To calculate Kentucky sales tax, use our calculator. It takes into account the statewide sales tax rate which is 6% for KY, while other sales tax rates (countywide or some local) can be entered by yourself according to the data below.
What is Kentucky sales tax?
Kentucky sales tax rate is currently 6%, but it can vary from 6% to 9.75% due to local tax rates up to 3.75%. However, none of the counties within Kentucky collect county-level sales taxes. Just several cities and local governments do levy additional sales tax.
Check the table below to choose county and local sales tax rates you need.
How to calculate Kentucky sales tax?
KY sales tax is statewide tax rate which is made up of a basic rate plus mandatory local rate. Kentucky sales tax calculator takes into account only statewide tax rate so for more accurate result you should write down the local tax rates (depending on your county/district/city, etc.).
This table might be helpful for using KY sales tax calculator:
| County Name | Maximum Tax Rate | County-wide sales tax rate | Additional local sales taxes |
| Adair County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Allen County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Anderson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Ballard County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Barren County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bath County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bell County | 9.25% | 0% | Up to 3.25% |
| Boone County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bourbon County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Boyd County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Boyle County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bracken County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Breathitt County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Breckinridge County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bullitt County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Butler County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Caldwell County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Calloway County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Campbell County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Carlisle County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Carroll County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Carter County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Casey County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Christian County | 9.5% | 0% | Up to 3.5% |
| Clark County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Clay County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton County | 9.75% | 0% | Up to 3.75% |
| Crittenden County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Cumberland County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Daviess County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Edmonson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Elliott County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Estill County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Fayette County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Fleming County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Floyd County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Franklin County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Fulton County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Garrard County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Grant County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Graves County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Grayson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Green County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Greenup County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Hancock County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Hardin County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Harlan County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Harrison County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Hart County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Henry County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Hickman County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Hopkins County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Jackson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Jefferson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Jessamine County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Kenton County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Knott County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Knox County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Larue County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Laurel County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Lawrence County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Lee County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Leslie County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Letcher County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Lewis County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Lincoln County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Livingston County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Logan County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Lyon County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Madison County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Magoffin County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Marion County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Martin County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Mason County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Mccracken County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Mccreary County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Mclean County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Meade County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Menifee County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Metcalfe County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Monroe County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Montgomery County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Morgan County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Muhlenberg County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Nelson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Nicholas County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Ohio County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Oldham County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Owen County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Owsley County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pendleton County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Perry County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pike County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Powell County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Robertson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Rockcastle County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Rowan County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Russell County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Shelby County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Simpson County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Spencer County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Taylor County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Todd County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Trigg County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Trimble County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Union County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Warren County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Washington County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Wayne County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Webster County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Whitley County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Wolfe County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodford County | 6% | 0% | 0% |
Please note that the calculator helps users for informational purposes only. Exact calculation results may vary by current location and may change over time as the tax rate changes.
More specific KY sales tax rate is established for a specific location. For example: sales tax in Lexington (Fayette County) is 6%, including all basic Kentucky sales tax rates.
