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Wilmington sales tax rate (DE)
Delaware charges no sales tax at all; retailers instead pay a gross receipts tax, which is why shoppers cross from Maryland and Pennsylvania to buy here.
Quick answer
Wilmington, DE has no sales tax. Oregon levies no state or local sales tax, so a $100 purchase costs $100 at the register.
- Combined rate
- 0%
- State share
- 0%
- Local share
- 0%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $0
Calculate Wilmington sales tax
Pre-filled with the Wilmington combined rate.
Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 0% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Wilmington, DE.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 0%
- $0
- Total
- $100
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Is 0% high?
Where Wilmington sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- -7.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- NaN%0% of the total
- Cost per household
- $0Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 1Stacked into the combined rate
Jurisdiction breakdown
Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware state (none) | state | 0% | — |
| Combined rate | 0% |
Wilmington sales tax reference table
Tax due at 0% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.00 | $10.00 |
| $25 | $0.00 | $25.00 |
| $50 | $0.00 | $50.00 |
| $100 | $0.00 | $100.00 |
| $500 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| $1,000 | $0.00 | $1000.00 |
| $5,000 | $0.00 | $5000.00 |
| $25,000 | $0.00 | $25000.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 0% tax collected.
Backing out 0% for Wilmington, DE.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $0
What this rate applies to
Delaware publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Delaware are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Delaware charges no sales tax at all; retailers instead pay a gross receipts tax, which is why shoppers cross from Maryland and Pennsylvania to buy here. Check the Delaware Division of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 0% applies.
Wilmington at a glance
- Population
- 71,106
- Median household income
- $51,726
- County
- New Castle County
- ZIP codes covered
- 7
Neighboring districts tax profiles
The closest covered jurisdictions by county and ZIP sectional centre, with the rate difference against this metro.
Compare Wilmington with another metro
Side-by-side rate stacks and the dollar difference on a $1,000 purchase.
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