Sales tax in Labette County, Kansas

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There is no single sales tax rate in Labette County. It runs from 7.75% to 11.25% 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.

What is the sales tax rate in Labette County?

Sales tax rate components in Labette County, Kansas
Kansas state rate6.5%
Labette County rate1.25%
Lowest combined rate in the county7.75%
Highest combined rate in the county11.25%

The two combined figures are the lowest and highest totals found anywhere inside the county. They are not a state rate plus a county rate added together, and adding the rows above will not reproduce them, because cities and special districts levy in between.

Why the rate here is not the whole story

Kansas charges 6.5 percent statewide on general merchandise and then stacks a county rate, city rates and community improvement or transportation development district rates whose boundaries do not follow county lines, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The county itself levies 1.25 percent countywide. The floor of 7.75 percent is state plus county in unincorporated areas with no city and no district tax. The ceiling of 11.25 percent is at Parsons Hospitality CID, one of 2 locations in the county at that rate, a community improvement or transportation development district that covers a single development rather than a town, so it applies only to the street addresses the state lists for it and not to the surrounding city. Kansas finished phasing its state rate on qualifying food down to 0 percent on January 1 2025, so groceries pay only the local part of these rates, but the figures here are the general merchandise rates.

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

Because the rate changes within the county, an address is the only way to get it right. Use Kansas's own lookup. A vendor's calculator is not the state speaking.

Who has to collect sales tax in Labette County?

A seller with a physical presence in Kansas collects at the rate for the address where the sale takes place. A remote seller collects once it passes Kansas'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 Labette County compare?

See Kansas 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 Labette County.

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