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Meals Taxes in 50 Largest Cities-20120301
| Population Rank | City | State | Sales Tax | Additional Meals Tax | Combined Tax on Meals | Combined Tax Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | NY | 8.875% | – | 8.875% | 18 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | LA | 8.75% | – | 8.75% | 19 |
| 3 | Chicago | IL | 9.50% | 1.25% | 10.75% | 2 |
| 4 | Houston | TX | 8.25% | – | 8.25% | 25 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | PA | 8% | – | 8% | 33 |
| 6 | Phoenix | AZ | 9.30% | – | 9.30% | 7 |
| 7 | San Antonio | TX | 8.25% | – | 8.13% | 30 |
| 8 | San Diego | CA | 7.75% | – | 7.75% | 37 |
| 9 | Dallas | TX | 8.25% | – | 8.25% | 25 |
| 10 | San Jose | CA | 8.25% | – | 8.50% | 22 |
| 11 | Jacksonville | FL | 7% | 2% | 9% | 14 |
| 12 | Indianapolis | IN | 7% | 2% | 9% | 14 |
| 13 | San Francisco | CA | 8.50% | – | 8.50% | 22 |
| 14 | Austin | TX | 8.25% | – | 8.25% | 25 |
| 15 | Columbus | OH | 6.75% | – | 6.75% | 45 |
| 16 | Fort Worth | TX | 8.25% | – | 8.25% | 25 |
| 17 | Louisville | TN | 6% | – | 6% | 46 |
| 18 | Charlotte | NC | 8% | 1% | 9% | 14 |
| 19 | Detroit | MI | 6% | – | 6% | 46 |
| 20 | El Paso | TX | 8.25% | – | 8.25% | 25 |
| 21 | Memphis | TN | 9.25% | – | 9.25% | 9 |
| 22 | Baltimore | MD | 6% | – | 6% | 46 |
| 23 | Boston | MA | 6.25% | 0.75% | 7% | 43 |
| 24 | Seattle | WA | 9.50% | 0.50% | 10% | 4 |
| 25 | Washington | DC | 6% | 4% | 10% | 4 |
| 26 | Nashville | TN | 9.25% | – | 9.25% | 9 |
| 27 | Denver | CO | 4.10% | 4% | 8.10% | 31 |
| 28 | Milwaukee | WI | 5.60% | 0.05% | 5.65% | 49 |
| 29 | Portland | OR | – | – | – | 50 |
| 30 | Las Vegas | NV | 8.10% | – | 8.10% | 31 |
| 31 | Oklahoma City | OK | 8.375% | – | 8.375% | 24 |
| 32 | Albuquerque | NM | 6.9995% | – | 6.9995% | 44 |
| 33 | Tucson | AZ | 9.10% | – | 9.10% | 11 |
| 34 | Fresno | CA | 7.975% | – | 7.975% | 36 |
| 35 | Sacramento | CA | 7.75% | – | 7.75% | 37 |
| 36 | Long Beach | CA | 8.75% | – | 8.75% | 19 |
| 37 | Kansas City | MO | 7.85% | 1.23% | 9.08% | 12 |
| 38 | Mesa | AZ | 9.05% | – | 9.05% | 13 |
| 39 | Virginia Beach | VA | 5% | 5.50% | 10.50% | 3 |
| 40 | Atlanta | GA | 8% | – | 8% | 33 |
| 41 | Colorado Springs | CO | 7.40% | – | 7.40% | 42 |
| 42 | Omaha | NE | 7% | 2.50% | 9.50% | 6 |
| 43 | Raleigh | NC | 6.75% | 1% | 7.75% | 37 |
| 44 | Miami | FL | 7% | 2% | 9% | 14 |
| 45 | Cleveland | OH | 7.75% | – | 7.75% | 37 |
| 46 | Tulsa | OK | 7.50% | – | 7.50% | 41 |
| 47 | Oakland | CA | 8.75% | – | 8.75% | 19 |
| 48 | Minneapolis | MN | 7.775% | 3% | 10.775% | 1 |
| 49 | Wichita | KS | 9.30% | – | 9.30% | 7 |
| 50 | Arlington | TX | 8% | – | 8% | 33 |