Illinois wine drinkers pay $1.39 per gallon in state wine excise taxes, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation.
Among the 50 states, Illinois had the 13th highest wine excise tax, the foundation's study found.
The study was based on January 2020 data.
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2020 Wine Excise Taxes by State
| Rank | State | Wine Excise Tax (Dollars per Gallon) |
| 1 | Kentucky | $3.30 |
| 2 | Alaska | $2.50 |
| 3 | Florida | $2.25 |
| 4 | Iowa | $1.75 |
| 5 (tie) | Alabama | $1.70 |
| 5 (tie) | New Mexico | $1.70 |
| 7 | Delaware | $1.63 |
| 8 (tie) | Georgia | $1.51 |
| 8 (tie) | Virginia | $1.51 |
| 10 | Maryland | $1.48 |
| 11 | Arkansas | $1.41 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $1.40 |
| 13 | Illinois | $1.39 |
| 14 | Hawaii | $1.38 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $1.31 |
| 16 | Tennessee | $1.27 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $1.22 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $1.22 |
| 19 | South Carolina | $1.08 |
| 20 | Montana | $1.06 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $1.00 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $1.00 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $0.95 |
| 24 | New Jersey | $0.88 |
| 25 | Washington | $0.87 |
| 26 | Arizona | $0.84 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $0.76 |
| 28 (tie) | Connecticut | $0.72 |
| 28 (tie) | Oklahoma | $0.72 |
| 30 | Nevada | $0.70 |
| 31 | Oregon | $0.67 |
| 32 | Maine | $0.60 |
| 33 (tie) | Massachusetts | $0.55 |
| 33 (tie) | Vermont | $0.55 |
| 35 | Michigan | $0.51 |
| 36 | Indiana | $0.47 |
| 37 | Idaho | $0.45 |
| 38 | Missouri | $0.42 |
| 39 | Ohio | $0.32 |
| 40 | Colorado | $0.32 |
| 41 (tie) | Kansas | $0.30 |
| 41 (tie) | New York | $0.30 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $0.25 |
| 44 | Texas | $0.20 |
| 45 | California | $0.20 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $0.00 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $0.00 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $0.00 |
| 46 | Utah | $0.00 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $0.00 |
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