Ohio Sales Tax Rates: Lorain County

Ohio:

Lorain County, Ohio Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 6.75%

The Lorain County Sales Tax is 0.75%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 0.75% is applicable to localities in Lorain County, in addition to the 5.75% Ohio sales tax.

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

Here's how Lorain County's maximum sales tax rate of 6.75% compares to other counties around the United States:

Lower maximum sales tax than 99% of Ohio counties
Lower maximum sales tax than 72% of counties nationwide

Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in Lorain 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 Lorain County collects an additional 0.75%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Lorain County is 6.5% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Lorain County, including all local taxes.

City	Sales Tax Rate	Tax Jurisdiction
Elyria	6.5%	North Ridgeville
Lorain	6.5%	Lorain
North Ridgeville	6.5%	North Ridgeville
Avon Lake	6.5%	Sheffield Lake
Amherst	6.5%	Amherst
Avon	6.5%	Avon
Lorain	6.5%	Amherst
Sheffield Lake	6.5%	Lorain
Grafton	6.75%	Medina
Wellington	6.75%	Medina
Oberlin	6.5%	Kipton
Columbia Station	6.75%	Medina
Lagrange	6.5%	Lagrange
Elyria	6.5%	Elyria
Kipton	6.5%	Kipton

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Lorain County, Ohio has a maximum sales tax rate of 6.75% and an approximate population of 237,590.

Sales tax rates in Lorain County are determined by nine different tax jurisdictions, Amherst, Avon, Elyria, Kipton, Lagrange, Lorain, Medina, North Ridgeville and Sheffield Lake.

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