US State by State Sales Taxes
The following table covers the US state by state sales taxes.
State | SalesTax | +max localSurtax | Groceries | Prepared Food | Clothing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 4% | 10% | |||
Alaska | none | 7% | |||
Arizona | 5.6% | 10.6% | |||
Arkansas | 6% | 6% | 2% | ||
California | 8.75% | 10.25% | |||
Colorado | 2.9% | ||||
Connecticut | 6% | 6% | > $50 | ||
Delaware | none | none | |||
Florida | 6% | 7.5% | 9% (max) | ||
Georgia | 4% | 8% | |||
Hawaii | |||||
Idaho | 6% | ||||
Illinois | 6.25% | 11.5% | 1%+ | ||
Indiana | 7% | 9% | 9% (max) | ||
Iowa[115] | 6% | 7% | |||
Kansas | 5.3% | ||||
Kentucky | 6% | 6% | |||
Louisiana | 4% | ||||
Maine | 5% | 5% | 7% | ||
Maryland | 6% | 6% | |||
Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% | 7% | > $175 | |
Michigan | 6% | 6% | 6% | ||
Minnesota | 6.875% | 7.5% | 9.75% (max) | ||
Mississippi | 7% | 9% | |||
Missouri | 4.225% | 9.241% | 1.225% | ||
Montana | none | 3% | |||
Nebraska | 5.5% | 7% | |||
Nevada | 6.85% | ||||
New Hampshire | none | none | 9% | ||
New Jersey | 7% | 7% | |||
New Mexico | none | none | |||
New York | 4% | 8.875% | > $110 | ||
North Carolina | 5.5% | 8.25% | 2% | 9.25% (max) | |
North Dakota | 5% | ||||
Ohio | 7% | 7.75% | |||
Oklahoma | 4.5% | 5% | 4.5% | ||
Oregon | none | none | 5% (max) | ||
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% | |||
Puerto Rico | 5.5% | 7% | |||
Rhode Island | 7% | 7% | 8% | ||
South Carolina | 6% | ||||
South Dakota | 4% | ||||
Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% | 5.5% | ||
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% | |||
Utah | 4.75% | ||||
Vermont | 6% | 7% | 10% | > $100 | |
Virginia | 4% | 5% | 2.5% | 5%+ | |
Washington | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10% | ||
West Virginia | 6% | 6% | 3% | ||
Wisconsin | 5% | 5.6% | |||
Wyoming | 4% | 7% |
Color | Explanation |
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Exempt from general sales tax | |
Subject to general sales tax | |
7% | Taxed at a higher rate than the general rate |
3% | Taxed at a lower rate than the general rate |
3%+ | Some locations tax more |
3% (max) | Some locations tax less |
> $50 | Taxed purchases over $50 (otherwise exempt) |
No state-wide general sales tax |
Some states require that online purchases made from sites that do not have a physical location in the state be listed on state tax returns for sales taxation purposes.
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