California: Sales Tax Handbook
2026 California Sales Tax Map by County
California Sales Tax:
6%
Average Sales Tax (Including Local Taxes):
8.849%
California Sales Tax Map Legend:
Lowest sales tax (7.25%)
Highest sales tax (15.5%)
Lowest sales tax (7.25%)
Highest sales tax (15.5%)
This interactive sales tax map map of California shows how local sales tax rates vary across California's 58 counties. Click on any county for detailed sales tax rates, or see a full list of California counties here.
California has state sales tax of 6%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 9.5%. There are a total of 486 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 2.854%.
Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in California is 15.5% in the city of Valley Center.
California sales tax rates last updated June 2026
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