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Virginia Sales & Use Tax Rate Publications

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General sales tax for each Virginia county and city, and the statewide Everywhere else rate, from the Virginia Tax locality-by-date workbook linked from the Retail Sales and Use Tax page, checked against the sales tax rates workbook. Monitoring and validation only.

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5.3%

VA Tax Retail Sales and Use Tax · Read October 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM UTC

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Charts retrieved October 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC

Effective date

From January 1, 2026

Source agency
Virginia Department of Taxation
Status
Published
Source document
Sales and use tax rates by locality (January 1, 2026 - Present)

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January 1, 2026 - Present. Effective From January 1, 2026

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Each county and city rate is the General Sales rate printed on the January 1, 2026 - Present sheet of the locality-by-date workbook. The parts beside it are the columns the sales tax rates workbook prints for that locality, and they add up to the printed rate for all 133 localities. Everywhere else is the statewide rate of 5.3% printed on the Retail Sales and Use Tax page: 94 localities with no regional or additional local tax are 4.3% state general sales tax plus 1% local sales tax. Monitoring and validation only.

Each total is the General Sales rate the locality-by-date workbook prints. The parts are the columns of the sales tax rates workbook, under its own column names. Grocery tax is not this general rate.

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Virginia sales and use tax rates effective From January 1, 2026
JurisdictionGeneral rateSource
Everywhere elseStatewide combined general rate printed as Everywhere else. Localities with a regional or additional local tax are listed on their own rows.From January 1, 20265.3%State General Sales Tax 4.3% · Local Sales Tax 1%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
Accomack CountyFrom January 1, 20265.3%State General Sales Tax 4.3% · Local Sales Tax 1%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
Albemarle CountyFrom January 1, 20265.3%State General Sales Tax 4.3% · Local Sales Tax 1%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
Alleghany CountyFrom January 1, 20265.3%State General Sales Tax 4.3% · Local Sales Tax 1%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
Amelia CountyFrom January 1, 20265.3%State General Sales Tax 4.3% · Local Sales Tax 1%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.

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