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FISCAL
FACT
No. 553
Jul. 2017


State and Local Sales Tax


Rates, Midyear 2017


Jared Walczak
Senior Policy Analyst


Scott Drenkard
Economist, Director of State Projects


Key Findings

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

   *  Local sales taxes are collected in thirty-eight states.

   *  The five states with the highest average combined  state and local sales tax
      rates are Louisiana (10.02 percent), Tennessee (9.45 percent), Arkansas (9.34
      percent), Washington  (9.20 percent), and Alabama  (9.03 percent).

   *  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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