South Dakota's state rate is temporarily reduced from 4.5% to 4.2%.
$106.20 in total, of which $6.20 is sales tax.
South Dakota sales tax rate
South Dakota's state sales tax is 4.2%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 6.2%. South Dakota's state rate is temporarily reduced from 4.5% to 4.2%. Of the 51 state-level rates, 4.2% is the 12th-lowest; the 6.2% top combined rate is the 11th-lowest, between Massachusetts (6.25%) and District of Columbia (6%).
Combined sales tax in South Dakota cities
All 2 South Dakota cities we list charge 6.2%: 4.2% state plus 2% local.
Combined rates as published by the South Dakota Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Rapid City
6.2%
2%
$6.20
Sioux Falls
6.2%
2%
$6.20
Sales tax on a purchase in South Dakota
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 6.2% is $47.08 of goods and $2.92 of tax.
Tax owed at South Dakota rates
Price
State only (4.2%)
Highest (6.2%)
$25.00
$1.05
$1.55
$100.00
$4.20
$6.20
$1,000.00
$42.00
$62.00
$2,500.00
$105.00
$155.00
Groceries in South Dakota
South Dakota taxes groceries at the same rate as everything else. The 4.2% state rate is a temporary reduction from 4.5%. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 6.2% median city rate carries $12.40 (6.2%), against $12.40 on other goods.
South Dakota is one of 9 states where groceries are taxed statewide in 2026.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in South Dakota
4.2% state, up to 6.2% with local taxes. The middle of the 2 South Dakota cities we list is 6.2%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in South Dakota?
6.2% combined. Sioux Falls charges that rate.
Are groceries taxed in South Dakota?
South Dakota taxes groceries at the same rate as everything else. The 4.2% state rate is a temporary reduction from 4.5%. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 6.2% median city rate carries $12.40 (6.2%), against $12.40 on other goods.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Sioux Falls?
$62.00 at Sioux Falls's 6.2%, $1,062.00 in total; $42.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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