| City | State | State Rate | Local Rate | Total Rate | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (a) | Alabama | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| Montgomery | Alabama | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| Chicago | Illinois | 6.25% | 3.25% | 9.5% | 3 |
| Glendale | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.9% | 9.5% | 3 |
| Seattle | Washington | 6.5% | 3.0% | 9.5% | 3 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.7% | 9.3% | 6 |
| Memphis | Tennessee | 7.0% | 2.25% | 9.25% | 7 |
| Nashville | Tennessee | 7.0% | 2.25% | 9.25% | 7 |
| Tucson | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.5% | 9.1% | 9 |
| Mesa | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.45% | 9.05% | 10 |
| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 11 |
| New Orleans (b) | Louisiana | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 11 |
| Scottsdale | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.35% | 8.95% | 13 |
| New York | New York | 4.0% | 4.875% | 8.875% | 14 |
| Chandler | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.2% | 8.8% | 15 |
| Gilbert | Arizona | 6.6% | 2.2% | 8.8% | 15 |
| Buffalo | New York | 4.0% | 4.75% | 8.75% | 17 |
| Fremont (c) | California | 7.25% | 1.5% | 8.75% | 17 |
| Long Beach (c) | California | 7.25% | 1.5% | 8.75% | 17 |
| Los Angeles (c) | California | 7.25% | 1.5% | 8.75% | 17 |
| Oakland (c) | California | 7.25% | 1.5% | 8.75% | 17 |
| Spokane | Washington | 6.5% | 2.2% | 8.7% | 22 |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | 4.5% | 4.017% | 8.517% | 23 |
| San Francisco (c) | California | 7.25% | 1.25% | 8.5% | 24 |
| Saint Louis | Missouri | 4.225% | 4.266% | 8.491% | 25 |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 4.5% | 3.875% | 8.375% | 26 |
| Austin (d) | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Corpus Christi | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Dallas | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| El Paso | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Fort Worth | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Garland | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Houston | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Irving | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Laredo | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Lubbock | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| Plano | Texas | 6.25% | 2.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| San Jose (c) | California | 7.25% | 1.0% | 8.25% | 27 |
| San Antonio | Texas | 6.25% | 1.875% | 8.125% | 39 |
| Henderson | Nevada | 6.85% | 1.25% | 8.1% | 40 |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | 6.85% | 1.25% | 8.1% | 40 |
| North Las Vegas | Nevada | 6.85% | 1.25% | 8.1% | 40 |
| Arlington | Texas | 6.25% | 1.75% | 8.0% | 43 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | 4.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 43 |
| Aurora (e) | Colorado | 2.9% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 43 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 6.0% | 2.0% | 8.0% | 43 |
| Rochester | New York | 4.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 43 |
| San Bernardino (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.75% | 8.0% | 43 |
| Stockton (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.75% | 8.0% | 43 |
| Fresno (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.725% | 7.975% | 50 |
| Kansas City (f) | Missouri | 4.225% | 3.625% | 7.85% | 51 |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | 6.875% | 0.9% | 7.775% | 52 |
| Anaheim (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Chula Vista (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Cleveland | Ohio | 5.5% | 2.25% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Irvine (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Riverside (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Sacramento (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| San Diego (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Santa Ana (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.5% | 7.75% | 53 |
| Reno | Nevada | 6.85% | 0.875% | 7.725% | 61 |
| Saint Paul | Minnesota | 6.875% | 0.75% | 7.625% | 62 |
| Denver | Colorado | 2.9% | 4.72% | 7.62% | 63 |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado | 2.9% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 64 |
| Modesto (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.125% | 7.375% | 65 |
| Wichita | Kansas | 6.3% | 1.0% | 7.3% | 66 |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.5% | 7.25% | 67 |
| Bakersfield (c) | California | 7.25% | 0.0% | 7.25% | 67 |
| Durham | North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.25% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Fayetteville | North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.25% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Fort Wayne | Indiana | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Jersey City | New Jersey | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Lincoln | Nebraska | 5.5% | 1.5% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Newark | New Jersey | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Omaha (g) | Nebraska | 5.5% | 1.5% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Hialeah | Florida | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Miami | Florida | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Saint Petersburg | Florida | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Tampa | Florida | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 69 |
| Albuquerque (h) | New Mexico | 5.125% | 1.8745% | 6.9995% | 83 |
| Columbus (i) | Ohio | 5.5% | 1.25% | 6.75% | 84 |
| Greensboro | North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.0% | 6.75% | 84 |
| Raleigh | North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.0% | 6.75% | 84 |
| Toledo | Ohio | 5.5% | 1.25% | 6.75% | 84 |
| Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.0% | 6.75% | 84 |
| Cincinnati | Ohio | 5.5% | 1.0% | 6.5% | 89 |
| Orlando | Florida | 6.0% | 0.5% | 6.5% | 89 |
| Boston | Massachusetts | 6.25% | 0.0% | 6.25% | 91 |
| Baltimore | Maryland | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Boise | Idaho | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Des Moines | Iowa | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Detroit | Michigan | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Lexington | Kentucky | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Louisville | Kentucky | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Washington | District of Columbia | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 92 |
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 5.0% | 0.6% | 5.6% | 99 |
| Madison | Wisconsin | 5.0% | 0.5% | 5.5% | 100 |
| Arlington (c), (j) | Virginia | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 101 |
| Chesapeake (c) | Virginia | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 101 |
| Norfolk | Virginia | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 101 |
| Richmond (c) | Virginia | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 101 |
| Virginia Beach (c) | Virginia | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 101 |
| Honolulu (h), (k) | Hawaii | 4.0% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 106 |
| Anchorage | Alaska | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 107 |
| Portland | Oregon | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 107 |
(a) Most of Birmingham is located within Jefferson County and is subject to a 10 percent sales taxA sales tax is levied on retail sales of goods and services and, ideally, should apply to all final consumption with few exemptions. Many governments exempt goods like groceries; base broadening, such as including groceries, could keep rates lower. A sales tax should exempt business-to-business transactions which, when taxed, cause tax pyramiding. . However, part of the city lies in Shelby County and is subject to a total rate of 9 percent.
(b) Most of New Orleans is located within Orleans Parish and is subject to a 9 percent sales taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. . However, part of the city lies in Jefferson Parish and is subject to a total rate of 8.75 percent.
(c) California (1%) and Virginia (1%) levy mandatory, statewide add-on sales taxes at the local level; these are included in their state sales tax rates.
(d) Most of Austin is located within Travis and Williamson counties and is subject to an 8.25 percent sales tax. However, part of the city lies in Hays County and is subject to a total rate of 7.25 percent.
(e) Most of Aurora is located within Arapahoe County and is subject to an 8 percent sales tax. However, part of the city lies in Adams County and is subject to a total rate of 8.5 percent.
(f) Most of Kansas City is located within Jackson County and is subject to a 7.85 percent sales tax. However, part of the city lies in Clay County and is subject to a total rate of 7.6 percent.
(g) Most of Omaha is located within Douglas County and is subject to a 7 percent sale tax. However, part of the city lies in Sarpy County and is subject to a total rate of 5.5 percent.
(h) The sales taxes in Hawaii and New Mexico have broad bases that include many services.
(i) Most of Columbus is located within Franklin County and is subject to a 6.75 percent sales tax. However, part of the city lies in Delaware County and is subject to a total rate of 7.25 percent.
(j) Arlington is a county without any incorporated municipalities. However, we treat it as a city here because it is included in the Census Bureau’s annual list of incorporated places.
(k) In the table, “Honolulu” refers to the incorporated portion of the larger City and County of Honolulu.
Sources: Sales Tax Clearinghouse, U.S. Census Bureau, Google Maps
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