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     _                         State and Local Sales Tax Rates,




Ilk,                           2021
FI  SCA L                     Janelle  Cammenga
FACT                           Policy Analyst
No.  737
Jan. 2021
                               Key   Findings

                                    Forty-five states and the District of Columbia collect statewide  sales taxes.

                                    Local sales taxes are collected in 38 states. In some cases, they can rival or
                                     even exceed  state rates.

                                    The five states with the highest average  combined  state and  local sales tax
                                     rates are Tennessee  (9.55 percent), Louisiana (9.52 percent), Arkansas (9.51
                                     percent), Washington   (9.23 percent), and Alabama  (9.22 percent).

                                    No  state rates have changed  since Utah increased  the state-collected share of
                                     its sales tax from 5.95 percent to 6.1 percent in April 2019.

                                    Sales tax rates differ by state, but sales tax bases also impact how much
                                     revenue  is collected from a tax and how  the tax affects the economy.

                                    Sales tax rate differentials can induce consumers  to shop across borders  or
                                     buy products  online.







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