California Sales Tax Rates as of October 1, 2011

The statewide California sales tax rate is 7.25% but various county and cities add surcharges, for example, Los Angeles County adds 1.00% for a total sales/use tax rate of 8.25%.

Effective October 1, 2011, sales tax rates are as follows (includes state, county, local, and district taxes:

ALAMEDA CO. 8.75%
City of San Leandro 9.00%
City of Union City 9.25%

ALPINE CO. 7.25%

AMADOR CO. 7.75%

BUTTE CO. 7.25%

CALAVERAS CO. 7.25%

COLUSA CO. 7.25%
City of Williams 7.75%

CONTRA COSTA CO. 8.25%
City of Concord 8.75%
City of El Cerrito 9.25%
City of Pinole 8.75%
City of Richmond 8.75%

DEL NORTE CO. 7.25%

EL DORADO CO. 7.25%
City of Placerville 7.75%
City of So. Lake Tahoe 7.75%

FRESNO CO. 7.975%
City of Reedley 8.475%
City of Sanger 8.725%
City of Selma 8.475%

GLENN CO. 7.25%

HUMBOLDT CO. 7.25%
City of Arcata 8.00%
City of Eureka 8.00%
City of Trinidad 8.00%

IMPERIAL CO. 7.75%
City of Calexico 8.25%

INYO CO. 7.75%

KERN CO. 7.25%
City of Arvin 8.25%
City of Delano 8.25%

KINGS CO. 7.25%

LAKE CO. 7.25%
City of Clearlake 7.75%
City of Lakeport 7.75%

LASSEN CO. 7.25%

LOS ANGELES CO. 8.75%
City of Avalon 9.25%
City of El Monte 9.25%
City of Inglewood 9.25%
Pico Rivera 9.75%
Santa Monica 9.25%
South El Monte 9.25%
City of South Gate 9.75%

MADERA CO. 7.75%

MARIN CO. 8.00%
City of Novato 8.50%
City of San Rafael 8.50%

MARIPOSA CO. 7.75%

MENDOCINO CO. 7.25%
City of Fort Bragg 7.75%
City of Point Arena 7.75%
City of Ukiah 7.75%
City of Willits 7.75%

MERCED CO. 7.25%
City of Gustine 7.75%
City of Los Banos 7.75%
City of Merced 7.75%

MODOC CO. 7.25%

MONO CO. 7.25%
Mammoth Lakes 7.75%

MONTEREY CO. 7.25%
City of Del Rey Oaks 8.25%
City of Marina 8.25%
City of Pacific Grove 8.25%
City of Salinas 7.75%
City of Sand City 7.75%
City of Seaside 8.25%

NAPA CO. 7.75%

NEVADA CO. 7.375%
City of Nevada City 7.875%
Town of Truckee 7.875%

ORANGE CO. 7.75%
City of La Habra 8.25%

PLACER CO. 7.25%

PLUMAS CO. 7.25%

RIVERSIDE CO. 7.75%
City of Cathedral City 8.75%

SACRAMENTO CO. 7.75%
City of Galt 8.25%

SAN BENITO CO. 7.25%
City of Hollister 8.25%
City of San Juan Bautista 8.00%

SAN BERNARDINO CO. 7.75%
City of Montclair 8.00%
City of San Bernardino 8.00%

SAN DIEGO CO. 7.75%
City of El Cajon 8.75%
City of La Mesa 8.50%
City of National City 8.75%
City of Vista 8.25%

SAN FRANCISCO CO. 8.50%

SAN JOAQUIN CO. 7.75%
City of Manteca 8.25%
City of Stockton 8.00%
City of Tracy 8.25%

SAN LUIS OBISPO CO. 7.25%
City of Arroyo Grande 7.75%
City of Grover Beach 7.75%
City of Morro Bay 7.75%
City of Pismo Beach 7.75%
City of San Luis Obispo 7.75%

SAN MATEO CO. 8.25%
City of San Mateo 8.50%

SANTA BARBARA CO. 7.75%

SANTA CLARA CO. 8.25%
City of Campbell 8.50%

SANTA CRUZ CO. 8.00%
City of Capitola 8.25%
City of Santa Cruz 8.50%
City of Watsonville 8.25%

SHASTA CO. 7.25%

SIERRA CO. 7.25%

SISKIYOU CO. 7.25%
City of Mt. Shasta 7.50%

SOLANO CO. 7.375%

SONOMA CO. 8.00%
City of Cotati 8.50%
City of Rohnert Park 8.50%
City of Santa Rosa 8.50%
City of Sebastopol 8.25%

STANISLAUS CO. 7.375%
City of Ceres 7.875%

SUTTER CO. 7.25%

TEHAMA CO. 7.25%

TRINITY CO. 7.25%

TULARE CO. 7.75%
City of Dinuba 8.50%
City of Farmersville 8.25%
City of Porterville 8.25%
City of Tulare 8.25%
City of Visalia 8.00%

TUOLUMNE CO. 7.25%
City of Sonora 7.75%

VENTURA CO. 7.25%
City of Oxnard 7.75%
City of Port Hueneme 7.75%

YOLO CO. 7.25%
City of Davis 7.75%
City of West Sacramento 7.75%
City of Woodland 8.00%

YUBA CO. 7.25%
City of Wheatland 7.75%

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