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Bessemer, Alabama Sales Tax Rate 2023
10%
The Bessemer sales tax rate is 10%
Sales tax region name: Bessemer.
Tax rates last updated in March 2023
Note: There is one additional tax district that applies to some areas geographically within Bessemer. Instead of the rates shown for the Bessemer tax region above, the following tax rates apply to these specific areas:
Tax Jurisdiction
Total Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
In These Zip Codes
Helena
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
35022
How does the Bessemer sales tax compare to the rest of AL?
Historical Sales Tax Rates for Bessemer
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
March 2023
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2023
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2023
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HELENA tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
March 2023
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2023
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2023
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the JEFFERSON CO SD tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
July 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
January 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HELENA tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2022
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2021
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2020
6%
N/A
1%
4%
1%
September 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2020
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2019
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2018
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2017
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2016
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the BESSEMER tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
The following rates apply to the HUEYTOWN tax region (see note above)
Month
Combined Tax
State Tax
County Tax
City Tax
Special Tax
December 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
November 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
October 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
September 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
August 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
July 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
June 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
May 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
April 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
March 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
February 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
January 2015
10%
4%
1%
4%
1%
Alabama Sales Tax Rates by Zip Code:
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The Bessemer, Alabama sales tax rate of 10% applies to the following three zip codes: 35020 , 35021 and 35023 .
An alternative sales tax rate of 10% applies in the tax region Helena , which appertains to zip code 35022.
There are approximately 39,214 people living in the Bessemer area.
Remember that zip code boundaries don't always match up with political boundaries (like Bessemer or Jefferson County ), so you shouldn't always rely on something as imprecise as zip codes to determine the sales tax rates at a given address.
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Sales tax rates for Bessemer are current as of March 2023