Virginia Sales Tax (2026)

Info: Statewide minimum sales and use tax is 5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% mandatory local).

InfoVerified Jul 13, 2026

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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.

Official source: tax.virginia.gov →

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Sales Tax in states bordering Virginia

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

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 →
KentuckyInfo
6% state sales and use tax on retail sales. There are no local sales taxes in Kentucky, so the 6% rate applies statewide.
Verified Jul 11, 2026 · Source: revenue.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MarylandInfo
6% state sales and use tax, applied statewide (Comptroller of Maryland official 6% rate chart).
Verified Jul 12, 2026 · Source: marylandcomptroller.gov · Full Maryland rule →
North CarolinaInfo
NC general state sales tax is 4.75%; counties add local (and some transit) rates, so combined rates are 6.75%-7% in most counties, 7.25% in Wake, 7.5% in Durham and Orange, and 8.25% in Mecklenburg (which added a 1% local tax effective July 1, 2026), per NCDOR's official county rate table.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: ncdor.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
TennesseeConditional
The general state sales tax rate is 7%. Each county and/or city adds a local option sales tax on top (commonly up to 2.75%), so combined rates run about 9% to 9.75%.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee 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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