Sales tax in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
There is no single sales tax rate in Santa Cruz County. It runs from 6.6% to 9.6% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 5.6% state rate. The 5.6% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Arizona's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Santa Cruz County?
| Arizona state rate | 5.6% |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County rate | 1% |
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 6.6% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 9.6% |
The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Santa Cruz County, so the rows above do not add up to them.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Santa Cruz County?
At 6.6%, a $100 purchase carries $6.60 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $66.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 9.6%, the same purchases carry $9.60 and $96.00. That is general merchandise; Arizona taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Arizona's 15 counties, Santa Cruz County's lowest rate ranks 4th highest, level with 4 other counties. See every Arizona county.
Sales tax in counties next to Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County borders 2 counties. The lowest rate next door is 6.1% in Pima County, AZ, which is $5.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Santa Cruz County.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Cochise County, AZ | 6.6% to 10.4% |
| Santa Cruz County, AZ (this county) | 6.6% to 9.6% |
| Pima County, AZ | 6.1% to 11.1% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Arizona has no sales tax in the strict sense. It levies a transaction privilege tax, or TPT, on the seller for the privilege of doing business, and the seller normally passes it on at the register, so it works like a sales tax for a buyer. The state charges 5.6 percent on retail, Santa Cruz County adds 1 percent, and cities add their own on top, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The floor of 6.6 percent is unincorporated county, outside any city. The ceiling of 9.6 percent is at Patagonia, where the city adds 3 percent. The department publishes the state and county component in one table and the city component in another and never publishes a combined figure for a location, so the ceiling here is those two published figures added rather than a rate read off the page. Confirm an address on the department's own lookup before charging it.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Santa Cruz County?
Use Arizona's own address lookup. In Santa Cruz County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 6.6% to 9.6%.
Who has to collect sales tax in Santa Cruz County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Arizona collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Arizona's economic nexus threshold. Arizona 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 Arizona cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Santa Cruz 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 Arizona compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Santa Cruz County rates: Arizona Department of Revenue, Transaction Privilege and Other Tax Rate Tables, edition effective September 1 2026, Table 1 state and county rates and Table 2 municipal rates, https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/document/TPT_RATETABLE_09012026.pdf, cross checked against the department's machine readable All Business Classifications Tax Rate Table for the same month, https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/document/TPT_RATETABLE_ALL_09012026.csv
- Collected and verified September 9, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, S on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).