Hennepin County · Minnesota
Minneapolis sales tax rate (MN)
The 2023 metro-wide transportation and housing sales taxes pushed the Twin Cities above 9% for the first time.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in Minneapolis, MN is 9.025% as of January 1, 2026 — 6.875% state + 0.15% county + 0.5% city + 1.5% special district. On a $100 purchase that is $9.03 in tax, for a total of $109.03. Minnesota's statewide base is 6.875%.
- Combined rate
- 9.025%
- State share
- 6.875%
- Local share
- 2.15%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $9.03
Calculate Minneapolis sales tax
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The full combined rate of 9.025% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Minneapolis, MN.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 9.025%
- $9.03
- Total
- $109.03
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 9.025% high?
Where Minneapolis sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- +1.075 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 24%2.15% of the total
- Cost per household
- $2,347Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 4Stacked into the combined rate
9.025% in Minneapolis — high. It ranks 15 of 94 covered metros, +1.075 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,347 a year, $280 above it.
Local government sets 2.15% of the total, 24% of the bill; the state takes 6.875%. 4 layers stack: Minnesota state 6.875%, Hennepin County 0.15%, City of Minneapolis 0.5%, Metro-area transportation and housing sales taxes 1.5%. The Metro-area transportation and housing sales taxes increment at 1.5% is the largest local piece — 70% of everything local, worth $390 a year on its own.
2 of 2 covered Minnesota metros, -0.425 pts from the 9.45% state median. The in-state spread runs 9.025% in Minneapolis to 9.875% in St. Paul — 0.85 points wide. Minneapolis is the cheapest covered metro in Minnesota; no in-state line is worth crossing.
Same bracket nationally: Spokane, WA (9%); Charleston, SC (9%). A household relocating between Minneapolis and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Scale: 425,336 residents, roughly 170,134 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 2.15% local share pulls about $95,104,906 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
The 2023 metro-wide transportation and housing sales taxes pushed the Twin Cities above 9% for the first time.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Minnesota 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.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota state | state | 6.875% | 76% |
| Hennepin County | county | 0.15% | 2% |
| City of Minneapolis | city | 0.5% | 6% |
| Metro-area transportation and housing sales taxes | special district | 1.5% | 17% |
| Combined rate | 9.025% |
Minneapolis sales tax reference table
Tax due at 9.025% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.90 | $10.90 |
| $25 | $2.26 | $27.26 |
| $50 | $4.51 | $54.51 |
| $100 | $9.03 | $109.03 |
| $500 | $45.13 | $545.13 |
| $1,000 | $90.25 | $1090.25 |
| $5,000 | $451.25 | $5451.25 |
| $25,000 | $2256.25 | $27256.25 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 9.025% tax collected.
Backing out 9.025% for Minneapolis, MN.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $9.03
What this rate applies to
Minnesota publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Minnesota are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. The 2023 metro-wide transportation and housing sales taxes pushed the Twin Cities above 9% for the first time. Check the Minnesota Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 9.025% applies.
Minneapolis at a glance
- Population
- 425,336
- Median household income
- $76,332
- County
- Hennepin County
- ZIP codes covered
- 12
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