Sales tax in Lincoln County, Washington

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The sales tax rate in Lincoln County, Washington is 8%. 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 Lincoln County?

Sales tax rate components in Lincoln County, Washington
Washington state rate6.5%
Combined rate8%

What is the sales tax rate in each city in Lincoln 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.

Sales tax rate by city in Lincoln County, Washington
CityOctober 1 to December 31, 2026
Almira8%
Creston8%
Davenport8%
Harrington8%
Odessa8%
Reardan8%
Sprague8%
Wilbur8%
Unincorporated Lincoln County8%

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 Lincoln County?

At 8%, a $100 purchase carries $8.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $80.00. That is general merchandise; Washington taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Washington's 39 counties, Lincoln County's rate ranks 25th highest, level with 7 other counties. See every Washington county.

Sales tax in counties next to Lincoln County

Lincoln County borders 7 counties.

Lincoln County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Grant County, WA8.2% to 8.5%
Spokane County, WA8.1% to 9.2%
Adams County, WA8% to 8.2%
Ferry County, WA8%
Okanogan County, WA8% to 8.7%
Stevens County, WA8%
Whitman County, WA8% to 8.2%
Lincoln County, WA (this county)8%

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. All nine of the location codes the Department publishes inside this county carry the same 8 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 Lincoln County?

Use Washington's own address lookup.

Who has to collect sales tax in Lincoln 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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