Sales tax in Cumberland County, New Jersey
There is no single sales tax rate in Cumberland County. It runs from 6.625% to 8.625% depending on the exact address, because New Jersey counties cannot levy a sales tax and the cities inside Cumberland County set their own. The 6.625% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing.
What is the sales tax rate in Cumberland County?
| New Jersey state rate | 6.625% |
|---|---|
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 6.625% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 8.625% |
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
New Jersey's state sales tax is 6.625 percent and that is the rate at almost every address in Cumberland County, but this is the one county in the State where a local government adds tax to general retail. Under the Sports and Entertainment District Urban Revitalization Act, P.L.2007 c.30 (N.J.S.A. 34:1B-190 et seq.), the City of Millville established a sports and entertainment district at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and imposed a 2 percent local tax on receipts from sales and rentals of tangible personal property, food and drink, hotel occupancy and admission charges inside that district, which is why the ceiling here is 8.625 percent. That ceiling covers businesses operating inside that one district, not Millville as a whole and not the rest of the county, so print it only with this explanation. Cumberland County itself levies nothing and holds no power to. Urban enterprise zones in Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland let a certified seller charge half the state rate, 3.3125 percent, on qualifying in person sales of tangible personal property, which is a reduction that depends on the seller's certification rather than on the address. Most food sold as groceries, most clothing and footwear, and prescription and over the counter drugs are exempt from New Jersey sales tax, so many receipts here show no tax at all.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Cumberland County?
Because the rate changes within the county, an address is the only way to get it right. Use New Jersey's own lookup. A vendor's calculator is not the state speaking.
Who has to collect sales tax in Cumberland County?
A seller with a physical presence in New Jersey collects at the rate for the address where the sale takes place. A remote seller collects once it passes New Jersey'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 Cumberland County compare?
See New Jersey 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 Cumberland County.