Sales tax in Jefferson County, Alabama
There is no single sales tax rate in Jefferson County. It runs from 6% 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 38 cities is in the table below.
What is the sales tax rate in Jefferson County?
| Alabama state rate | 4% |
|---|---|
| Jefferson County rate | 2% |
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 6% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 11% |
The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Jefferson County, so the rows above do not add up to them.
What is the sales tax rate in each city in Jefferson 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.
| City | October 2026 |
|---|---|
| AdamsvilleIn Adamsville's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%. | 10% |
| Argo | 10% |
| Bessemer | 10% |
| Birmingham | 10% |
| Brighton | 10% |
| Brookside | 10% |
| Cardiff | 10% |
| Center Point | 10% |
| Clay | 10% |
| County Line | 8% |
| FairfieldIn Fairfield's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%. | 10% |
| FultondaleIn Fultondale's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%. | 10% |
| Gardendale | 10% |
| Graysville | 10% |
| HelenaIn Helena's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8.5%. | 11% |
| Homewood | 10% |
| HooverIn Hoover's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 7.75%. | 9.5% |
| Hueytown | 10% |
| Irondale | 10% |
| KimberlyIn Kimberly's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%. | 10% |
| Lake ViewIn Lake View's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 7%. | 8% |
| Leeds | 10% |
| Lipscomb | 10% |
| Maytown | 6% |
| Midfield | 10% |
| MorrisIn Morris's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%. | 10% |
| Mountain Brook | 10% |
| Mulga | 9% |
| North Johns | 6% |
| Pinson | 10% |
| Pleasant Grove | 10% |
| Sylvan Springs | 10% |
| Tarrant | 10% |
| TraffordIn Trafford's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 7.5%. | 9% |
| Trussville | 10% |
| Vestavia Hills | 10% |
| WarriorIn Warrior's police jurisdiction, outside the city limits, the rate is 8%. | 10% |
| West Jefferson | 10% |
| Unincorporated Jefferson CountyOutside city limits the rate is 6%, except in the police jurisdiction of Lake View (7%), the police jurisdiction of Trafford (7.5%), the police jurisdiction of Hoover (7.75%), the police jurisdiction of Adamsville (8%), the police jurisdiction of Fairfield (8%), the police jurisdiction of Fultondale (8%), the police jurisdiction of Kimberly (8%), the police jurisdiction of Morris (8%), the police jurisdiction of Warrior (8%), and the police jurisdiction of Helena (8.5%). | 6% to 8.5% |
Source: Alabama rate file for October 2026, from Alabama's official rate page.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Jefferson 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, 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, Jefferson County's lowest rate ranks 32nd highest, level with 21 other counties. See every Alabama county.
Sales tax in counties next to Jefferson County
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | 8.5% to 10% |
| Bibb County, AL | 8% to 11% |
| Blount County, AL | 7% to 12% |
| St. Clair County, AL | 6% to 10% |
| Walker County, AL | 6% to 10% |
| Jefferson County, AL (this county) | 6% to 11% |
| Shelby County, AL | 5% 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 Jefferson County, where only the state and the 2 percent county rate apply. The ceiling of 11 percent is at Helena, where the city adds 5 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. Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?
Use Alabama's own address lookup. In Jefferson County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 6% to 11%.
Who has to collect sales tax in Jefferson 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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Sales tax calculator
Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.
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Do you have to collect?
Whether your sales into Alabama cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Jefferson County
The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.
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Sales tax by county
Every US county, and how Alabama compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Jefferson County rates: Alabama Department of Revenue, Local Sales, Use, Rental and Lodgings Tax Rates text file, taxrates_current.csv, October 2026 edition, last modified 5 October 2026, https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/taxrates_current.csv, with the 4 percent state general rate and the 2 percent state food rate read from the department's State Sales and Use Tax Rates page, https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/state-sales-use-tax-rates/
- Collected and verified October 20, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, S on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).