Rhode Island Sales Tax Rates: Providence County
Providence County, Rhode Island Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 7%
While many counties do levy a countywide sales tax, Providence County does not. The Rhode Island sales tax of 7% applies countywide. None of the cities or local governments within Providence County collect additional local sales taxes.
Here's how Providence County's maximum sales tax rate of 7% compares to other counties around the United States:
- Higher maximum sales tax than any other Rhode Island counties
- Lower maximum sales tax than 56% of counties nationwide
Tax Rates By City in Providence County, Rhode Island
The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. Rhode Island has a 7% sales tax and Providence County collects an additional N/A, so the minimum sales tax rate in Providence 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 Providence County, including all local taxes.
| City | Sales Tax Rate | Tax Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 7% | Cranston |
| Cranston | 7% | Cranston |
| Pawtucket | 7% | Central Falls |
| Woonsocket | 7% | Cumberland |
| Cumberland | 7% | Central Falls |
| Johnston | 7% | Johnston |
| Pawtucket | 7% | East Providence |
| East Providence | 7% | East Providence |
| Lincoln | 7% | Central Falls |
| Riverside | 7% | Barrington |
| Central Falls | 7% | Central Falls |
| North Providence | 7% | North Providence |
| Smithfield | 7% | Cranston |
| North Smithfield | 7% | North Smithfield |
| North Scituate | 7% | Foster |
| Rumford | 7% | East Providence |
| Chepachet | 7% | Burrillville |
| Greenville | 7% | Glocester |
| Harrisville | 7% | Burrillville |
| Pascoag | 7% | Burrillville |
| Foster | 7% | Foster |
| Hope | 7% | Coventry |
| Manville | 7% | Lincoln |
| Mapleville | 7% | Burrillville |
| Slatersville | 7% | North Smithfield |
| Providence | 7% | Providence |
| Glendale | 7% | Burrillville |
| Pawtucket | 7% | Pawtucket |
| Albion | 7% | Lincoln |
| Providence | 7% | Cumberland |
| Forestdale | 7% | North Smithfield |
| Fiskeville | 7% | Cranston |
| Harmony | 7% | Glocester |
| Clayville | 7% | Foster |
| Oakland | 7% | Burrillville |
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Providence County, Rhode Island has a maximum sales tax rate of 7% and an approximate population of 480,174.
Sales tax rates in Providence County are determined by fifteen different tax jurisdictions, Barrington, Burrillville, Central Falls, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East Providence, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket and Providence.
Back to Rhode Island Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Providence County are current as of June 2026
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