North Carolina: Sales Tax Handbook

North Carolina:

2026 North Carolina Sales Tax Map by County

North Carolina Sales Tax:

4.75%

Average Sales Tax (Including Local Taxes):

7.036%

North Carolina Sales Tax Map Legend:

Lowest sales tax (6.75%)

Highest sales tax (16%)

This interactive sales tax map map of North Carolina shows how local sales tax rates vary across North Carolina's 101 counties. Click on any county for detailed sales tax rates, or see a full list of North Carolina counties here.

North Carolina has state sales tax of 4.75%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 11.25%. There are a total of 463 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 2.286%.

Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in North Carolina is 16% in the cities of Murphy, Bryson City, Cherokee, Robbinsville and Whittier (and two other cities).

North Carolina sales tax rates last updated June 2026

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