Kentucky Sales Tax Rates: Cincinnati

Kentucky:

Cincinnati, Kentucky Sales Tax Rate 2026 6%

The Cincinnati sales tax rate is 6%

Taxing Jurisdiction	Rate
Kentucky state sales tax	6.00%
Combined Sales Tax:	6.00%

Sales tax region name: Covington.
Tax rates last updated in June 2026

Note: There is one additional tax district that applies to some areas geographically within Cincinnati. Instead of the rates shown for the Covington tax region above, the following tax rates apply to these specific areas:

Tax Jurisdiction	Total Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax	In These Zip Codes
Boone	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	45275

How does the Cincinnati sales tax compare to the rest of KY?

Higher sales tax than any other Kentucky locality

Cincinnati collects the maximum legal local sales tax

The 6% sales tax rate in Cincinnati consists of 6% Kentucky state sales tax. There is no applicable county tax, city tax or special tax. The sales tax jurisdiction name is Covington, which may refer to a local government division. You can print a 6% sales tax table here. For tax rates in other cities, see Kentucky sales taxes by city and county.

Historical Sales Tax Rates for Cincinnati

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
June 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the BOONE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
June 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2026	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the COVINGTON tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the BOONE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2025	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the COVINGTON tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the BOONE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2024	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the COVINGTON tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the BOONE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2023	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the COVINGTON tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the BOONE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2022	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
July 2021	6%	6%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kentucky Sales Tax Rates by Zip Code:

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The Cincinnati, Kentucky sales tax rate of 6% applies in the zip code 45999.

An alternative sales tax rate of 6% applies in the tax region Boone, which appertains to zip code 45275.

Remember that zip code boundaries don't always match up with political boundaries (like Cincinnati or Hamilton County), so you shouldn't always rely on something as imprecise as zip codes to determine the sales tax rates at a given address.

Back to Kentucky Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Cincinnati are current as of June 2026