Sales tax in Garfield County, Washington
The sales tax rate in Garfield County, Washington is 8.1%. That is a 6.5% state rate, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Washington's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Garfield County?
| Washington state rate | 6.5% |
|---|---|
| Combined rate | 8.1% |
What is the sales tax rate in each city in Garfield County?
Washington publishes the rate for every city it taxes. These are the combined rates, state and local together, as listed in Washington's own rate file.
| City | October 1 to December 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Pomeroy | 8.1% |
| Unincorporated Garfield County | 8.1% |
Source: Washington rate file for October 1 to December 31, 2026, from Washington's official rate page.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Garfield County?
At 8.1%, a $100 purchase carries $8.10 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $81.00. That is general merchandise; Washington taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Washington's 39 counties, Garfield County's rate ranks 21st highest, level with 3 other counties. See every Washington county.
Sales tax in counties next to Garfield County
Garfield County borders 4 counties, 1 of them in another state. The lowest rate next door is 0% in Wallowa County, OR, which is $81.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than Garfield County's rate.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Asotin County, WA | 8.3% to 8.5% |
| Columbia County, WA | 8.2% to 8.4% |
| Garfield County, WA (this county) | 8.1% |
| Whitman County, WA | 8% to 8.2% |
| Wallowa County, OR | 0% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Washington charges 6.5 percent statewide and then cities, counties, transit authorities and other special purpose districts add local rates whose boundaries do not follow county lines, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The Department of Revenue publishes one combined local rate for each location code and does not split out the county's own share of it, so the county rate is recorded as unknown here rather than estimated. Washington counties do levy taxes of their own that apply countywide. Both of the location codes the Department publishes inside this county carry the same 8.1 percent total today, but that is the current result rather than a legal ceiling, because a city or a district here could add its own rate in a future quarter.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Garfield County?
Use Washington's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Garfield County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Washington collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Washington's economic nexus threshold. Washington 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 Washington cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Garfield 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 Washington compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Garfield County rates: Washington Department of Revenue, Local Sales and Use Tax Rates by City/County, Q326_Excel_LSU-rates-alpha.xlsx, edition effective July 1 2026 through September 30 2026, https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-05/Q326_Excel_LSU-rates-alpha.xlsx
- 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).