Macon County North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2023 North Carolina Sales Tax Rates: Macon County

North Carolina:

Macon County, North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2023 Up to 7%

The Macon County Sales Tax is 2%

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

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

Here's how Macon 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 September 2023

Tax Rates By City in Macon 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 Macon County collects an additional 2%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Macon 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 Macon County, including all local taxes.

City Sales Tax Rate Tax Jurisdiction
Franklin 7% Clay
Highlands 7% Highlands
Otto 6.75% Macon
Franklin 6.75% Franklin
Topton 7% Cherokee
Scaly Mountain 6.75% Macon

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Macon County, North Carolina has a maximum sales tax rate of 7% and an approximate population of 26,988.

Sales tax rates in Macon County are determined by five different tax jurisdictions, Cherokee, Clay, Franklin, Highlands and Macon.


  Back to North Carolina Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Macon County are current as of September 2023
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