Kentucky Sales Tax Rates: Kenton County

Kentucky:

Kenton County, Kentucky Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 6%

Kenton County Has No County-Level Sales Tax

While many counties do levy a countywide sales tax, Kenton County does not. The Kentucky sales tax of 6% applies countywide. None of the cities or local governments within Kenton County collect additional local sales taxes.

Here's how Kenton County's maximum sales tax rate of 6% compares to other counties around the United States:

Higher maximum sales tax than any other Kentucky counties
Lower maximum sales tax than 77% of counties nationwide

Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in Kenton County, Kentucky

The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. Kentucky has a 6% sales tax and Kenton County collects an additional N/A, so the minimum sales tax rate in Kenton County is 6% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Kenton County, including all local taxes.

City	Sales Tax Rate	Tax Jurisdiction
Ft Mitchell	6%	Lakeside Park
Erlanger	6%	Elsmere
Independence	6%	Covington
Covington	6%	Fort Wright
Latonia	6%	Covington
Covington	6%	Covington
Covington	6%	Ludlow
Morning View	6%	Kenton
Kenton	6%	Kenton

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Kenton County, Kentucky has a maximum sales tax rate of 6% and an approximate population of 127,666.

Sales tax rates in Kenton County are determined by six different tax jurisdictions, Covington, Elsmere, Fort Wright, Kenton, Lakeside Park and Ludlow.

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