Sales Tax Calculator — Missouri
Missouri's 4.225% statewide rate is low, but a dense patchwork of county, city, and special-district taxes drives the average combined rate to 8.44%. Groceries are taxed at a reduced 1.225% state rate while other goods pay the full amount plus local taxes.
Sales tax and total price
Total with tax
$108.44
Breakdown
Missouri's statewide base rate is 4.225% and its average combined state + local rate is 8.44% (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.
A 4.225% base that local taxes roughly double
Missouri's 4.225% statewide rate is low, but a dense patchwork of county, city, and special-district taxes drives the average combined rate to 8.44% — an average local add-on above 4 percentage points, roughly doubling the state base. Most of what a Missouri shopper pays is local, not state.
Because the local layer is so large and fragmented, the combined rate for your exact address is the figure that matters, not the 4.225% pre-fill. Enter that rate; groceries carry a reduced 1.225% state rate, so some items are taxed differently. This is an estimate, not tax advice.
Questions
- What is Missouri's 2026 sales tax rate?
- Missouri's statewide base is 4.225% and the average combined state-and-local rate is 8.44%. County, city, and special-district taxes account for the difference.
- Why is my Missouri rate so much higher than 4.225%?
- A dense patchwork of county, city, and special-district taxes adds more than 4 percentage points on average to the 4.225% state base. Enter your address's combined rate rather than the state figure.
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