Sales tax in Canyon County, Idaho
The sales tax rate in Canyon County, Idaho is 6%. That is a 6% state rate, with nothing on top: Idaho counties cannot levy a sales tax, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Idaho's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Canyon County?
| Idaho state rate | 6% |
|---|---|
| Combined rate | 6% |
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Canyon County?
At 6%, a $100 purchase carries $6.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $60.00. That is general merchandise; Idaho taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Every county in Idaho has the same 6% floor. See every Idaho county.
Sales tax in counties next to Canyon County
Canyon County borders 5 counties, 1 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 0% in Malheur County, OR, which is $60.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than Canyon County's rate.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Ada County, ID | 6% |
| Gem County, ID | 6% |
| Owyhee County, ID | 6% |
| Payette County, ID | 6% |
| Canyon County, ID (this county) | 6% |
| Malheur County, OR | 0% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Idaho's state sales tax is 6 percent and Idaho counties have no authority to levy a general sales tax at all, so this county's own rate is a confirmed zero. Idaho Code section 50-1044 gives the power to resort cities only, meaning a city of 10,000 or fewer people that derives the major portion of its economic well being from businesses catering to visitors, and section 50-1046 requires 60 percent voter approval before a city may adopt one. Section 50-1048 speaks of what would follow "in the event that counties are given local-option nonproperty tax authority", which is the legislature saying plainly that they have not been. No city in Canyon County appears on the Tax Commission's list of Idaho cities levying a local sales tax, so the rate is 6 percent at every address in the county. Nampa sits in the Nampa Auditorium District, which has charged 5 percent on short term lodging since April 1, 2026. Idaho does not exempt groceries. Food is taxed at the full 6 percent and residents instead claim a food tax credit on their Idaho income tax return, worth $155 per person for 2025 or up to $250 if receipts for sales tax paid on food are submitted, so a grocery receipt in Idaho carries tax that a shopper gets back once a year rather than at the register.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Canyon County?
Use Idaho's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Canyon County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Idaho collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Idaho's economic nexus threshold. Idaho 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 Idaho cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Canyon 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 Idaho compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Canyon County rates: Idaho State Tax Commission, City Sales Taxes (https://tax.idaho.gov/taxes/sales-use/sales-tax/local-sales-tax/city-sales-tax/, page updated January 13, 2026), which names every Idaho city levying a local sales tax and states that only resort cities may levy one; state rate from the Tax Commission's Sales and Use Taxes Basics Guide (https://tax.idaho.gov/taxes/sales-use/online-guide/, updated April 1, 2026), which states "Idaho's sales tax rate is 6%", confirmed independently against the Tax Commission's 2025 Annual Report (https://tax.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/reports/EPB00033/EPB00033_07-31-2026.pdf), which lists Sales/Use at 6 percent; auditorium district scope from the Tax Commission's Auditorium District Taxes page (https://tax.idaho.gov/taxes/taxes-on-sales/aud/); absence of county levying authority from Idaho Code sections 50-1044 through 50-1048 (https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title50/T50CH10/); food tax credit from the Tax Commission's Idaho Food Tax Credit page (https://tax.idaho.gov/taxes/income-tax/individual-income/popular-credits-and-deductions/idaho-grocery-credit/, updated February 19, 2026)
- 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).