Sales tax in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

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There is no single sales tax rate in Crow Wing County. It runs from 7.375% to 8.375% 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. These rates were read from Minnesota's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026. The rate in each of the 18 cities is in the table below.

What is the sales tax rate in Crow Wing County?

Sales tax rate components in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Minnesota state rate6.875%
Crow Wing County rate0.5%
Lowest combined rate in the county7.375%
Highest combined rate in the county8.375%

The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Crow Wing County, so the rows above do not add up to them.

What is the sales tax rate in each city in Crow Wing County?

Minnesota publishes the rate for every city it taxes. These are the combined rates, state and local together, as listed in Minnesota's own rate file. Where a city shows a range, a special district covers only part of it, so the rate depends on the exact address.

Sales tax rate by city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
CityOctober 1 to December 31, 2026
Baxter7.875%
Brainerd7.875%
Breezy Point7.375%
Crosby7.375%
Crosslake7.375%
Cuyuna7.375%
Deerwood7.375%
Emily7.375%
Fifty Lakes7.375%
Fort Ripley7.375%
GarrisonThe Department marks Garrison as a place that may fall within more than one taxing area; this is the rate it prints for Garrison under Crow Wing County.7.375%
Ironton7.375%
Jenkins7.375%
Manhattan Beach7.375%
Nisswa7.375%
Pequot Lakes7.375%
Riverton7.375%
Trommald7.375%
Unincorporated Crow Wing CountyA 1% Garrison, Kathio, West Mille Lacs Sanitary Sewer District sales tax applies in part of Garrison and Roosevelt townships, which raises the rate there to 8.375%.7.375% to 8.375%

Source: Minnesota rate file for October 1 to December 31, 2026, from Minnesota's official rate page.

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

At 7.375%, a $100 purchase carries $7.38 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $73.75, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 8.375%, the same purchases carry $8.38 and $83.75. That is general merchandise; Minnesota taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Minnesota's 87 counties, Crow Wing County's lowest rate ranks 15th highest, level with 48 other counties. See every Minnesota county.

Sales tax in counties next to Crow Wing County

Crow Wing County borders 4 counties. The lowest rate next door is 6.875% in Aitkin County, MN, which is $5.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Crow Wing County.

Crow Wing County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Cass County, MN7.375% to 8.875%
Mille Lacs County, MN7.375% to 8.375%
Morrison County, MN7.375%
Crow Wing County, MN (this county)7.375% to 8.375%
Aitkin County, MN6.875%

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. Crow Wing County itself levies a 0.5 percent Crow Wing Transit sales tax, which reaches every address in the county. Baxter and Brainerd each add a city tax of their own on top, and the highest combined rate in the county is 7.875 percent in Baxter and Brainerd. The ceiling comes from the Garrison, Kathio and West Mille Lacs Sanitary Sewer District, a 1 percent special district tax reaching only Garrison and the townships of Hazelton, Kathio and Roosevelt, so 8.375 percent applies in a small corner of the county and not across it. 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.

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

Use Minnesota's own address lookup. In Crow Wing County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 7.375% to 8.375%.

Who has to collect sales tax in Crow Wing County?

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

Work out your own numbers

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