Sales Tax Calculator — Colorado
Colorado's 2.9% statewide rate is the lowest of any state that taxes sales, but dozens of home-rule cities administer and collect their own taxes, so the average combined rate reaches 7.89%. Denver and many municipalities self-collect, making local compliance unusually fragmented.
Sales tax and total price
Total with tax
$107.89
Breakdown
Colorado's statewide base rate is 2.9% and its average combined state + local rate is 7.89% (pre-filled). The rate is editable because local rates vary by exact address and some items are exempt or taxed differently. Statewide rates are from the Tax Foundation, 2026. An estimate, not tax advice.
The lowest state base, the biggest local jump
Colorado has the lowest statewide rate of any state that taxes sales at just 2.9%, but local taxes do most of the work: home-rule cities and counties lift the average combined rate to 7.89% — an average local add-on around 5 percentage points, one of the largest gaps in the country.
Because dozens of Colorado cities self-collect and set their own rates, the combined total is highly fragmented, so the 2.9% state figure is far below what most purchases are taxed at. Enter the combined rate for your city; some items may be taxed differently. This is an estimate, not tax advice.
Questions
- What is Colorado's 2026 sales tax rate?
- Colorado's statewide base is 2.9% — the lowest of any taxing state — but the average combined state-and-local rate is 7.89% once home-rule city and county taxes are added.
- Why is my Colorado rate so much higher than 2.9%?
- Home-rule cities and counties add their own sales taxes on top of the 2.9% state base, averaging about 5 percentage points. Many municipalities self- collect, so enter your city's combined rate rather than the state figure.
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