Summary table
State | General Tax |
+max local Surtax |
Groceries | Prepared Food | Prescription Drug | Non-prescription Drug | Clothing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 4% | 10% | |||||
Alaska | 0.0% | 7% | |||||
Arizona | 6.6% | 10.6% | |||||
Arkansas | 6% | 6% | 2% | ||||
California | 8.25% | 10.75% | |||||
Colorado | 2.9% | 8.0% | |||||
Connecticut | 6% | 6% | > $50 | ||||
Delaware | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.0% | 6.0% | 10.0% | ||||
Florida | 6% | 7.5% | 9% (max) | ||||
Georgia | 4% | 8% | 3% | ||||
Hawaii | 4% | 4.712% | |||||
Idaho | 6% | 6% | |||||
Illinois | 6.25% | 11.5% | 1%+ | 1%+ | 1%+ | ||
Indiana | 7% | 9% | 9% (max) | ||||
Iowa[4] | 6% | 7% | |||||
Kansas | 5.3% | 8.65% | |||||
Kentucky | 6% | 6% | |||||
Louisiana | 4% | 9% | |||||
Maine | 5% | 5% | 7% | ||||
Maryland | 6% | 6% | |||||
Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% | 7% (max) | > $175 | |||
Michigan | 6% | 6% | |||||
Minnesota | 6.875% | 7.775% | 9.75% (max) | ||||
Mississippi | 7% | 9% | |||||
Missouri | 4.225% | 9.241% | 1.225% | ||||
Montana | 0.0% | 3% | |||||
Nebraska | 5.5% | 7% | |||||
Nevada | 6.85% | 8.1% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9% | ||||
New Jersey | 7% | 7% | |||||
New Mexico | 5.125% | 8.5625% | |||||
New York | 4% | 8.875% | |||||
North Carolina | 5.75% | 8.25% | 2% | 9.25% (max) | |||
North Dakota | 5% | 5% | |||||
Ohio[5] | 5.5% | 7.75% | |||||
Oklahoma | 4.5% | 8.5% | 4.5% | ||||
Oregon | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5% (max) | ||||
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% | |||||
Puerto Rico | 5.5% | 7% | |||||
Rhode Island | 7% | 7% | 8% | ||||
South Carolina | 6% | 9% | 10.5% | ||||
South Dakota | 4% | 6% | |||||
Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% | 5.5% | ||||
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% | |||||
Utah | 4.75% | 8.35% | 4% | ||||
Vermont | 6% | 7% | 10% | > $100 | |||
Virginia | 4% | 5% | 2.5% | 5%+ | |||
Washington | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10% (max) | ||||
West Virginia | 6% | 6% | 3% | ||||
Wisconsin | 5% | 5.6% | |||||
Wyoming | 4% | 7% |
Color | Explanation |
---|---|
Exempt from general sales tax | |
Subject to general sales tax | |
7% | Taxed at a higher rate than the general rate |
3% | Taxed at a lower rate than the general rate |
3%+ | Some locations tax more |
3% (max) | Some locations tax less |
> $50 | Taxed purchases over $50 (otherwise exempt) |
No state-wide general sales tax |