Cleveland County North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2024 North Carolina Sales Tax Rates: Cleveland County

North Carolina:

Cleveland County, North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2024 Up to 7%

The Cleveland County Sales Tax is 2%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 2% is applicable to localities in Cleveland County, in addition to the 4.75% North Carolina sales tax.

Some cities and local governments in Cleveland County collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 0.25%.

Here's how Cleveland County's maximum sales tax rate of 7% compares to other counties around the United States:

  •   Higher maximum sales tax than 86% of North Carolina counties
  •   Lower maximum sales tax than 55% of counties nationwide
Last updated December 2024

Tax Rates By City in Cleveland County, North Carolina

The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. North Carolina has a 4.75% sales tax and Cleveland County collects an additional 2%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Cleveland County is 6.75% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Cleveland County, including all local taxes.

City Sales Tax Rate Tax Jurisdiction
Kings Mountain 7% Gastonia
Shelby 7% Rutherford
Shelby 6.75% Shelby
Lawndale 7% Catawba
Grover 6.75% Patterson Springs
Casar 7% Rutherford
Boiling Springs 6.75% Boiling Springs
Fallston 6.75% Fallston
Polkville 6.75% Polkville
Earl 6.75% Earl
Waco 6.75% Waco
Lattimore 6.75% Lattimore

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Cleveland County, North Carolina has a maximum sales tax rate of 7% and an approximate population of 74,661.

Sales tax rates in Cleveland County are determined by eleven different tax jurisdictions, Boiling Springs, Catawba, Earl, Fallston, Gastonia, Lattimore, Patterson Springs, Polkville, Rutherford, Shelby and Waco.


  Back to North Carolina Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Cleveland County are current as of December 2024
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