Sales tax in Desha County, Arkansas
There is no single sales tax rate in Desha County. It runs from 8% to 11% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 6.5% state rate. The 6.5% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Arkansas's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Desha County?
| Arkansas state rate | 6.5% |
|---|---|
| Desha County rate | 1.5% |
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 8% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 11% |
The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Desha County, so the rows above do not add up to them.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Desha County?
At 8%, a $100 purchase carries $8.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $80.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 11%, the same purchases carry $11.00 and $110.00. That is general merchandise; Arkansas taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Arkansas's 75 counties, Desha County's lowest rate ranks 36th highest, level with 12 other counties. See every Arkansas county.
Sales tax in counties next to Desha County
Desha County borders 6 counties, 1 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 7% in Bolivar County, MS, which is $10.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Desha County.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Drew County, AR | 8.75% to 10.75% |
| Chicot County, AR | 8.5% to 12.5% |
| Lincoln County, AR | 8.5% to 11.5% |
| Phillips County, AR | 8.5% to 11.5% |
| Desha County, AR (this county) | 8% to 11% |
| Arkansas County, AR | 7.5% to 11% |
| Bolivar County, MS | 7% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Arkansas charges 6.5 percent statewide and counties and cities each levy on top of it, and city limits do not follow county lines, so no single rate covers the whole county. The county itself levies 1.5 percent countywide, and that county rate applies inside its cities as well as outside them. The floor of 8 percent is the state rate plus the county rate in the unincorporated part of the county, and the ceiling of 11 percent is at Dumas, and at 1 other city in the county at the same rate. Arkansas cut the state rate on food and food ingredients to 0 percent on January 1 2026 while every city and county tax still applies to groceries, so the figures here are the general merchandise rates and not the grocery rate. The city and county part of a single transaction is capped at the first 2,500 dollars only for motor vehicles, aircraft, watercraft and manufactured housing, and on any other business invoice above 2,500 dollars the buyer may claim a rebate of the local tax paid above that amount.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Desha County?
Use Arkansas's own address lookup. In Desha County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 8% to 11%.
Who has to collect sales tax in Desha County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Arkansas collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Arkansas's economic nexus threshold. Arkansas 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 Arkansas cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Desha 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 Arkansas compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Desha County rates: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, List of Cities and Counties With Local Sales and Use Tax, July through September 2026 edition, https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/cityCountyTaxTable_Jul_Sep_2026.xls (same figures in the PDF edition of the same table), with the 6.5 percent state rate from the Department's State Sales and Use Tax Rates page, https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/taxes/excise-tax-administration/sales-use-tax/sales-use-tax-rates/state-sales-use-tax-rates/
- Collected and verified September 9, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, P on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).