Sales tax in San Juan County, Utah
There is no single sales tax rate in San Juan County. It runs from 6.35% to 7.45% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 4.85% state rate. The 4.85% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Utah's own published schedule and checked on October 1, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in San Juan County?
| Utah state rate | 4.85% |
|---|---|
| Local tax applying countywide | 1.5% |
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 6.35% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 7.45% |
The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in San Juan County, so the rows above do not add up to them.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in San Juan County?
At 6.35%, a $100 purchase carries $6.35 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $63.50, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 7.45%, the same purchases carry $7.45 and $74.50. That is general merchandise; Utah taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
San Juan County's lowest rate is the lowest in Utah, shared with 7 other counties. See every Utah county.
Sales tax in counties next to San Juan County
San Juan County borders 14 counties, 9 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 2.9% in Dolores County, CO, which is $34.50 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in San Juan County.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Wayne County, UT | 7.65% to 9.05% |
| Garfield County, UT | 7.35% to 8.55% |
| Grand County, UT | 7.35% to 9.35% |
| Kane County, UT | 7.35% to 8.45% |
| Coconino County, AZ | 6.9% to 10.9% |
| San Juan County, NM | 6.5% to 8.1875% |
| Navajo County, AZ | 6.43% to 9.43% |
| Emery County, UT | 6.35% to 8.25% |
| San Juan County, UT (this county) | 6.35% to 7.45% |
| Apache County, AZ | 6.1% to 9.1% |
| Mesa County, CO | 5.27% to 8.66% |
| Montrose County, CO | 4.65% to 8.65% |
| San Miguel County, CO | 3.9% to 9.47% |
| Montezuma County, CO | 3.3% to 7.69% |
| Dolores County, CO | 2.9% to 8.97% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Utah charges 4.85 percent statewide, and a 1 percent local sales tax and a 0.25 percent county option sales tax apply at every address in the state, so no location in Utah is taxed below 6.1 percent on general merchandise. Everywhere in this county also pays a 0.25 percent transportation infrastructure tax, which puts the countywide floor at 6.35 percent. Cities, towns, resort communities, transit districts and special service districts then levy on boundaries that do not follow county lines, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The ceiling of 7.45 percent is at Bluff, which adds a 1.1 percent resort community tax. Food and food ingredients are taxed at 3 percent statewide instead of the combined rate, so these figures are general merchandise only.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in San Juan County?
Use Utah's own address lookup. In San Juan County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 6.35% to 7.45%.
Who has to collect sales tax in San Juan County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Utah collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Utah's economic nexus threshold. Utah 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 Utah cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in San Juan 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 Utah compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- San Juan County rates: Utah State Tax Commission, Combined Sales and Use Tax Rates chart, Utah Code Title 59 Chapter 12, rates in effect as of October 1 2026, 26q4combined.xlsx read against 26q4combined.pdf, https://files.tax.utah.gov/tax/salestax/rate/26q4combined.xlsx
- Collected and verified October 1, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, P on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).