Sales tax in Beltrami County, Minnesota
There is no single sales tax rate in Beltrami County. It runs from 8% to 8.5% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 6.875% state rate. The 6.875% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing.
What is the sales tax rate in Beltrami County?
| Minnesota state rate | 6.875% |
|---|---|
| Beltrami County rate | 1.125% |
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 8% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 8.5% |
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
Minnesota's state rate is 6.875 percent and local sales taxes are not automatic. A city or a county has to get specific authority from the Legislature and then win a local referendum, so the local layer is assembled one jurisdiction at a time and the county line is frequently not the tax boundary. Beltrami County itself levies a 0.625 percent Beltrami County sales tax and a 0.5 percent Beltrami Transit sales tax, both of which reach every address in the county. Bemidji adds a city tax of its own on top, which is why the rate reaches 8.5 percent there and sits at 8 percent elsewhere in the county. Clothing is exempt from Minnesota sales tax at every rate shown here, which is unusual among states and changes none of the rates. Use the department's Sales Tax Rate Calculator for a specific address rather than a single county figure. Collected from the guide effective 2026-10-01, which is the only edition the department publishes; the Q3 URL now returns 404. A city tax in this county runs until 2026-09-30, so this record describes the rate from October 1 rather than today. Re-collect after that date to make it current, and treat the range as provisional until then.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Beltrami County?
Because the rate changes within the county, an address is the only way to get it right. Use Minnesota's own lookup. A vendor's calculator is not the state speaking.
Who has to collect sales tax in Beltrami County?
A seller with a physical presence in Minnesota collects at the rate for the address where the sale takes place. A remote seller collects once it passes Minnesota'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 Beltrami County compare?
See Minnesota 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 Beltrami County.
Sources
- Beltrami County rates: Minnesota Department of Revenue, Local Sales and Use Tax Rate Guide, effective October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2026-08/local-sales-and-use-tax-rate-guide-2026-q4.pdf
- 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).