Sales tax in Hinds County, Mississippi
There is no single sales tax rate in Hinds County. It runs from 7% to 8% depending on the exact address, because Mississippi counties cannot levy a sales tax and the cities inside Hinds County set their own. The 7% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing.
What is the sales tax rate in Hinds County?
| Mississippi state rate | 7% |
|---|---|
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 7% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 8% |
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
Mississippi's general sales tax rate is 7 percent and no Mississippi county has authority to levy a sales tax of its own, so the county component is a confirmed zero rather than a county decision to charge nothing. The City of Jackson, the county seat, levies a 1 percent special infrastructure tax on sales of tangible personal property and services taxed at 7 percent or more, so the combined rate is 8 percent inside the Jackson city limits and 7 percent everywhere else in Hinds County, which makes the city limit and not the county line the tax boundary. That 1 percent does not reach groceries, which are taxed below 7 percent, and does not reach restaurant food and beverage sales, which carry separate Jackson convention taxes instead. Groceries, meaning food and drink eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits, are taxed at 5 percent statewide rather than 7 percent, reduced from the full 7 percent on July 1, 2025 by House Bill 1 of the 2025 session. Tourism, hotel, motel and restaurant levies imposed in many Mississippi cities and counties are separate taxes on lodging and prepared food, are not general retail taxes, and are not included in these rates.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Hinds County?
Because the rate changes within the county, an address is the only way to get it right. Use Mississippi's own lookup. A vendor's calculator is not the state speaking.
Who has to collect sales tax in Hinds County?
A seller with a physical presence in Mississippi collects at the rate for the address where the sale takes place. A remote seller collects once it passes Mississippi'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 Hinds County compare?
See Mississippi 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 Hinds County.
Sources
- Hinds County rates: Mississippi Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Rates, general rate of 7 percent and reduced grocery rate of 5 percent, https://www.dor.ms.gov/business/sales-use-tax/sales-tax-rates, read 2026-09-09; Department of Revenue, Business Tax Frequently Asked Questions, which states that Mississippi has two local tax levies at the city level and none at the county level, https://www.dor.ms.gov/business/business-tax-frequently-asked-questions; Department of Revenue, Tourism and Economic Development Taxes, the Department's complete list of local levies including the Jackson Special Infrastructure Tax effective March 1, 2014 with a repeal date of July 1, 2035 and the Tupelo Water Procurement Facility Tax effective February 1, 1989 as amended by House Bill 4112 of the 2026 session, https://www.dor.ms.gov/business/sales-and-use-tax/tourism-and-economic-development-taxes; Department of Revenue news release, Reduced Sales Tax on Groceries Begins July 1, House Bill 1 of the 2025 session amending Miss. Code Ann. Section 27-65-17, https://www.dor.ms.gov/news/reduced-sales-tax-groceries-begins-july-1
- 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).