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Fargo sales tax rate (ND)

North Dakota caps local tax per transaction through a refund program, so large purchases in Fargo can claim back local tax above the cap.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Fargo, ND is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026 — 5% state + 0.5% county + 2% city. On a $100 purchase that is $7.50 in tax, for a total of $107.50. North Dakota's statewide base is 5%.

Components estimatedEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 60 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
7.5%
State share
5%
Local share
2.5%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$7.50

Calculate Fargo sales tax

Pre-filled with the Fargo combined rate.

Sales tax calculator

The full combined rate of 7.5% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Fargo, ND.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 7.5%
$7.50
Total
$107.50

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 7.5% high?

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

vs covered median
-0.45 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
33%2.5% of the total
Cost per household
$1,950Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
3Stacked into the combined rate

7.5% in Fargo — low. It ranks 60 of 94 covered metros, -0.45 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,950 a year, $117 below it.

Local government sets 2.5% of the total, 33% of the bill; the state takes 5%. 3 layers stack: North Dakota state 5%, Cass County 0.5%, City of Fargo 2%. The City of Fargo increment at 2% is the largest local piece — 80% of everything local, worth $520 a year on its own.

Same bracket nationally: Tampa, FL (7.5%); Jacksonville, FL (7.5%); Wichita, KS (7.5%). A household relocating between Fargo and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 133,188 residents, roughly 53,275 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 2.5% local share pulls about $34,628,750 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

North Dakota caps local tax per transaction through a refund program, so large purchases in Fargo can claim back local tax above the cap.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner 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 Fargo, ND: 5% North Dakota state, 0.5% Cass County, 2% City of Fargo, totalling 7.5%.
Sales tax rate components for Fargo, ND
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
North Dakota statestate5%
67%
Cass Countycounty0.5%
7%
City of Fargocity2%
27%
Combined rate7.5%
Source: North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Fargo sales tax reference table

Tax due at 7.5% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 7.5% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.75$10.75
$25$1.88$26.88
$50$3.75$53.75
$100$7.50$107.50
$500$37.50$537.50
$1,000$75.00$1075.00
$5,000$375.00$5375.00
$25,000$1875.00$26875.00

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7.5% tax collected.

Backing out 7.5% for Fargo, ND.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$7.50

What this rate applies to

North Dakota publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in North Dakota are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. North Dakota caps local tax per transaction through a refund program, so large purchases in Fargo can claim back local tax above the cap. Check the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7.5% applies.

Fargo at a glance

Population
133,188
Median household income
$68,116
County
Cass County
ZIP codes covered
4
Fargo demographicsZIP codesSeller registration

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