Iowa: Sales Tax Handbook
2024 List of Iowa Local Sales Tax Rates
Lowest sales tax (4.2%) Highest sales tax (7%)
Iowa has state sales tax of 6%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 1%. There are a total of 835 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 0.988%. Click here for a larger sales tax map, or here for a sales tax table.
Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in Iowa is 7% in the cities of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Sioux City and Dubuque (and 937 other cities).
Last updated September 2024Iowa County-Level Sales Taxes
In the map of Iowa above, the 99 counties in Iowa are colorized based on the maximum sales tax rate that occurs within that county. Counties marked with a in the list below have a county-level sales tax. You can also download an Iowa sales tax rate database.
Iowa City and Locality Sales Taxes
Cities or towns marked with an have a local city-level sales tax, potentially in addition to additional local government sales taxes. Click on any city name for the applicable local sales tax rates.
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