Georgia Sales Tax Calculator
Figure basis: Official Georgia Department of RevenueGeorgia 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 Georgia 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 Georgia statewide base rate, then enter any purchase amount to see the tax and total immediately. Rates and jurisdictions are sourced from Georgia Department of Revenue and reflect current Georgia law. Sales tax in Georgia 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.
Georgia's state sales tax base rate is 4%. In Fulton (Atlanta) the combined rate is 8.9%, so $100 of goods has $8.90 in sales tax, for a total of $108.90. Pick your county below for the exact combined rate.
How sales tax works in Georgia
Georgia charges a statewide base sales tax of 4%. A 4% Georgia state rate plus county and local taxes (LOST, SPLOST, ELOST and TSPLOST, plus MARTA in metro Atlanta and PTRLOST in some counties) that bring most combined rates to between 6% and 9%. 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 Fulton (Atlanta), at the 8.9% combined rate (4% state + 4.9% local):
- Combined rate = 4% + 4.9% = 8.9%.
- Sales tax = 250 x 0.0890 = $22.25.
- Total = 250 + 22.25 = $272.25.
What is taxed in Georgia
| Groceries | Reduced / partial |
|---|---|
| Prescription drugs | Exempt |
| Clothing | Taxable |
Georgia exempts groceries (food for home consumption) from the 4% state sales tax, but local county taxes (LOST, SPLOST, ELOST, etc.) still apply, so groceries are taxed at the local-only rate. Per the Georgia DOR Sales Tax Rates - Food chart.
Source: Georgia Department of Revenue.
Sales tax by county in Georgia
Counties and cities add their own local sales tax on top of the state rate, so the combined rate you actually pay varies across Georgia. These are the combined rates for all 157 counties we hold data for, split into the state base rate and the local portion. Click a column heading to sort. Rates can differ again within a county where a city or special district adds its own levy, so check the exact address for a large purchase.
| Appling County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Atkinson County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Bacon County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Baker County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Baldwin County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Banks County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Barrow County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Bartow County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Ben Hill County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Berrien County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Bibb County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Bleckley County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Brantley County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Brooks County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Bryan County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Bulloch County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Burke County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Butts County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Calhoun County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Camden County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Candler County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Carroll County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Catoosa County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Charlton County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Chatham County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Chattahoochee County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Chattooga County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Cherokee County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Clarke County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Clay County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Clinch County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Cobb County | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Coffee County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Colquitt County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Columbia County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Cook County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Coweta County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Crawford County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Crisp County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Dade County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Dawson County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Decatur County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Dodge County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Dooly County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Dougherty County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Douglas County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Early County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Echols County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Effingham County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Elbert County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Emanuel County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Evans County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Fannin County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Fayette County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Floyd County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Forsyth County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Franklin County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Fulton County | 4% | 3.75% | 7.75% |
| Gilmer County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Glascock County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Glynn County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Gordon County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Grady County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Greene County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Gwinnett County | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Habersham County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Hall County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Hancock County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Haralson County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Harris County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Hart County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Heard County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Henry County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Houston County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Irwin County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Jackson County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Jasper County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Jeff Davis County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Jefferson County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Jenkins County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Johnson County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Jones County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Lamar County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Lanier County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Laurens County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Lee County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Liberty County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Lincoln County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Long County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Lowndes County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Lumpkin County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Macon County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Madison County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Marion County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| McDuffie County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| McIntosh County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Meriwether County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Miller County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Mitchell County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Monroe County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Montgomery County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Morgan County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Murray County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Muscogee County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Newton County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Oconee County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Oglethorpe County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Paulding County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Peach County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Pickens County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Pierce County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Pike County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Polk County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Pulaski County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Putnam County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Quitman County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Rabun County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Randolph County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Richmond County | 4% | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Rockdale County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Schley County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Screven County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Seminole County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Spalding County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Stephens County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Stewart County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Sumter County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Talbot County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Taliaferro County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Tattnall County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Taylor County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Telfair County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Terrell County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Thomas County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Tift County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Toombs County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Towns County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Treutlen County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Troup County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Turner County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Twiggs County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Union County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Upson County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Walker County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Walton County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Ware County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Warren County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Washington County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Wayne County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Webster County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Wheeler County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| White County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Whitfield County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Wilcox County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Wilkes County | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Wilkinson County | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Worth County | 4% | 4% | 8% |
Source: Georgia Department of Revenue, as at 2026-06-11. The local rate is the combined rate less the state base rate.
Georgia sales tax rates by county
Combined rates (4% state plus local), sourced from the Georgia Department of Revenue and verified Jun 11, 2026. For an exact rate by address use the official Georgia Department of Revenue rate lookup; local rates can vary within a county and change over time.
Full official dataset: Georgia Department of Revenue rate file.
How Georgia's penny taxes set your rate
Georgia's combined sales tax is the 4% state rate plus a stack of local option taxes, most of them a penny on the dollar, and the number on your receipt tells you how many a county has enacted. Each is a separate voter-approved tax with its own acronym: LOST for general revenue, SPLOST and ELOST for capital and school projects, and TSPLOST for transportation. Add four pennies to the state rate and you reach 8%, which is why 87 of Georgia's 159 counties sit there. A further 31 stack five to hit 9%, while only Cobb and Gwinnett hold the 6% floor with just two.
Metro Atlanta is where the whole numbers break. The MARTA transit tax and the City of Atlanta's own Municipal Option Sales Tax push an in-city address to 8.9%, whether it falls in the Fulton or the DeKalb portion, while unincorporated Fulton County pays only 7.75%. Two stores a mile apart can charge different tax, so a single "Atlanta rate" is a myth worth retiring.
Because each penny is approved or retired by county referendum, rates move at the start of a quarter. Madison County, for instance, fell from 8% to 7% on July 1, 2026 when a TSPLOST expired. Before you trust any figure for filing or pricing, check the current quarter's chart for your specific county.
Georgia sales tax: frequently asked questions
What is the sales tax rate in Georgia?
Georgia's statewide base rate is 4%. Combined state-plus-local rates run from 6% (Cobb and Gwinnett) to 9% across all 159 counties, with a few city districts in Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton reaching 8.75% to 9% and Richmond (Augusta) at 8.5%.
How much is sales tax on $100 in Fulton (Atlanta)?
At Fulton (Atlanta)'s combined rate of 8.9%, sales tax on $100 is $8.90, for a total of $108.90. Enter your own amount above for an exact figure.
Are groceries taxed in Georgia?
Georgia exempts groceries (food for home consumption) from the 4% state sales tax, but local county taxes (LOST, SPLOST, ELOST, etc.) still apply, so groceries are taxed at the local-only rate. Per the Georgia DOR Sales Tax Rates - Food chart.
How do I remove sales tax from a total in Georgia?
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 Atlanta, Georgia?
The combined sales tax rate in the City of Atlanta (Fulton County portion) is 8.9%. This is made up of the 4% Georgia state rate plus Fulton and Atlanta local taxes including MARTA, LOST, the city's Municipal Option Sales Tax and the Atlanta TSPLOST. The DeKalb County portion of Atlanta is also 8.9%.
Why do groceries still cost sales tax in Georgia?
Georgia exempts food for home consumption from the 4% state sales tax, but county and city local taxes (such as LOST, SPLOST and ELOST) still apply to groceries. So in a county with a 4% local share, groceries are taxed at 4%, while prepared and hot foods are taxed at the full combined rate.
Which Georgia counties have the lowest and highest sales tax?
As of the April 1, 2026 rate chart, Cobb and Gwinnett counties have the lowest combined rate at 6%. Many counties sit at 9%, and several city districts in Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton reach 8.9% to 9%, with Richmond (Augusta) at 8.5%.
How often do Georgia sales tax rates change?
The Georgia Department of Revenue publishes a new General Rate Chart every quarter (effective the first day of January, April, July and October). Local rate changes take effect at the start of a quarter once a county's voters approve or end a local option tax.
Official sources
- State base rate (4%): Georgia Department of Revenue, as at Jun 11, 2026.
- Local combined rates: Georgia Department of Revenue, as at Jun 11, 2026.
- Address-level lookup: Georgia Department of Revenue rate lookup.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice.