North Carolina Sales Tax Rate

What is the sales tax in North Carolina? The state tax for North Carolina in 2025 is 4.75% with local city tax around 2.25% for a combined sales tax rate around 7%.

NC Sales Tax Rate

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County Name Maximum Sales Tax Rate
Alamance County7.5%
Alexander County7%
Alleghany County7%
Anson County7%
Ashe County7%
Avery County6.75%
Beaufort County7%
Bertie County7%
Bladen County7%
Brunswick County6.75%
Buncombe County7%
Burke County7%
Cabarrus County7.25%
Caldwell County7%
Camden County6.75%
Carteret County7%
Caswell County7.5%
Catawba County7%
Chatham County7.5%
Cherokee County7%
Chowan County6.75%
Clay County7%
Cleveland County7%
Columbus County6.75%
Craven County7%
Cumberland County7%
Currituck County6.75%
Dare County6.75%
Davidson County7%
Davie County6.75%
Duplin County7%
Durham County7.5%
Edgecombe County7%
Forsyth County7%
Franklin County7.25%
Gaston County7%
Gates County6.75%
Graham County7%
Granville County7.25%
Greene County7%
Guilford County7%
Halifax County7%
Harnett County7.25%
Haywood County7%
Henderson County7%
Hertford County7%
Hoke County7%
Hyde County6.75%
Iredell County7%
Jackson County7%
Johnston County7.25%
Jones County7%
Lee County7%
Lenoir County7%
Lincoln County7%
Macon County7%
Madison County7%
Martin County7%
Mcdowell County7%
Mecklenburg County7.25%
Mitchell County6.75%
Montgomery County7%
Moore County7%
Nash County7%
New Hanover County7%
Northampton County7%
Onslow County7%
Orange County7.5%
Pamlico County6.75%
Pasquotank County7%
Pender County7%
Perquimans County7%
Person County7.5%
Pitt County7%
Polk County7%
Randolph County7%
Richmond County7%
Robeson County7%
Rockingham County7%
Rowan County7%
Rutherford County7%
Sampson County7%
Scotland County7%
Stanly County7%
Stokes County7%
Surry County7%
Swain County7%
Transylvania County7%
Tyrrell County6.75%
Union County7.25%
Vance County6.75%
Wake County7.5%
Warren County7%
Washington County7%
Watauga County7%
Wayne County7%
Wilkes County7%
Wilson County7%
Yadkin County7%
Yancey County7%

North Carolina Sales and Used Tax Overview

North Carolina has 100 counties, with maximum tax rates of 6.75%, 7%, 7.25%, and 7.5%.
The common tax rate across most counties is 7%, applying to 72 counties.
While the table lists the maximum rates for each county, local jurisdictions may impose different rates, which can vary up to the maximum set for their respective counties.

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