Sales tax in Centre County, Pennsylvania
The sales tax rate in Centre County, Pennsylvania is 6%. That is a 6% state rate, with no county rate on top: Centre County levies none, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Pennsylvania's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Centre County?
| Pennsylvania state rate | 6% |
|---|---|
| Combined rate | 6% |
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Centre County?
At 6%, a $100 purchase carries $6.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $60.00. That is general merchandise; Pennsylvania taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Centre County's rate is the lowest in Pennsylvania, shared with 64 other counties. See every Pennsylvania county.
Sales tax in counties next to Centre County
Centre County borders 6 counties.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Blair County, PA | 6% |
| Clearfield County, PA | 6% |
| Clinton County, PA | 6% |
| Huntingdon County, PA | 6% |
| Mifflin County, PA | 6% |
| Union County, PA | 6% |
| Centre County, PA (this county) | 6% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Pennsylvania's state sales tax is 6 percent and that is the rate at every address in Centre County, because nothing below the state may be added here. Pennsylvania authorises exactly two local sales taxes: 1 percent in Allegheny County under the Second Class County Code article that created the Allegheny Regional Asset District, which defines county as a county of the second class and so reaches Allegheny alone, and 2 percent in Philadelphia under the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Act for Cities of the First Class. No statute lets any other county, city, borough, township, school district or special district levy a sales tax, and the Local Tax Enabling Act separately bars local governments from taxing a subject already subject to a state tax, so there is no local rate to look up in this county. Most clothing and food that is not ready to eat are exempt from Pennsylvania sales tax, which is unusual, so many grocery and clothing receipts here show no tax at all. County hotel room rental taxes are a different tax and are not part of this rate.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Centre County?
Use Pennsylvania's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Centre County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Pennsylvania collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Pennsylvania's economic nexus threshold. Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Centre 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 Pennsylvania compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Centre County rates: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax, https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax, read 2026-09-09, which states "The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6 percent. By law, a 1 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Allegheny County, and 2 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Philadelphia." Cross checked against the Department's Local Sales Tax page (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax/local-sales-tax, Act 21 of 2026, enacted July 12, 2026, enforcement from October 1, 2026), the Department's Retailer's Information booklet REV-717 (SU) 02-26 at Local Sales, Use, or Hotel Occupancy Tax and the Sales and Use Tax Rates bracket cards REV-221 AS+ (08-16) for the 6 percent, 1 percent and 2 percent rates, and the Department's regulation at 61 Pa. Code 60.16(a)(15), Effective date of local tax.
- 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).