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Sales tax in Baldwin County, Alabama

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated

There is no single sales tax rate in Baldwin County. It runs from 7% to 11% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 4% state rate. The 4% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Alabama's own published schedule and checked on October 20, 2026. The rate in each of the 14 cities is in the table below.

What is the sales tax rate in Baldwin County?

Sales tax rate components in Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama state rate4%
Baldwin County rate3%
Lowest combined rate in the county7%
Highest combined rate in the county11%

The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Baldwin County, so the rows above do not add up to them.

What is the sales tax rate in each city in Baldwin County?

Alabama publishes the rate for every city it taxes. These are the combined rates, state and local together, as listed in Alabama's own rate file. Where a city shows a range, a special district covers only part of it, so the rate depends on the exact address.

Sales tax rate by city in Baldwin County, Alabama
CityOctober 2026
Bay MinetteIn Bay Minette's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%.10%
Daphne9.5%
ElbertaIn Elberta's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 9%.11%
FairhopeIn Fairhope's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%.9%
FoleyIn Foley's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%.10%
Gulf ShoresIn Gulf Shores's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%.10%
LoxleyIn Loxley's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%.9%
Magnolia SpringsIn Magnolia Springs's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%.10%
Orange BeachIn Orange Beach's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%.10%
Perdido Beach9%
RobertsdaleIn Robertsdale's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%.9%
SilverhillIn Silverhill's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%.9%
Spanish FortSpanish Fort charges 8.5% in most of the city, 9.5% in the Eastern Shore Centre district, and 10.95% in the Spanish Fort Town Center district. In Spanish Fort's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 7.75%.8.5% to 10.95%
SummerdaleIn Summerdale's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%.10%
Unincorporated Baldwin CountyOutside city limits the rate is 7%, except in the police jurisdiction of Spanish Fort (7.75%), the police jurisdiction of Fairhope (8%), the police jurisdiction of Loxley (8%), the police jurisdiction of Robertsdale (8%), the police jurisdiction of Silverhill (8%), the police jurisdiction of Bay Minette (8.5%), the police jurisdiction of Foley (8.5%), the police jurisdiction of Gulf Shores (8.5%), the police jurisdiction of Magnolia Springs (8.5%), the police jurisdiction of Orange Beach (8.5%), the police jurisdiction of Summerdale (8.5%), and the police jurisdiction of Elberta (9%).7% to 9%

Source: Alabama rate file for October 2026, from Alabama's official rate page.

How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Baldwin County?

At 7%, a $100 purchase carries $7.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $70.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 11%, the same purchases carry $11.00 and $110.00. That is general merchandise; Alabama taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Alabama's 67 counties, Baldwin County's lowest rate ranks 14th highest, level with 10 other counties. See every Alabama county.

Sales tax in counties next to Baldwin County

Baldwin County borders 6 counties, 1 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 5% in Clarke County, AL, which is $20.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Baldwin County.

Baldwin County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Monroe County, AL7.5% to 10%
Escambia County, FL7.5%
Baldwin County, AL (this county)7% to 11%
Escambia County, AL6% to 11%
Mobile County, AL5.5% to 10%
Clarke County, AL5% to 10%
Washington County, AL5% to 10%

Why the rate here is not the whole story

Alabama charges 4 percent statewide on general merchandise and then stacks a county rate and a city rate, and both can change at the city limit and again inside a city police jurisdiction, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The county itself levies 3 percent countywide. The floor of 7 percent is unincorporated Baldwin County, where only the state and the 3 percent county rate apply. The ceiling of 11 percent is at Elberta, where the city adds 4 percent. Groceries are taxed by the state at 2 percent since 1 September 2025, down from 3 percent and from 4 percent before September 2023, with local rates still applying on top, so every figure here is general merchandise only. Baldwin County administers and collects its own sales tax rather than filing through the department, so it reports its rate to the department instead of the department setting it. For one address, use the department's rate lookup linked from the page above.

How do I find the exact rate for an address in Baldwin County?

Use Alabama's own address lookup. In Baldwin County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 7% to 11%.

Who has to collect sales tax in Baldwin County?

Any seller with a physical presence in Alabama collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Alabama's economic nexus threshold. Alabama sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.

Work out your own numbers

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