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FISCAL
FACT
No.  686
Jan. 2020


State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2020


Janelle Cammenga
PolicyAnalyst



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  (9.53 percent), Louisiana (9.52 percent), Arkansas (9.47
       percent), Washington   (9.21 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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