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Louisville sales tax rate (KY)

Kentucky prohibits local sales taxes, so Louisville Metro's rate is the flat state 6% — though Kentucky has been expanding the tax to more services.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Louisville, KY is 6% as of January 1, 2026 — 6% state. On a $100 purchase that is $6 in tax, for a total of $106. Kentucky's statewide base is 6%.

Verified against state tableEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 81 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
6%
State share
6%
Local share
0%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$6

Calculate Louisville sales tax

Pre-filled with the Louisville combined rate.

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The full combined rate of 6% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Louisville, KY.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 6%
$6
Total
$106

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 6% high?

Where Louisville sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.

vs covered median
-1.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
0%0% of the total
Cost per household
$1,560Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
1Stacked into the combined rate

6% in Louisville — low. It ranks 81 of 94 covered metros, -1.95 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,560 a year, $507 below it.

The whole 6% is the Kentucky state rate. No county, city or district increment applies, so the rate holds anywhere in Kentucky — crossing a municipal line changes nothing you pay.

Same bracket nationally: Boise, ID (6%); Baltimore, MD (6%); Detroit, MI (6%). A household relocating between Louisville and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Kentucky prohibits local sales taxes, so Louisville Metro's rate is the flat state 6% — though Kentucky has been expanding the tax to more services.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Kentucky Department of Revenue before filing or quoting it to a customer.

Jurisdiction breakdown

Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.

Sales tax rate composition for Louisville, KY: 6% Kentucky state, totalling 6%.
Sales tax rate components for Louisville, KY
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Kentucky statestate6%
100%
Combined rate6%
Source: Kentucky Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Louisville sales tax reference table

Tax due at 6% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 6% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.60$10.60
$25$1.50$26.50
$50$3.00$53.00
$100$6.00$106.00
$500$30.00$530.00
$1,000$60.00$1060.00
$5,000$300.00$5300.00
$25,000$1500.00$26500.00

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 6% tax collected.

Backing out 6% for Louisville, KY.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$6

What this rate applies to

Kentucky publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Kentucky are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Kentucky prohibits local sales taxes, so Louisville Metro's rate is the flat state 6% — though Kentucky has been expanding the tax to more services. Check the Kentucky Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 6% applies.

Louisville at a glance

Population
622,981
Median household income
$67,657
County
Jefferson County
ZIP codes covered
12
Louisville demographicsZIP codesSeller registration

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