Sales tax in Hennepin County, Minnesota

What is the sales tax rate in Hennepin County?

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. Hennepin County itself levies a 0.15 percent Hennepin County sales tax and a 0.5 percent Hennepin Transit sales tax, both of which reach every address in the county. Two regional taxes also apply at every address in the seven county Twin Cities area, the Metro Area Transportation tax at 0.75 percent and the Metro Area Tax for Housing at 0.25 percent. They are levied across the region rather than by the state or by any one county, so they sit outside both stateRate and countyRate and are already inside combinedMin. Bloomington, Chanhassen, Edina, Excelsior, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Richfield and Rogers each add a city tax of their own on top, and the highest combined rate in the county is 9.775 percent in Golden Valley. 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 Hennepin 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 Hennepin 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 Hennepin 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 Hennepin County.