Sales Tax in Minnesota
Minnesota's sales tax starts with a real, simple 6.875% base state rate, but the seven-county Twin Cities metro carries a genuine, disclosed wrinkle: local option and transit add-ons push Minneapolis's combined rate to approximately 9.025% and St. Paul's even higher, to approximately 9.875%.
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Learn moreA real, simple 6.875% base rate statewide
Minnesota's 6.875% base state sales tax rate applies everywhere, a genuinely straightforward starting point -- but the seven-county Twin Cities metro specifically layers real, additional local-option and transit-area add-ons on top, meaningfully different from many smaller Minnesota cities and counties that layer little or no local add-on at all.
Minneapolis's combined rate, broken down
Minneapolis's real, current combined sales tax rate reaches approximately 9.025% -- built from the 6.875% state rate plus county, city, and Twin Cities metro-area transit/entertainment add-ons -- a genuinely elevated rate worth confirming before large purchases inside city limits.
St. Paul runs even higher
St. Paul's combined rate runs a real, even higher approximately 9.875% -- the highest of Minnesota's two largest cities -- reflecting its own additional local-option layers on top of the same 6.875% state base and Twin Cities metro-area add-ons Minneapolis carries.
Confirm your specific municipality before budgeting
Because Minnesota's combined rate genuinely varies by where you shop, confirm your specific target municipality's current combined rate directly rather than assuming one statewide figure applies -- the gap between the 6.875% statewide floor and St. Paul's roughly 9.875% combined rate is large enough to matter for everyday budgeting.
Key takeaways
- Minnesota's sales tax starts with a real, simple 6.875% base state rate statewide.
- Minneapolis's combined rate reaches approximately 9.025% (state, county, city, and Twin Cities metro transit/entertainment add-ons).
- St. Paul's combined rate runs even higher, at approximately 9.875% -- the highest of Minnesota's two largest cities.
- Confirm your specific target municipality's current combined sales tax rate directly -- Minnesota's rate genuinely varies by where you shop, especially inside the Twin Cities metro.
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