Gaston County North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2026 North Carolina Sales Tax Rates: Gaston County

North Carolina:

Gaston County, North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 7%

The Gaston County Sales Tax is 2.25%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 2.25% is applicable to localities in Gaston County, in addition to the 4.75% North Carolina sales tax.

None of the cities or local governments within Gaston County collect additional local sales taxes.

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

  •   Higher maximum sales tax than 81% of North Carolina counties
  •   Lower maximum sales tax than 56% of counties nationwide
Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in Gaston 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 Gaston County collects an additional 2.25%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Gaston County is 7% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Gaston County, including all local taxes.

City Sales Tax Rate Tax Jurisdiction
Gastonia 7% Gastonia
Gastonia 7% Belmont
Gastonia 7% Dallas
Belmont 7% Belmont
Mount Holly 7% Mount Holly
Dallas 7% Dallas
Stanley 7% Stanley
Cherryville 7% Cherryville
Bessemer City 7% Bessemer City
Lowell 7% Lowell
Cramerton 7% Cramerton
Alexis 7% Gaston
Mc Adenville 7% Mcadenville
High Shoals 7% Gastonia

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Gaston County, North Carolina has a maximum sales tax rate of 7% and an approximate population of 164,197.

Sales tax rates in Gaston County are determined by eleven different tax jurisdictions, Belmont, Bessemer City, Cherryville, Cramerton, Dallas, Gaston, Gastonia, Lowell, Mcadenville, Mount Holly and Stanley.


  Back to North Carolina Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Gaston County are current as of June 2026
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