Data System, Census Bureau's American Community Survey, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and MIT Election Lab