State and Local Sales Tax Rates (Map)
As a followup to this morning’s post about state sales tax holidays for back-to-school shopping, I thought I’d share this map of state sales tax rates from the Tax Foundation.
(click map to enlarge)
Some interesting tidbits…
The ten states with the highest sales tax rates (from highest to lowest) are: Tennessee, California, Arizona, Louisiana, Washington, New York, Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Alabama.
At the other end of the spectrum, Delaware, New Hampshire, Montana, and Oregon have no state sales tax. Interestingly, New Hampshire also has no state income tax, though it does tax investment income along with inheritance, business income, etc.
Please note that the above map includes local sales taxes (city, county, and municipal) as a weighted average based on population numbers, so the numbers might not match up exactly with the rates that you pay.
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About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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July 25th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
In Canada, there’s only one province without a sales tax, which is Alberta. It’s one of the best parts about living here.
July 26th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
I knew Tennessee had to be #1 in the nation at something.
July 26th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Man, I love a nice graphic. Thanks Nickel!
July 27th, 2011 at 1:13 am
Did you mean to NOT color Alabama with the dark color (for top 10)?
July 27th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Melissa: This graphic was produced by the Tax Foundation, so I have no control over. That being said, I did notice that they failed to color code Alabama as a member of the top ten. I discovered another minor error or two in there when I sifting through the data (can’t recall what they were), but it does a good job of reflecting the current situation overall.
July 30th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Something to keep in mind. TN may be #1 in state sales tax but there is no state personal income tax.