Sales tax in Nottoway County, Virginia

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The sales tax rate in Nottoway County, Virginia is 5.3%. That is a 4.3% state rate plus a 1% county rate, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Virginia's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.

What is the sales tax rate in Nottoway County?

Sales tax rate components in Nottoway County, Virginia
Virginia state rate4.3%
Nottoway County rate1%
Combined rate5.3%

How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Nottoway County?

At 5.3%, a $100 purchase carries $5.30 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $53.00. That is general merchandise; Virginia taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Nottoway County's rate is the lowest in Virginia, shared with 93 other counties. See every Virginia county.

Sales tax in counties next to Nottoway County

Nottoway County borders 5 counties.

Nottoway County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Amelia County, VA5.3%
Brunswick County, VA5.3%
Dinwiddie County, VA5.3%
Lunenburg County, VA5.3%
Prince Edward County, VA5.3%
Nottoway County, VA (this county)5.3%

Why the rate here is not the whole story

Virginia charges a 4.3 percent state tax and Nottoway County levies the 1 percent local option sales tax that every Virginia county and city has adopted, giving 5.3 percent at every address here, the rate that applies across most of the state. Since 2026 every Virginia county and city may add a further 1 percent local sales tax for school construction if voters approve it at a referendum, and this locality has not done so. Virginia towns and special districts cannot levy a general sales tax of their own, so a single rate covers the whole locality. Groceries and essential personal hygiene products are taxed at a reduced 1 percent everywhere in Virginia, which is the local share only, so that reduced rate sits outside the general rate shown here.

How do I find the exact rate for an address in Nottoway County?

Use Virginia's own address lookup.

Who has to collect sales tax in Nottoway County?

Any seller with a physical presence in Virginia collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Virginia's economic nexus threshold. Virginia sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.

Work out your own numbers

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