Sales tax in Esmeralda County, Nevada
The sales tax rate in Esmeralda County, Nevada is 6.85%. That is a 6.85% state rate, with no county rate on top: Esmeralda County levies none, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Nevada's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Esmeralda County?
| Nevada state rate | 6.85% |
|---|---|
| Combined rate | 6.85% |
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Esmeralda County?
At 6.85%, a $100 purchase carries $6.85 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $68.50. That is general merchandise; Nevada taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Esmeralda County's rate is the lowest in Nevada, shared with 2 other counties. See every Nevada county.
Sales tax in counties next to Esmeralda County
Esmeralda County borders 4 counties, 2 of them in another state.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Inyo County, CA | 7.75% to 8.75% |
| Nye County, NV | 7.6% |
| Mono County, CA | 7.25% to 7.75% |
| Mineral County, NV | 6.85% |
| Esmeralda County, NV (this county) | 6.85% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Nevada's statewide minimum rate of 6.85 percent applies in every county and is four separate taxes imposed statewide at once: a 2 percent Sales Tax under NRS 372 that goes to the State General Fund, a 2.6 percent Local School Support Tax under NRS 374, and City-County Relief Taxes under NRS 377 made up of 0.5 percent Basic and 1.75 percent Supplemental, which together are 2.25 percent. Esmeralda County imposes no optional local sales tax, so the combined rate is the statewide minimum of 6.85 percent at every address in the county. The county may adopt one under NRS 377A or NRS 377B and has not done so, and Nevada cities and towns have no authority to impose a general sales tax of their own. Unprepared food for human consumption is exempt statewide, while prepared food sold for immediate consumption is taxable.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Esmeralda County?
Use Nevada's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Esmeralda County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Nevada collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Nevada's economic nexus threshold. Nevada sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax calculator
Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.
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Do you have to collect?
Whether your sales into Nevada cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Esmeralda County
The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.
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Sales tax by county
Every US county, and how Nevada compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Esmeralda County rates: Nevada Department of Taxation, Sales and Use Tax Publications county rate sheets (https://tax.nv.gov/news-publications/sales-use-tax-publications/), State Sales Tax Map ADM-T047 V2023.1 (https://tax.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ADM-T047-State-Sales-Tax-Map.pdf), and Components of Sales and Use Tax Rates, local rates as of 07/01/2020 (https://tax.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Components-of-Sales-Tax.pdf)
- 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).