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Toledo sales tax rate (OH)

Lucas County's rate includes a dedicated TARTA transit component approved by voters in 2022.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Toledo, OH is 7.75% as of January 1, 2026 — 5.75% state + 1.5% county + 0.5% special district. On a $100 purchase that is $7.75 in tax, for a total of $107.75. Ohio's statewide base is 5.75%.

Components estimatedEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 53 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
7.75%
State share
5.75%
Local share
2%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$7.75

Calculate Toledo sales tax

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The full combined rate of 7.75% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Toledo, OH.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 7.75%
$7.75
Total
$107.75

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 7.75% high?

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

vs covered median
-0.2 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
26%2% of the total
Cost per household
$2,015Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
3Stacked into the combined rate

7.75% in Toledo — ordinary. It ranks 53 of 94 covered metros, -0.2 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,015 a year, $52 below it.

Local government sets 2% of the total, 26% of the bill; the state takes 5.75%. 3 layers stack: Ohio state 5.75%, Lucas County 1.5%, Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority 0.5%. The Lucas County increment at 1.5% is the largest local piece — 75% of everything local, worth $390 a year on its own.

3 of 4 covered Ohio metros, -0.05 pts from the 7.8% state median. The in-state spread runs 7.5% in Columbus to 8% in Cleveland — 0.5 points wide. On a $5,000 order the gap to Columbus is $13 — not enough to change where anyone shops.

Same bracket nationally: Chandler, AZ (7.8%); San Diego, CA (7.75%); Anaheim, CA (7.75%). A household relocating between Toledo and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 265,304 residents, roughly 106,122 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 2% local share pulls about $55,183,440 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Lucas County's rate includes a dedicated TARTA transit component approved by voters in 2022.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Ohio Department of Taxation 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 Toledo, OH: 5.75% Ohio state, 1.5% Lucas County, 0.5% Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority, totalling 7.75%.
Sales tax rate components for Toledo, OH
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Ohio statestate5.75%
74%
Lucas Countycounty1.5%
19%
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authorityspecial district0.5%
6%
Combined rate7.75%
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Toledo sales tax reference table

Tax due at 7.75% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 7.75% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.78$10.78
$25$1.94$26.94
$50$3.88$53.88
$100$7.75$107.75
$500$38.75$538.75
$1,000$77.50$1077.50
$5,000$387.50$5387.50
$25,000$1937.50$26937.50

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7.75% tax collected.

Backing out 7.75% for Toledo, OH.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$7.75

What this rate applies to

Ohio publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Ohio are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Lucas County's rate includes a dedicated TARTA transit component approved by voters in 2022. Check the Ohio Department of Taxation guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7.75% applies.

Toledo at a glance

Population
265,304
Median household income
$47,723
County
Lucas County
ZIP codes covered
12
Toledo demographicsZIP codesSeller registration

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