Sales tax in Lowndes County, Mississippi

What is the sales tax rate in Lowndes County?

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

At 7%, a $100 purchase carries $7.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $70.00. That is general merchandise; Mississippi taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Every county in Mississippi has the same 7% floor. See every Mississippi county.

Sales tax in counties next to Lowndes County

Lowndes County borders 6 counties, 2 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 6% in Lamar County, AL, which is $10.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than Lowndes County's rate.

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. Mississippi municipalities cannot levy a general sales tax unless the Legislature has specifically authorised it, and only Jackson and Tupelo hold that authority, neither of them in this county, so 7 percent applies at every address. 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. Lowndes County carries the Columbus-Lowndes County convention tax of 2 percent on hotel and motel room rentals in Columbus and the unincorporated county, which is a separate tax on lodging and prepared food and is not part of the general retail rate. 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 Lowndes County?

Use Mississippi's own address lookup.

Who has to collect sales tax in Lowndes County?

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

Work out your own numbers

• Sales tax calculator

  Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.

• Do you have to collect?

  Whether your sales into Mississippi cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.

• Property tax in Lowndes County

  The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.

• Sales tax by county

  Every US county, and how Mississippi compares with the rest of the country.