Sales Tax by State (2026)
Sales tax in the US is a patchwork: five states charge nothing while shoppers in Louisiana or Tennessee pay over 9.5% once local rates are added. Pick your state for a calculator with its exact rates, or compare all states below.
Alabama
4% state · 9.29% avg combined
Alaska
0% state · 1.82% avg combined
Arizona
5.6% state · 8.38% avg combined
Arkansas
6.5% state · 9.45% avg combined
California
7.25% state · 8.85% avg combined
Colorado
2.9% state · 7.86% avg combined
Connecticut
6.35% state · 6.35% avg combined
Delaware
0% state · 0% avg combined
District of Columbia
6% state · 6% avg combined
Florida
6% state · 7% avg combined
Georgia
4% state · 7.38% avg combined
Hawaii
4% state · 4.5% avg combined
Idaho
6% state · 6.03% avg combined
Illinois
6.25% state · 8.86% avg combined
Indiana
7% state · 7% avg combined
Iowa
6% state · 6.94% avg combined
Kansas
6.5% state · 8.65% avg combined
Kentucky
6% state · 6% avg combined
Louisiana
5% state · 10.11% avg combined
Maine
5.5% state · 5.5% avg combined
Maryland
6% state · 6% avg combined
Massachusetts
6.25% state · 6.25% avg combined
Michigan
6% state · 6% avg combined
Minnesota
6.875% state · 8.13% avg combined
Mississippi
7% state · 7.06% avg combined
Missouri
4.225% state · 8.39% avg combined
Montana
0% state · 0% avg combined
Nebraska
5.5% state · 6.97% avg combined
Nevada
6.85% state · 8.24% avg combined
New Hampshire
0% state · 0% avg combined
New Jersey
6.625% state · 6.63% avg combined
New Mexico
4.875% state · 7.63% avg combined
New York
4% state · 8.53% avg combined
North Carolina
4.75% state · 7% avg combined
North Dakota
5% state · 7.04% avg combined
Ohio
5.75% state · 7.24% avg combined
Oklahoma
4.5% state · 8.99% avg combined
Oregon
0% state · 0% avg combined
Pennsylvania
6% state · 6.34% avg combined
Rhode Island
7% state · 7% avg combined
South Carolina
6% state · 7.5% avg combined
South Dakota
4.2% state · 6.11% avg combined
Tennessee
7% state · 9.55% avg combined
Texas
6.25% state · 8.2% avg combined
Utah
6.1% state · 7.32% avg combined
Vermont
6% state · 6.36% avg combined
Virginia
5.3% state · 5.77% avg combined
Washington
6.5% state · 9.43% avg combined
West Virginia
6% state · 6.57% avg combined
Wisconsin
5% state · 5.7% avg combined
Wyoming
4% state · 5.44% avg combined
All states ranked by combined rate
Combined rate = state rate + the population-weighted average of local (city/county) rates.
| State | State rate | Avg combined |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5% | 10.11% |
| Tennessee | 7% | 9.55% |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | 9.45% |
| Washington | 6.5% | 9.43% |
| Alabama | 4% | 9.29% |
| Oklahoma | 4.5% | 8.99% |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 8.86% |
| California | 7.25% | 8.85% |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 8.65% |
| New York | 4% | 8.53% |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 8.39% |
| Arizona | 5.6% | 8.38% |
| Nevada | 6.85% | 8.24% |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.2% |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | 8.13% |
| Colorado | 2.9% | 7.86% |
| New Mexico | 4.875% | 7.63% |
| South Carolina | 6% | 7.5% |
| Georgia | 4% | 7.38% |
| Utah | 6.1% | 7.32% |
| Ohio | 5.75% | 7.24% |
| Mississippi | 7% | 7.06% |
| North Dakota | 5% | 7.04% |
| Florida | 6% | 7% |
| Indiana | 7% | 7% |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 7% |
| Rhode Island | 7% | 7% |
| Nebraska | 5.5% | 6.97% |
| Iowa | 6% | 6.94% |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | 6.63% |
| West Virginia | 6% | 6.57% |
| Vermont | 6% | 6.36% |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 6.34% |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% |
| South Dakota | 4.2% | 6.11% |
| Idaho | 6% | 6.03% |
| District of Columbia | 6% | 6% |
| Kentucky | 6% | 6% |
| Maryland | 6% | 6% |
| Michigan | 6% | 6% |
| Virginia | 5.3% | 5.77% |
| Wisconsin | 5% | 5.7% |
| Maine | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Wyoming | 4% | 5.44% |
| Hawaii | 4% | 4.5% |
| Alaska | 0% | 1.82% |
| Delaware | 0% | 0% |
| Montana | 0% | 0% |
| New Hampshire | 0% | 0% |
| Oregon | 0% | 0% |