US Sales Tax by State
The statewide base sales-tax rate for every US state plus the District of Columbia, ranked from highest to lowest. The gap runs from California's 7.25% down to five states that charge nothing at the state level — a spread that decides whether a $1,000 purchase carries $72.50 of state tax or none.
Every State, Ranked
All 51 base rates, tallest to shortest. California (top) and the five no-tax states are highlighted; the dashed line marks the 5.11% average. Note the long plateau at 6%, where most states sit.
Highest (California) State base rate No state sales tax
The Five No-Tax States
Five states charge no statewide sales tax — remembered by the acronym NOMAD: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, Delaware. The catch is Alaska: it has no state sales tax but permits local ones, so some Alaskan towns still charge sales tax at the register.
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Statewide base rate and the state sales tax on a $1,000 purchase, for all 50 states plus DC. Local taxes are not included.
| # | State | Base rate | Tax on $1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 7.25% | $72.50 |
| 2 | Indiana | 7% | $70.00 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 7% | $70.00 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 7% | $70.00 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 7% | $70.00 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 6.88% | $68.80 |
| 7 | Nevada | 6.85% | $68.50 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 6.63% | $66.30 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 6.5% | $65.00 |
| 10 | Kansas | 6.5% | $65.00 |
| 11 | Washington | 6.5% | $65.00 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 6.35% | $63.50 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6.25% | $62.50 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 6.25% | $62.50 |
| 15 | Texas | 6.25% | $62.50 |
| 16 | Utah | 6.1% | $61.00 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | 6% | $60.00 |
| 18 | Florida | 6% | $60.00 |
| 19 | Idaho | 6% | $60.00 |
| 20 | Iowa | 6% | $60.00 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 6% | $60.00 |
| 22 | Maryland | 6% | $60.00 |
| 23 | Michigan | 6% | $60.00 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 6% | $60.00 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 6% | $60.00 |
| 26 | Vermont | 6% | $60.00 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 6% | $60.00 |
| 28 | Ohio | 5.75% | $57.50 |
| 29 | Arizona | 5.6% | $56.00 |
| 30 | Maine | 5.5% | $55.00 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 5.5% | $55.00 |
| 32 | Virginia | 5.3% | $53.00 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 5% | $50.00 |
| 34 | North Dakota | 5% | $50.00 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 5% | $50.00 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 4.88% | $48.80 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 4.75% | $47.50 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 4.5% | $45.00 |
| 39 | Missouri | 4.23% | $42.30 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 4.2% | $42.00 |
| 41 | Alabama | 4% | $40.00 |
| 42 | Georgia | 4% | $40.00 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 4% | $40.00 |
| 44 | New York | 4% | $40.00 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 4% | $40.00 |
| 46 | Colorado | 2.9% | $29.00 |
| 47 | Alaska | 0% | $0.00 |
| 48 | Delaware | 0% | $0.00 |
| 49 | Montana | 0% | $0.00 |
| 50 | New Hampshire | 0% | $0.00 |
| 51 | Oregon | 0% | $0.00 |
Need an exact figure for a specific rate, including your local add-on? Enter it in the Sales Tax Calculator — it also works in reverse to pull the pre-tax price out of a total.
Common Questions
Which US state has the highest sales tax?
California has the highest statewide base sales-tax rate at 7.25%. Four states — Indiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island and Tennessee — follow at 7%. These are base state rates; once local (city and county) sales taxes are added, combined rates in states like Tennessee and Louisiana run higher than California's.
Which states have no sales tax?
Five states levy no statewide sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon. They are sometimes remembered by the acronym NOMAD. Alaska has no state sales tax but allows local sales taxes, so some Alaskan municipalities still charge one.
What is the average US sales tax rate?
Across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, the average statewide base sales-tax rate is 5.11% and the median is 6%. Most states cluster at 6%. This average counts state base rates only, not the local add-ons that raise the combined rate at checkout.
How much sales tax will I pay on a $1,000 purchase?
At the highest state base rate (7.25%) a $1,000 purchase carries $72.50 in state sales tax; in the five no-tax states it carries $0 in state sales tax — a $72.50 swing on the same purchase before any local tax. Use the LK Forge sales tax calculator to compute an exact figure for any rate.
- Source data: statewide base sales-tax rates for 50 states + DC — the exact table the LK Forge Sales Tax Calculator ships.
- Highest / average: max and mean of the 51 rates. Expected: 7.25% (California), average 5.11%, median 6%.
- No-tax states: rows where the rate is 0. Expected: 5 — Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon.
- Per $1,000: rate × 10. State tax only; add your local rate for the combined figure.
Every number here is arithmetic on that one rate table. Rates are statewide base rates and can change by legislation; local (city/county) sales taxes are additional and vary within each state.