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Kansas City sales tax rate (MO)

Kansas City spans four counties, and dozens of special taxing districts add up to another 1-2% at specific shopping centers.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Kansas City, MO is 8.725% as of January 1, 2026 — 4.225% state + 1.25% county + 3.25% city. On a $100 purchase that is $8.73 in tax, for a total of $108.73. Missouri's statewide base is 4.225%.

Components estimatedEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 23 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
8.725%
State share
4.225%
Local share
4.5%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$8.73

Calculate Kansas City sales tax

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The full combined rate of 8.725% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Kansas City, MO.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 8.725%
$8.73
Total
$108.73

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 8.725% high?

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

vs covered median
+0.775 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
52%4.5% of the total
Cost per household
$2,269Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
3Stacked into the combined rate

8.725% in Kansas City — high. It ranks 23 of 94 covered metros, +0.775 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,269 a year, $202 above it.

Local government sets 4.5% of the total, 52% of the bill; the state takes 4.225%. 3 layers stack: Missouri state 4.225%, Jackson County 1.25%, City of Kansas City 3.25%. The City of Kansas City increment at 3.25% is the largest local piece — 72% of everything local, worth $845 a year on its own.

Same bracket nationally: Tucson, AZ (8.7%); Sacramento, CA (8.75%); Riverside, CA (8.75%). A household relocating between Kansas City and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 508,394 residents, roughly 203,358 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 4.5% local share pulls about $237,928,860 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Kansas City spans four counties, and dozens of special taxing districts add up to another 1-2% at specific shopping centers.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Missouri 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 Kansas City, MO: 4.225% Missouri state, 1.25% Jackson County, 3.25% City of Kansas City, totalling 8.725%.
Sales tax rate components for Kansas City, MO
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Missouri statestate4.225%
48%
Jackson Countycounty1.25%
14%
City of Kansas Citycity3.25%
37%
Combined rate8.725%
Source: Missouri Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Kansas City sales tax reference table

Tax due at 8.725% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 8.725% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.87$10.87
$25$2.18$27.18
$50$4.36$54.36
$100$8.73$108.73
$500$43.63$543.63
$1,000$87.25$1087.25
$5,000$436.25$5436.25
$25,000$2181.25$27181.25

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 8.725% tax collected.

Backing out 8.725% for Kansas City, MO.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$8.73

What this rate applies to

Missouri publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Missouri are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Kansas City spans four counties, and dozens of special taxing districts add up to another 1-2% at specific shopping centers. Check the Missouri Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 8.725% applies.

Kansas City at a glance

Population
508,394
Median household income
$63,444
County
Jackson County
ZIP codes covered
12
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