March 1, 2012

Meals Taxes in Major U.S. Cities

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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

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