Kentucky Sales Tax Calculator 2026
A flat 6% applies everywhere in Kentucky
Calculate Sales Tax
Enter your amount to see the complete sales tax breakdown for Kentucky
- State rate
- 6%
- Avg local add-on
- None
- Combined average
- 6%
- Rank of 50
- 38
Kentucky sales tax rates at a glance
How sales tax works in Kentucky
Kentucky has a uniform 6% sales tax statewide with no local additions.
This makes Kentucky one of the simpler states to calculate for: there is a single rate to apply, with no need to check which county or city a sale took place in.
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Worked examples at 6%
Adding sales tax
A $100.00 item in Kentucky costs $106.00 once 6% sales tax of $6.00 is added.
Removing sales tax
A receipt totalling $106.00 at 6% breaks down to $100.00 before tax plus $6.00 tax.
To remove sales tax, divide the total by 1.0600 rather than subtracting 6% — subtracting the percentage from the gross figure gives the wrong answer.
Kentucky sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Kentucky?
Kentucky charges a flat 6% statewide. There are no county or city additions, so the rate is the same everywhere in the state.
Does Kentucky have local sales tax on top of the state rate?
No. Kentucky is one of the states with a single uniform rate — what you see is what you pay, wherever you are in the state.
Is sales tax high in Kentucky?
Kentucky ranks 38 of 50 states by combined rate at 6%, which is 0.61 points below the national average of 6.61%. The highest is Louisiana at 10.11%; the lowest that charges anything is Alaska at 1.76%.
Who collects sales tax in Kentucky?
Retailers collect sales tax from the customer at the point of sale and remit it to the Kentucky tax authority. The consumer bears the cost; the business acts as collector.
How do I work out the pre-tax price from a Kentucky receipt?
Divide the total by 1 + the rate. At 6%, a $106.00 total works back to $100.00 before tax. The calculator above does this for you in "Remove Sales Tax" mode.