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Sales tax in Coosa County, Alabama

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated

There is no single sales tax rate in Coosa County. It runs from 6% to 10% 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 3 cities is in the table below.

What is the sales tax rate in Coosa County?

Sales tax rate components in Coosa County, Alabama
Alabama state rate4%
Coosa County rate2%
Lowest combined rate in the county6%
Highest combined rate in the county10%

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

What is the sales tax rate in each city in Coosa 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 Coosa County, Alabama
CityOctober 2026
GoodwaterIn Goodwater's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%.10%
Kellyton8%
RockfordIn Rockford's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 7.5%.9%
Unincorporated Coosa CountyOutside city limits the rate is 6%, except in the police jurisdiction of Rockford (7.5%) and the police jurisdiction of Goodwater (8%).6% to 8%

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

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

At 6%, a $100 purchase carries $6.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $60.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 10%, the same purchases carry $10.00 and $100.00. That is general merchandise; Alabama taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Alabama's 67 counties, Coosa County's lowest rate ranks 32nd highest, level with 21 other counties. See every Alabama county.

Sales tax in counties next to Coosa County

Coosa County borders 6 counties. The lowest rate next door is 5% in Shelby County, AL, which is $10.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Coosa County.

Coosa County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Elmore County, AL9.5% to 10%
Chilton County, AL8% to 11%
Clay County, AL6% to 9%
Talladega County, AL6% to 10%
Tallapoosa County, AL6% to 10%
Coosa County, AL (this county)6% to 10%
Shelby 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 2 percent countywide. The floor of 6 percent is unincorporated Coosa County, where only the state and the 2 percent county rate apply. The ceiling of 10 percent is at Goodwater, 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. 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 Coosa County?

Use Alabama's own address lookup. In Coosa County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 6% to 10%.

Who has to collect sales tax in Coosa 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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