Sales tax in Denver County, Colorado
The sales tax rate in Denver County, Colorado is 9.15%. That is a 2.9% state rate plus a 5.15% local rate, which is legally a city rate covering the whole county, and it is the same at every address in the county.
What is the sales tax rate in Denver County?
| Colorado state rate | 2.9% |
|---|---|
| Local rate covering the county | 5.15% |
| Combined rate | 9.15% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Colorado charges 2.9 percent statewide and then stacks a county rate, city rates and special district rates whose boundaries do not follow county lines, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. Denver is a consolidated city and county, so the 5.15 percent the state table shows as a city rate is the levy that covers the whole county. Every location code the state publishes inside this county carries the same 9.15 percent total. That total is set by a self collected home rule jurisdiction, which administers its own sales tax and can change it on a date the state file does not carry, so confirm it with the jurisdiction or the state lookup before charging it.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Denver County?
The rate is the same across Denver County, but if you are collecting tax it is worth confirming against the source. Use Colorado's own lookup. A vendor's calculator is not the state speaking.
Who has to collect sales tax in Denver County?
A seller with a physical presence in Colorado collects at the rate for the address where the sale takes place. A remote seller collects once it passes Colorado's economic nexus threshold, which is a separate question from the rate and is covered on our sales tax nexus checker. Marketplace facilitators generally collect on behalf of their sellers.
How does Denver County compare?
See Colorado sales tax for the statewide picture, including the average local rate and what is exempt. Property tax is a separate tax with separate rules: property tax in Denver County.
Sources
- Denver County rates: Colorado Department of Revenue, DR 1002 Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates combined with DR 0800 jurisdiction codes, Colorado_Jurisdiction_Codes_Rates_July-Dec2026.xlsx, edition effective July 1 2026 through December 31 2026, https://tax.colorado.gov/sites/tax/files/documents/Colorado_Jurisdiction_Codes_Rates_July-Dec2026.xlsx
- 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).