Tennessee Sales Tax (2026)

Sales Tax in states bordering Tennessee

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

• AlabamaConditional

  4% state general sales tax; groceries are taxed at a reduced 2% state rate. Cities and counties levy additional local sales taxes, so combined rates vary by locality (ALDOR offers an address-based rate lookup).

  Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: revenue.alabama.gov · Full Alabama rule →

• ArkansasConditional

  6.5% state sales/use tax; groceries are fully exempt from the state rate (reduced food tax cut to 0% effective Jan 1, 2026). Cities and counties levy additional local sales taxes that vary by locality.

  Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: dfa.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →

• GeorgiaInfo

  4% state sales tax; counties layer local option sales taxes on top, so the combined rate varies by county — the DOR publishes the quarterly General Rate Chart. The local rate applied is generally the county where the buyer receives the goods; the City of Atlanta adds a 1% municipal option tax (MOST).

  Verified Jul 6, 2026 · Source: dor.georgia.gov · Full Georgia 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 →

• MississippiInfo

  State sales tax is 7% on retail sales of most tangible personal property and many services (Miss. Code Ann. Section 27-65-17). Certain items carry reduced rates — e.g., 5% on automobiles and light trucks, 1.5% on farm and manufacturing machinery, 3.5% on large construction contracts.

  Verified Jul 13, 2026 · Source: dor.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →

• MissouriInfo

  State sales and use tax is 4.225% (Chapter 144 RSMo). Cities, counties, and special districts may add local sales taxes, so the combined rate depends on the location.

  Verified Jul 13, 2026 · Source: dor.mo.gov · Full Missouri 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 →

• 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 →