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Kentucky Sales Tax Calculator

Add sales tax to a price in Kentucky, or work out how much tax is in a price that includes it.

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The average in Kentucky. Check your receipt or city's rate and enter it if you know it.

Groceries are exempt.

Price with sales tax

$106.00

State at 6%: $6.00

Sales tax amount
$6.00
Price before sales tax
$100.00

What this means

Sales tax adds $6.00 to every $100.00 you spend. It’s the same rate whatever you earn, so it takes a bigger share of a smaller income.

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Breakdown

Price before sales tax$100.00
State (6%)$6.00
Price with sales tax$106.00

Quick sales tax sums at 6%

  • Add sales tax: multiply the price by 1.06.
  • Remove sales tax: divide the price by 1.06.
  • sales tax in a price that includes it: 3/53 of the price.
Assumptions in this estimate
  • Businesses collect sales tax in a state once they have a physical presence there or pass its economic nexus threshold, often $100,000 of sales a year.
  • Local rates are population-weighted averages for each state. Your city or county may charge more or less: enter your own local rate under More options.
  • Alaska has no state sales tax, but many towns and boroughs charge their own. Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no general sales tax.
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Kentucky sales tax at a glance

Kentucky has a flat income tax rate of 3.5%. Louisville and Lexington also levy a local income tax.

Every paycheck in Kentucky also has federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) withheld. Use the calculator above to see the exact amounts for any price.

Notes for Kentucky

  • Louisville and Lexington charge an occupational tax where you work; the rates shown are for people who also live there (non-residents working in Louisville pay 1.45%). Other Kentucky cities and counties have their own occupational taxes, which are not included.
  • The Family Size Tax Credit, which can reduce Kentucky tax at low incomes, is not included.
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