Ohio Sales Tax Rates: Lake County

Ohio:

Lake County, Ohio Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 8%

The Lake County Sales Tax is 1.5%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 1.5% is applicable to localities in Lake County, in addition to the 5.75% Ohio sales tax.

Some cities and local governments in Lake County collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 0.75%.

Here's how Lake County's maximum sales tax rate of 8% compares to other counties around the United States:

Higher maximum sales tax than 98% of Ohio counties
Higher maximum sales tax than 60% of counties nationwide

Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in Lake County, Ohio

The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. Ohio has a 5.75% sales tax and Lake County collects an additional 1.5%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Lake County is 7.25% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Lake County, including all local taxes.

City	Sales Tax Rate	Tax Jurisdiction
Mentor	7.25%	Lake
Painesville	7.25%	Painesville
Willoughby	8%	Gates Mills
Eastlake	7.25%	Eastlake
Madison	7.25%	Lake
Wickliffe	8%	Mayfield
Perry	7.25%	Lake
Grand River	7.25%	Grand River
Mentor	7.25%	Mentor
Willoughby	7.25%	Willoughby

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Lake County, Ohio has a maximum sales tax rate of 8% and an approximate population of 199,730.

Sales tax rates in Lake County are determined by eight different tax jurisdictions, Eastlake, Gates Mills, Grand River, Lake, Mayfield, Mentor, Painesville and Willoughby.

Back to Ohio Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Lake County are current as of June 2026