Sales tax in Rio Blanco County, Colorado
The sales tax rate in Rio Blanco County, Colorado is 6.5%. That is a 2.9% state rate plus a 3.6% county rate, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Colorado's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Rio Blanco County?
| Colorado state rate | 2.9% |
|---|---|
| Rio Blanco County rate | 3.6% |
| Combined rate | 6.5% |
What is the sales tax rate in each city in Rio Blanco County?
Colorado publishes the rate for every place it taxes. These are the combined rates, state and local together, as listed in Colorado's own rate file.
| City or community | July 1 to December 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| MeekerNo city sales tax of its own. | 6.5% |
| RangelyNo city sales tax of its own. | 6.5% |
| Unincorporated Rio Blanco County | 6.5% |
Source: Colorado rate file for July 1 to December 31, 2026, from Colorado's official rate page.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Rio Blanco County?
At 6.5%, a $100 purchase carries $6.50 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $65.00. That is general merchandise; Colorado taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Colorado's 64 counties, Rio Blanco County's rate ranks 9th highest, level with 1 other county. See every Colorado county.
Sales tax in counties next to Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County borders 4 counties, 1 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 3.9% in Routt County, CO, which is $26.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than Rio Blanco County's rate.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Rio Blanco County, CO (this county) | 6.5% |
| Uintah County, UT | 6.45% to 6.95% |
| Moffat County, CO | 4.9% to 8.9% |
| Garfield County, CO | 4.15% to 10.15% |
| Routt County, CO | 3.9% to 8.9% |
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. The county itself levies 3.6 percent countywide. Every location code the state publishes inside this county carries the same 6.5 percent total.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Rio Blanco County?
Use Colorado's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Rio Blanco County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Colorado collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Colorado's economic nexus threshold. Colorado 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 Colorado cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Rio Blanco 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 Colorado compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Rio Blanco 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, P on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).