Sales Tax in Ohio
Ohio's sales tax is genuinely NOT one statewide number: a 5.75% state base rate, plus a real, county-set add-on that varies across every one of Ohio's 88 counties, producing combined rates from 6.50% to 8.00% depending on where you shop.
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Learn moreA real, county-by-county add-on structure
Ohio's 5.75% state base sales tax rate applies everywhere, but every one of Ohio's 88 counties separately sets its own additional county rate, ranging 0%-2.25% -- producing real combined rates from 6.50% in several lower-add-on counties up to a real high of 8.00% in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) and Franklin County (Columbus), Ohio's two highest-add-on counties. The most common combined rate statewide is 7.25%, applying in 59 of Ohio's 88 counties. Hamilton County (Cincinnati) combines for 7.80% (5.75% state + 2.05% county).
Confirm your specific county before budgeting
Because Ohio sources sales tax to the destination (where the buyer receives the product), the rate that applies depends on where you live and shop, not a single statewide figure. Confirm your specific target county's current combined rate directly rather than assuming one Ohio-wide number.
How this compares to Ohio's income tax structure
Ohio runs a genuinely low state income tax (flat 2.75% above a $26,050 zero bracket) alongside a real, county-varying sales tax -- a meaningfully different structure from Michigan's uniform 6% statewide sales tax with no local add-on. This record does not claim Ohio's sales tax is uniform; it genuinely is not.
Key takeaways
- Ohio's sales tax is a 5.75% state base PLUS a real, county-set add-on (0%-2.25%) that varies across all 88 counties.
- Combined rates range from 6.50% to 8.00% depending on county -- Cuyahoga (Cleveland) and Franklin (Columbus) counties sit at the real 8.00% high; 7.25% is the most common combined rate (59 of 88 counties).
- Confirm your specific target county's current combined sales tax rate directly -- there is no single statewide Ohio figure that substitutes for this.
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