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2021 California Sales Tax Changes

Over the past year, there have been 91 local sales tax rate changes in California. This table lists each changed tax jurisdiction, the amount of the change, and the towns and cities in which the modified tax rates apply. This page will be updated monthly as new sales tax rates are released. For other states, see our list of nationwide sales tax rate changes.

Change Date	Tax Jurisdiction	Sales Tax Change	Cities Affected
February 2021	Cotati	Raised from 9.25% to 9.5%	Cotati and Rohnert Park
February 2021	Exeter	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Exeter
February 2021	Lomita	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Lomita
February 2021	Merced	Lowered from 8.25% to 7.75%	Merced
February 2021	Moraga	Raised from 9.25% to 9.75%	Moraga
February 2021	Oakley	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Oakley
February 2021	Orinda	Raised from 8.75% to 9.75%	Orinda
February 2021	Oxnard	Raised from 7.75% to 9.25%	Oxnard
February 2021	Pinole	Raised from 9.25% to 9.75%	Pinole
February 2021	Antioch	Raised from 9.25% to 9.75%	Antioch
February 2021	Clayton	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Clayton
February 2021	Concord	Raised from 8.75% to 9.75%	Concord
February 2021	Soledad	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	Soledad
February 2021	Turlock	Raised from 7.875% to 8.625%	Turlock
February 2021	Windsor	Raised from 8.25% to 8.5%	Windsor
February 2021	Commerce	Raised from 10% to 10.25%	Los Angeles
February 2021	Danville	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Danville
February 2021	Gonzales	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Gonzales
February 2021	Hercules	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	Hercules
February 2021	Martinez	Raised from 9.25% to 9.75%	Martinez
February 2021	Milpitas	Raised from 9% to 9.25%	Milpitas
February 2021	Palmdale	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Palmdale
February 2021	Petaluma	Raised from 8.25% to 9.5%	Petaluma
February 2021	Redlands	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Redlands and San Bernardino
February 2021	Richmond	Raised from 9.25% to 9.75%	Richmond
February 2021	Brentwood	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Brentwood
February 2021	Daly City	Raised from 9.25% to 9.75%	Daly City
February 2021	Guadalupe	Raised from 8% to 8.75%	Guadalupe
February 2021	Lafayette	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Lafayette
February 2021	Montclair	Raised from 8% to 9%	Montclair
February 2021	Pittsburg	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	Pittsburg
February 2021	San Mateo	Lowered from 9.5% to 9.25%	San Mateo
February 2021	San Pablo	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	San Pablo
February 2021	San Ramon	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	San Ramon
February 2021	Bellflower	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Bellflower
February 2021	Cloverdale	Raised from 8.25% to 8.5%	Cloverdale
February 2021	El Cerrito	Raised from 9.75% to 10.25%	El Cerrito
February 2021	Healdsburg	Raised from 8.75% to 9%	Healdsburg
February 2021	San Rafael	Raised from 9% to 9.25%	San Rafael
February 2021	Sebastopol	Raised from 9% to 9.25%	Sebastopol
February 2021	San Jacinto	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	San Jacinto
February 2021	Signal Hill	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Signal Hill
February 2021	Victorville	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Victorville
February 2021	Bell Gardens	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Bell Gardens and Bell
February 2021	Grover Beach	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Grover Beach
February 2021	Los Alamitos	Raised from 7.75% to 9.25%	Los Alamitos
February 2021	Rohnert Park	Raised from 8.75% to 9%	Rohnert Park
February 2021	San Fernando	Raised from 10% to 10.25%	San Fernando
February 2021	Walnut Creek	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Walnut Creek
February 2021	Crescent City	Raised from 7.5% to 8.5%	Crescent City
February 2021	Lake Elsinore	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Lake Elsinore
February 2021	Pleasant Hill	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	Pleasant Hill
February 2021	The Sea Ranch	Raised from 8.25% to 8.5%	The Sea Ranch and Stewarts Point
February 2021	Imperial Beach	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Imperial Beach
February 2021	San Bernardino	Raised from 8% to 8.75%	San Bernardino and Patton
February 2021	South El Monte	Raised from 10% to 10.25%	South El Monte
February 2021	Del Norte County	Raised from 7.5% to 8.5%	Crescent City, Smith River, Klamath and Gasquet
February 2021	Contra Costa County	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	El Sobrante, Discovery Bay, Rodeo, Crockett, Byron, Bethel Island, Diablo, Knightsen, Port Costa and Canyon
February 2021	Siskiyou Co Local Tax Sl	Raised from 7.25% to 7.75%	Weed, Montague, Fort Jones, Etna, Mccloud, Dorris, Happy Camp, Hornbrook, Grenada, Macdoel, Forks Of Salmon, Klamath River, Seiad Valley, Somes Bar, Scott Bar, Greenview, Callahan and Gazelle
February 2021	Bishop Tourism Improvement District	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Bishop
February 2021	Tri Valley Tourism Marketing District	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Danville and Alamo
February 2021	South Lake Tahoe Non Redevelopment Area	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	South Lake Tahoe
February 2021	West Hollywood Business Improvement Area	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	West Hollywood
February 2021	Santa Rosa Tourism Business Improvement Area	Raised from 9% to 9.25%	Santa Rosa
February 2021	Lancaster Tourism Business Improvement District	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Lancaster
February 2021	Morro Bay Tourism Business Improvement District	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Morro Bay
February 2021	Sonoma County Tourism Business Improvement Area	Raised from 8.25% to 8.5%	Sonoma, Sebastopol, Forestville, Penngrove, Guerneville, Glen Ellen, Boyes Hot Springs, Geyserville, Occidental, Kenwood, Bodega Bay, Graton, Cazadero, El Verano, Fulton, Monte Rio, Vineburg, Duncans Mills, Villa Grande, Valley Ford, Camp Meeker, Annapolis, Rio Nido, Eldridge, Jenner and Bodega
February 2021	Atascadero Tourism Business Improvement District	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Atascadero
February 2021	Paso Robles Tourism Business Improvement District	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Paso Robles
February 2021	Rancho Cordova Tourism Business Improvement District	Raised from 8.25% to 8.75%	Rancho Cordova and Sacramento
February 2021	San Luis Obispo City Tourism Business Improvement District	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	San Luis Obispo
July 2020	Azusa	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Azusa
July 2020	Blythe	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Blythe
July 2020	Duarte	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Duarte
July 2020	Vernon	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Los Angeles
July 2020	Gardena	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Gardena
July 2020	Norwalk	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Norwalk
July 2020	Reedley	Raised from 8.475% to 9.225%	Reedley
July 2020	Alhambra	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Alhambra
July 2020	La Verne	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	La Verne
July 2020	Lakewood	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Lakewood
July 2020	Whittier	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Whittier
July 2020	Paramount	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Paramount
July 2020	Emeryville	Raised from 9.25% to 9.5%	Emeryville
July 2020	Montebello	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Montebello
July 2020	San Gabriel	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	San Gabriel
July 2020	Scotts Valley	Raised from 9% to 9.75%	Scotts Valley
July 2020	Hawaiian Gardens	Raised from 9.5% to 10.25%	Hawaiian Gardens
July 2020	Carmel By The Sea	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	Carmel By The Sea
July 2020	Lompoc Tourism Improvement District	Raised from 7.75% to 8.75%	Lompoc
July 2020	Monterey Conference Center Facilities District	Raised from 8.75% to 9.25%	Monterey

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