2024 Albemarle County, Virginia Sales Tax
Local Sales Tax - Albemarle County
5.30%
Tax Jurisdiction | Sales Tax |
Virginia State Sales Tax | 4.30% |
Albemarle County Sales Tax | 1.00% |
City Sales Tax | N/A |
Special Sales Tax | N/A |
Combined Sales Tax | 5.30% [Is this data incorrect?] |
The Albemarle County, Virginia sales tax is 5.30% , the same as the Virginia state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Virginia does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.
- The Albemarle County Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Albemarle County
- Albemarle County collects a 1% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Virginia law
- Albemarle County has a higher sales tax than 82.9% of Virginia's other cities and counties
Albemarle County Virginia Sales Tax Exemptions
In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. Many municipalities exempt or charge special sales tax rates to certain types of transactions. Groceries is subject to special sales tax rates under Virginia law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Virginia state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.
Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. Virginia's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Albemarle County.
Groceries: | 3.5% | Clothing: | 6.3% | Prepared Food: | 6.3% | Prescription Drugs: | 1% | Non-Prescription Drugs: | 1% |
Albemarle County Sales Tax Calculator
All merchants operating in Albemarle County must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the Virginia Department of Taxation . For more details, see the Virginia sales tax.
Albemarle County Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes
The Albemarle County sales tax region partially or fully covers 16 zip codes in Virginia. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in Virginia here
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- Learn more about the Virginia sales tax
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- Albemarle County sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)
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