Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 23, 2017
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June 23, 2017: Thirteen U.S. states impose a sales tax on food, ranging from a low of 1 percent in Illinois to a high of 6.5 percent in Kansas. Seven states have no sales tax whatsoever, while 30 collect sales taxes on some items but not food.
In three states without a statewide sales tax on food, food sales are subject to local sales taxes.
Utah and Virginia both have a statewide sales tax on food, a portion of which is levied by local governments. The map below tells you the food sales tax status of each state.
The states without any statewide sales tax are Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon. Below is a summary of states that do levy a sales tax on food or allow their local governments to do so.
| Sales tax rates, 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Is food taxable? | Rate if food is taxable | Notes |
| Alabama | Taxable | 4% | |
| Arkansas | Taxable | 1.5% | Food sales are subject to local sales taxes. |
| Georgia | No state sales tax | N/A | Food sales are subject to local sales taxes. |
| Hawaii | Taxable | 4% | |
| Idaho | Taxable | 6% | |
| Illinois | Taxable | 1% | |
| Kansas | Taxable | 6.5% | |
| Louisiana | Exempt | N/A | Food sales are subject to local sales taxes. |
| Mississippi | Taxable | 7% | |
| Missouri | Taxable | 1.225% | |
| North Carolina | Exempt | N/A | Food sales are subject to local sales taxes. |
| Oklahoma | Taxable | 4.5% | |
| South Dakota | Taxable | 4.5% | |
| Tennessee | Taxable | 5% | Food sales are subject to local sales taxes. |
| Utah | Taxable | 3% | This includes a statewide 1.25% tax levied by local governments. |
| Virginia | Taxable | 2.5% | This includes a statewide 1% tax levied by local governments. |
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