- Sales taxes in the US are levied by state, city, county, tribal, and special district governments
- Average combined state and local sales tax rates are calculated twice a year for major US cities
- Seattle, Washington has the highest combined state and local sales tax rate at 10.35%
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana has the highest local sales tax rate at 5.50%
- Portland, Oregon and Anchorage, Alaska have no state or local sales tax
- Honolulu, Hawaii has the lowest sales tax rate at 4.5%
- Nine major cities in states with statewide sales taxes do not impose local sales taxes
- Great Lakes cities have seen the greatest upward movement in sales tax rates in recent years
Source: taxfoundation.org
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