7 states, including one Ohio neighbor, will pump up gas taxes on July 1 [Video]

The price drivers pay at the gas pump — averaging $3.45 in June — includes a federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, plus state taxes that vary widely.

In seven places, those state taxes are set to increase at the height of the summer driving season. The list below shows the total state taxes for those spots, effective July 1:

• California: 69.8 cents per gallon — the highest of all states.
• Colorado: 27.9 cents per gallon.
• Illinois: 67.1 cents per gallon.
• Indiana: 56.1 cents per gallon.
• Missouri: 27.5 cents per gallon.
• Nebraska: 30.5 cents per gallon.
• Virginia: 40.4 cents per gallon.

How these states will hike their taxes

In California, the state’s excise tax on gas will rise from 57.9 cents per gallon to 59.6 cents per gallon, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. When other state taxes and fees are taken into account, the state tax on a gallon …