High Sales Taxes March 22, 2010 Joseph Bishop-Henchman Joseph Bishop-Henchman The portion of the city of Arab (pop. 7,500) in Cullman County, Alabama, has the highest sales tax in the country at 12%, according to Forbes. As we note on our sales tax map (embedded below), the highest big city rate is Chicago’s 10.25%, although that will go to 9.75% in July. See Forbes‘s “Don’t Buy Here” slideshow on high sales taxes. More on sales taxes here. Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Sales Taxes Tags State Tax and Spending Policy