Sales tax in Kings County, New York
The sales tax rate in Kings County, New York is 8.875%. That is a 4% state rate plus a 4.5% local rate, which is legally a city rate covering the whole county, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from New York's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Kings County?
| New York state rate | 4% |
|---|---|
| Local rate covering the county | 4.5% |
| Combined rate | 8.875% |
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Kings County?
At 8.875%, a $100 purchase carries $8.88 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $88.75. That is general merchandise; New York taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Kings County's rate is the highest in New York, shared with 4 other counties. See every New York county.
Sales tax in counties next to Kings County
Kings County borders 4 counties, 1 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 6.625% in Hudson County, NJ, which is $22.50 less on a $1,000 purchase than Kings County's rate.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| New York County, NY | 8.875% |
| Queens County, NY | 8.875% |
| Richmond County, NY | 8.875% |
| Kings County, NY (this county) | 8.875% |
| Hudson County, NJ | 6.625% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
New York's state rate is 4 percent and the city of New York levies 4.5 percent, which with the 0.375 percent Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District surcharge makes a combined 8.875 percent at every address in Kings County. Kings County is one of the five counties that make up the city of New York, it is also the borough of Brooklyn, and it has no county government of its own. The 4.5 percent recorded here is legally a city tax rather than a county tax, and it is placed in the county field only because it does apply across the whole county. The transportation district surcharge is neither a state nor a city tax, so it appears only in the combined figure. New York City also provides the local exemption for clothing and footwear sold for less than $110 per item, so those sales carry no tax at all here.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Kings County?
Use New York's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Kings County?
Any seller with a physical presence in New York collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes New York's economic nexus threshold. New York 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 New York cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Kings 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 New York compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Kings County rates: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Publication 718, New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction, revision 2/25, effective March 1, 2025, https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/sales/pub718.pdf, confirmed as the current edition on the Department's Sales tax rates by local taxing jurisdiction for current periods page (updated May 12, 2025). County and city components taken from Publication 718-A, Enactment and Effective Dates of Sales and Use Tax Rates, revision 12/25, and cross checked against Publication 718-C, Sales and Use Tax Rates on Clothing and Footwear, revision 2/25.
- 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).