Sales tax in Wilkinson County, Georgia

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The sales tax rate in Wilkinson County, Georgia is 7%. That is a 4% state rate plus a 3% county rate, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Georgia's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.

What is the sales tax rate in Wilkinson County?

Sales tax rate components in Wilkinson County, Georgia
Georgia state rate4%
Wilkinson County rate3%
Combined rate7%

How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Wilkinson County?

At 7%, a $100 purchase carries $7.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $70.00. That is general merchandise; Georgia taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Georgia's 159 counties, Wilkinson County's rate ranks 123rd highest, level with 34 other counties. See every Georgia county.

Sales tax in counties next to Wilkinson County

Wilkinson County borders 7 counties.

Wilkinson County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Washington County, GA9%
Baldwin County, GA8%
Bleckley County, GA8%
Johnson County, GA8%
Laurens County, GA8%
Twiggs County, GA8%
Jones County, GA7%
Wilkinson County, GA (this county)7%

Why the rate here is not the whole story

Georgia's state sales and use tax is 4 percent and Wilkinson County adds 3 percent of local tax, so the combined rate is 7 percent at every address in the county. The local part is a local option sales tax, an education SPLOST and a special purpose SPLOST, each imposed on a special district that is the county itself after a countywide referendum, so the county line is the tax boundary here and no city in the county levies a general sales tax of its own.

How do I find the exact rate for an address in Wilkinson County?

Use Georgia's own address lookup.

Who has to collect sales tax in Wilkinson County?

Any seller with a physical presence in Georgia collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Georgia's economic nexus threshold. Georgia sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.

Work out your own numbers

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