Colorado Sales Tax Calculator

Colorado sales tax applies to most retail sales of tangible goods and some services. This calculator shows the combined state and local sales tax rate for any location in Colorado and lets you work out the tax on a given purchase price or reverse-calculate the pre-tax amount from a total. Select your county or city to load the exact local rate on top of the Colorado statewide base rate, then enter any purchase amount to see the tax and total immediately. Rates and jurisdictions are sourced from Colorado Department of Revenue and reflect current Colorado law. Sales tax in Colorado applies at the point of sale for most tangible personal property; groceries, prescription drugs, and other categories may be exempt or taxed at a reduced rate depending on state law. Use the calculator to compare totals across different jurisdictions, or to verify a receipt. The combined rate shown is the rate applicable at a specific location and accounts for any special district taxes layered on top of the county or municipal rate.

Colorado's state sales tax base rate is 2.9%. In Denver the combined rate is 8.31%, so $100 of goods has $8.31 in sales tax, for a total of $108.31. Pick your county below for the exact combined rate.

Combined rates: 2.9% to 11.2%. State rate source: Colorado Department of Revenue, as at Jun 12, 2026.

Pre-tax price (or total, in Remove tax mode)
Loads the sourced combined rate for that county
On top of the 2.9% state rate
Colorado statewide rate (fixed)
Combined rate8.31%
Pre-tax amount$100.00
State portion$2.90
Local portion$5.41
Sales tax$8.31
Total$108.31

How sales tax works in Colorado

Colorado charges a statewide base sales tax of 2.9%. Colorado levies a 2.9% state sales tax. Counties, cities, and special districts impose additional sales taxes on top. Home-rule municipalities set and collect their own rates separately from the state. Combined rates vary widely, from 2.9% in unincorporated areas of zero-rate counties to over 11% in some resort cities. Special regional districts (RTD, MTS, RTA) add further layers in many areas. Choose your county above to load its sourced combined rate, or switch to Remove tax to work back from a tax-inclusive total. Your result updates the page link, so you can copy a permalink to any calculation.

sales tax = pre-tax price x (state rate + local rate) / 100
total = pre-tax price + sales tax

Worked example

A $250.00 purchase in Denver, at the 8.31% combined rate (2.9% state + 5.41% local):

  1. Combined rate = 2.9% + 5.41% = 8.31%.
  2. Sales tax = 250 x 0.0831 = $20.78.
  3. Total = 250 + 20.78 = $270.78.

What is taxed in Colorado

GroceriesSee state rules
Prescription drugsExempt
ClothingTaxable

Food for home consumption is exempt from the Colorado 2.9% state sales tax under C.R.S. 39-26-707. Local sales taxes imposed by counties, cities, and special districts may still apply to groceries depending on each jurisdiction's own ordinance.

Source: Colorado Department of Revenue.

Colorado sales tax rates by county

Combined rates (2.9% state plus local), sourced from the Colorado Department of Revenue and verified Jun 12, 2026. For an exact rate by address use the official Colorado Department of Revenue rate lookup; local rates can vary within a county and change over time.

Colorado combined sales tax rates by county, June 2026
County (main city) Combined rate Source
Adams County (unincorporated) 4.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Aguilar 7.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Akron 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Alamosa County (unincorporated) 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Alamosa (city) 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Alma 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Antonito 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Arapahoe County (unincorporated) 4.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Archuleta County (unincorporated) 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Arvada 8% Colorado Department of Revenue
Aspen 9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ault 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Aurora 8.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Avon 9.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Basalt 9.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Bayfield 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Bennett 8.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Bent County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Berthoud 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Black Hawk 8.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Blanca 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Blue River 8.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Boulder County (unincorporated) 5.085% Colorado Department of Revenue
Boulder 8.845% Colorado Department of Revenue
Breckenridge 8.525% Colorado Department of Revenue
Brighton 8.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Broomfield 8.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Brush 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Buena Vista 8.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Burlington 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Calhan 9.13% Colorado Department of Revenue
Canon City 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Carbondale 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Castle Pines 7.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Castle Rock 8.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Cedaredge 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Center 7.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Centennial 7.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
Chaffee County (unincorporated) 5.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
Cherry Hills Village 7.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Cheyenne Wells 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Clear Creek County (unincorporated) 4.55% Colorado Department of Revenue
Collbran 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Colorado Springs 8.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Columbine Valley 7.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Commerce City 9.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Cortez 7.35% Colorado Department of Revenue
Costilla County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Craig 8.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Crawford 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Creede 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Crested Butte 9.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Crestone 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Cripple Creek 7.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Crowley County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Custer County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Dacono 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
De Beque 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Del Norte 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Delta County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Delta (city) 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Denver 8.31% Colorado Department of Revenue
Dillon 9.025% Colorado Department of Revenue
Dinosaur 7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Dolores 6.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Douglas County (unincorporated) 5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Dove Creek 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Durango 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Eads 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Eagle County (unincorporated) 5.3% Colorado Department of Revenue
Eagle (town) 9.8% Colorado Department of Revenue
Eaton 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Edgewater 8% Colorado Department of Revenue
El Paso County (unincorporated) 7.13% Colorado Department of Revenue
Elbert County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Elizabeth 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Empire 9.55% Colorado Department of Revenue
Englewood 7.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Erie 8.485% Colorado Department of Revenue
Estes Park 8.7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Evans 6.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fairplay 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Federal Heights 8.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Firestone 6.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Flagler 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fleming 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Florence 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fort Collins 7.55% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fort Lupton 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fort Morgan 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fountain 9.08% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fowler 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Foxfield 7.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fraser 9.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Frederick 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fremont County (unincorporated) 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Frisco 8.525% Colorado Department of Revenue
Fruita 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Garden City 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Garfield County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Georgetown 9.05% Colorado Department of Revenue
Gilcrest 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Glendale 8.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Glenwood Springs 8.6% Colorado Department of Revenue
Golden 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Granada 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Granby 8.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Grand County (unincorporated) 4.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Grand Junction 8.17% Colorado Department of Revenue
Grand Lake 9.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Greeley 6.36% Colorado Department of Revenue
Green Mountain Falls 9.13% Colorado Department of Revenue
Greenwood Village 7.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Gunnison County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Gunnison (city) 8.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Gypsum 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Haxtun 7.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hayden 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hinsdale County (unincorporated) 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Holly 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Holyoke 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hooper 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hot Sulphur Springs 8.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hotchkiss 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hudson 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Huerfano County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Hugo 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Idaho Springs 8.55% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ignacio 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Jackson County (unincorporated) 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Jefferson County (unincorporated) 5.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Johnstown 6.7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Julesburg 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Keenesburg 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Kersey 6.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Kiowa 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Kit Carson County (unincorporated) 2.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Kit Carson (town) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Kremmling 8.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
La Jara 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
La Junta 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
La Plata County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
La Salle 6.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
La Veta 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lafayette 8.485% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lake County (unincorporated) 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lakeside 6.6% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lakewood 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lamar 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Larimer County (unincorporated) 3.7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Larkspur 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Las Animas County (unincorporated) 4.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Las Animas (city) 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lincoln County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Limon 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Littleton 7.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lochbuie 8.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Log Lane Village 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Logan County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lone Tree 7.0125% Colorado Department of Revenue
Longmont 8.515% Colorado Department of Revenue
Louisville 8.635% Colorado Department of Revenue
Loveland 6.7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Lyons 8.485% Colorado Department of Revenue
Manassa 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mancos 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Manitou Springs 9.13% Colorado Department of Revenue
Manzanola 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Marble 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mead 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mesa County (unincorporated) 5.17% Colorado Department of Revenue
Milliken 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mineral County (unincorporated) 5.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Minturn 9.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Moffat County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Moffat (town) 7.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Monte Vista 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Montezuma (town) 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Monument 9.13% Colorado Department of Revenue
Montrose County (unincorporated) 4.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
Montrose (city) 7.95% Colorado Department of Revenue
Morrison 8.25% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mountain View 8.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mountain Village 8.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
Mt. Crested Butte 9.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Naturita 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Nederland 8.985% Colorado Department of Revenue
New Castle 7.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Norwood 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Nucla 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Nunn 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Oak Creek 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Olathe 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ordway 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Otero County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Otis 6.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ouray County (unincorporated) 5.45% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ouray (city) 9.45% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ovid 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Palisade 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Palmer Lake 9.13% Colorado Department of Revenue
Paonia 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Parachute 7.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
Park County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Parker 8% Colorado Department of Revenue
Phillips County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Pierce 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Pitkin County (unincorporated) 8% Colorado Department of Revenue
Pitkin (town) 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Platteville 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Poncha Springs 7.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
Prowers County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Pueblo County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Pueblo (city) 7.6% Colorado Department of Revenue
Red Cliff 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Rico 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ridgway 9.05% Colorado Department of Revenue
Rifle 8.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Rio Blanco County (unincorporated) 6.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Rio Grande County (unincorporated) 5.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Rocky Ford 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Romeo 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Routt County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Saguache County (unincorporated) 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Saguache (town) 9.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Salida 8.65% Colorado Department of Revenue
San Juan County (unincorporated) 9.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
San Luis 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
San Miguel County (unincorporated) 4.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Sanford 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Sawpit 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Sedgwick County (unincorporated) 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Sedgwick (town) 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Seibert 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Severance 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Sheridan 8.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Silt 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Silver Cliff 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Silver Plume 7.55% Colorado Department of Revenue
Silverthorne 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Silverton 10.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Simla 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Snowmass Village 10.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
South Fork 7.5% Colorado Department of Revenue
Springfield 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Steamboat Springs 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Sterling 7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Stratton 4.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Summit County (unincorporated) 6.525% Colorado Department of Revenue
Superior 8.445% Colorado Department of Revenue
Teller County (unincorporated) 3.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Telluride 6.15% Colorado Department of Revenue
Thornton 8.75% Colorado Department of Revenue
Timnath 6.7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Trinidad 8.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Vail 9.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Victor 7.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Walden 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Walsenburg 7.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Walsh 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Ward 6.985% Colorado Department of Revenue
Washington County (unincorporated) 4.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Wellington 6.7% Colorado Department of Revenue
Westcliffe 6.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Westminster 8.6% Colorado Department of Revenue
Wheat Ridge 8% Colorado Department of Revenue
Wiggins 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Windsor 6.85% Colorado Department of Revenue
Winter Park 11.2% Colorado Department of Revenue
Woodland Park 8.49% Colorado Department of Revenue
Wray 5.4% Colorado Department of Revenue
Yampa 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue
Yuma 5.9% Colorado Department of Revenue

Full official dataset: Colorado Department of Revenue rate file.

Colorado sales tax: frequently asked questions

What is the sales tax rate in Colorado?

Colorado's statewide base rate is 2.9%. Combined rates include: state (2.9%), county, city or town, and applicable regional special district taxes. RTD (1%) and CD (0.1%) apply across the Denver metro counties (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Denver, Broomfield, and most of Douglas). Eagle County MTS adds 0.5%, Pitkin County MTS adds 0.5%, Summit County MTS adds 0.75%. Gunnison Valley RTA adds 1% in Gunnison County. Pikes Peak RTA adds 1% across most of El Paso County. Home-rule cities collect their own sales tax but state still collects state-level components. Rates effective July 1, 2026.

How much is sales tax on $100 in Denver?

At Denver's combined rate of 8.31%, sales tax on $100 is $8.31, for a total of $108.31. Enter your own amount above for an exact figure.

Are groceries taxed in Colorado?

Food for home consumption is exempt from the Colorado 2.9% state sales tax under C.R.S. 39-26-707. Local sales taxes imposed by counties, cities, and special districts may still apply to groceries depending on each jurisdiction's own ordinance.

How do I remove sales tax from a total in Colorado?

Switch the calculator to Remove tax and enter the tax-inclusive total. It divides by 1 plus the combined rate to find the pre-tax price, then shows the tax.

What is the sales tax rate in Denver?

Denver has a combined sales tax rate of 8.31%. This includes the Colorado state rate of 2.9%, the Denver city and county home-rule rate of 4.31% (which Denver collects directly), the Regional Transportation District (RTD) rate of 1%, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (CD) rate of 0.1%. Denver is both a city and a county, so there is no separate county sales tax layer.

What is the difference between state-collected and home-rule city sales taxes in Colorado?

Colorado has two types of local sales tax collection. The Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) collects and administers sales tax on behalf of most counties, cities, and special districts - these are called state-collected jurisdictions, and businesses file one return with the state. Home-rule municipalities have the right under the Colorado Constitution to set and collect their own sales taxes independently; major home-rule cities include Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Pueblo, and Greeley, among others. Businesses selling in home-rule cities must register with and remit tax directly to each city in addition to the state. The SUTS (Sales and Use Tax System) portal at https://suts.blt.govos.com helps businesses file across multiple jurisdictions.

Official sources

Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice.