Maryland Sales Tax (2026)

Info: 6% state sales and use tax, applied statewide (Comptroller of Maryland official 6% rate chart).

InfoVerified Jul 12, 2026

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Sales Tax in states bordering Maryland

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

DelawarePermitted
No state or local sales tax. Delaware instead levies a gross receipts tax on businesses (paid by the seller, not added at the register).
Verified Jul 5, 2026 · Source: revenue.delaware.gov · Full Delaware rule →
District of ColumbiaInfo
6.00% sales tax; no separate local sales tax. Per the DC Office of Tax and Revenue, the general rate remains 6.0% through Sept 30, 2026 (the previously planned Oct 1, 2025 step to 6.5% was cancelled by the Sales Tax Increase Delay Amendment Act of 2025) and rises to 7.00% on Oct 1, 2026.
Verified Jul 20, 2026 · Source: otr.cfo.dc.gov · Full District of Columbia rule →
PennsylvaniaInfo
State sales and use tax is 6%. By law, an additional 1% local tax applies to purchases in Allegheny County and 2% in Philadelphia; Pennsylvania has no other general local sales tax.
Verified Jul 13, 2026 · Source: pa.gov · Full Pennsylvania rule →
VirginiaInfo
Statewide minimum sales and use tax is 5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% mandatory local). It is higher in some regions: 6% in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and Central Virginia; 6.3% in several southern localities; and 7% in the Historic Triangle (Williamsburg, James City County, York County). Groceries and certain personal-hygiene items are taxed at 1% statewide.
Verified Jul 13, 2026 · Source: tax.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
West VirginiaInfo
State sales and use tax is 6%; many municipalities levy an additional 1% municipal sales and use tax, making 7% total there (the Tax Division publishes the list of municipalities imposing it).
Verified Jul 19, 2026 · Source: tax.wv.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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