California Sales Tax Rates: Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, California Sales Tax Rate 2023 Up to 9.875%
A county-wide sales tax rate of 0.25% is applicable to localities in Santa Clara County, in addition to the 6% California sales tax.
Some cities and local governments in Santa Clara County collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 3.625%.Here's how Santa Clara County's maximum sales tax rate of 9.875% compares to other counties around the United States:
- Higher maximum sales tax than 90% of California counties
- Higher maximum sales tax than 90% of counties nationwide
Tax Rates By City in Santa Clara County, California
The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. California has a 6% sales tax and Santa Clara County collects an additional 0.25%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Santa Clara County is 6.25% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Santa Clara County, including all local taxes.
| City | Sales Tax Rate | Tax Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 1 |
| San Jose | 9.375% | San Jose Hotel Business Improvement District (Zone B) |
| San Jose | 9.375% | San Jose Hotel Business Improvement District (Zone A) |
| Sunnyvale | 9.125% | Mountain View |
| Milpitas | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Cupertino | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Sunnyvale | 9.125% | Cupertino |
| Santa Clara | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Gilroy | 9.125% | Gilroy Tourism Business Improvement District |
| Campbell | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Morgan Hill | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Mountain View | 9.125% | Mountain View |
| Palo Alto | 9.875% | East Palo Alto |
| Saratoga | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Santa Clara | 9.375% | San Jose Hotel Business Improvement District (Zone B) |
| Mountain View | 9.125% | Los Altos |
| Palo Alto | 9.125% | Mountain View |
| Los Gatos | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Santa Clara | 9.125% | Santa Clara Community Facilities District Stj |
| Los Altos | 9.125% | Cupertino |
| Los Gatos | 9.25% | Los Gatos |
| Los Altos | 9.125% | Los Altos |
| Palo Alto | 9.375% | Menlo Park |
| Sunnyvale | 9.125% | Santa Clara Community Facilities District Stj |
| San Martin | 9.125% | Morgan Hill Tbid |
| Stanford | 9.125% | Palo Alto |
| Morgan Hill | 9.125% | Morgan Hill Tbid |
| Alviso | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Cupertino | 9.125% | Cupertino |
| Santa Clara | 9.125% | Santa Clara |
| Campbell | 9.375% | Campbell |
| Sunnyvale | 9.125% | Sunnyvale |
| Milpitas | 9.375% | Milpitas |
| Palo Alto | 9.125% | Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl |
| Palo Alto | 9.125% | Palo Alto |
| Coyote | 9.375% | San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2 |
| Saratoga | 9.125% | Saratoga |
| Holy City | 9.125% | Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl |
| New Almaden | 9.125% | Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl |
| Mountain View | 9.125% | Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl |
| Mount Hamilton | 9.125% | Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl |
| Redwood Estates | 9.125% | Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl |
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Santa Clara County, California has a maximum sales tax rate of 9.875% and an approximate population of 1,097,436.
Sales tax rates in Santa Clara County are determined by twenty different tax jurisdictions, San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 2, Gilroy Tourism Business Improvement District, Campbell, Milpitas, San Jose Convention Center Facility District Zone 1, San Jose Hotel Business Improvement District (Zone A), San Jose Hotel Business Improvement District (Zone B), Saratoga, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Santa Clara Co Local Tax Sl, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, East Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Community Facilities District Stj, Morgan Hill Tbid and Santa Clara.
Back to California Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Santa Clara County are current as of March 2023