Tennessee's state sales tax is 7%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 9.75%. Of the 51 state-level rates, 7% is the 2nd-highest (tied with Indiana, Mississippi and Rhode Island); the 9.75% top combined rate is the 14th-highest, between Minnesota (9.875%) and New Mexico (9.44%).
Combined sales tax in Tennessee cities
The 6 Tennessee cities we list range from 9.25% to 9.75%, a local share of 2.25% to 2.75%. At the 9.75% maximum: Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville.
Combined rates as published by the Tennessee Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Memphis
9.75%
2.75%
$9.75
Murfreesboro
9.75%
2.75%
$9.75
Nashville
9.75%
2.75%
$9.75
Clarksville
9.5%
2.5%
$9.50
Chattanooga
9.25%
2.25%
$9.25
Knoxville
9.25%
2.25%
$9.25
Sales tax on a purchase in Tennessee
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 9.625% is $45.61 of goods and $4.39 of tax.
Tax owed at Tennessee rates
Price
State only (7%)
Median listed city (9.625%)
Highest (9.75%)
$25.00
$1.75
$2.41
$2.44
$100.00
$7.00
$9.63
$9.75
$1,000.00
$70.00
$96.25
$97.50
$2,500.00
$175.00
$240.63
$243.75
Groceries in Tennessee
Tennessee charges 4% on groceries instead of the general 7%, and local rates apply in full. Repeal bills failed in the 2026 session. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 9.625% median city rate carries $13.25 (6.625%), against $19.25 on other goods.
Tennessee is one of 9 states where groceries are taxed statewide in 2026.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Tennessee
7% state, up to 9.75% with local taxes. The middle of the 6 Tennessee cities we list is 9.625%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Tennessee?
9.75% combined. Nashville charges that rate.
Are groceries taxed in Tennessee?
Tennessee charges 4% on groceries instead of the general 7%, and local rates apply in full. Repeal bills failed in the 2026 session. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 9.625% median city rate carries $13.25 (6.625%), against $19.25 on other goods.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Nashville?
$97.50 at Nashville's 9.75%, $1,097.50 in total; $70.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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