Sales tax in Stevens County, Washington

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The sales tax rate in Stevens 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 Stevens County?

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

What is the sales tax rate in each city in Stevens 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 Stevens County, Washington
CityOctober 1 to December 31, 2026
Chewelah8%
Colville8%
Kettle Falls8%
Marcus8%
Northport8%
Springdale8%
Unincorporated Stevens 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 Stevens 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, Stevens County's rate ranks 25th highest, level with 7 other counties. See every Washington county.

Sales tax in counties next to Stevens County

Stevens County borders 4 counties. The lowest rate next door is 7.7% in Pend Oreille County, WA, which is $3.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than Stevens County's rate.

Stevens County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Spokane County, WA8.1% to 9.2%
Ferry County, WA8%
Lincoln County, WA8%
Stevens County, WA (this county)8%
Pend Oreille County, WA7.7%

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 seven 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 Stevens County?

Use Washington's own address lookup.

Who has to collect sales tax in Stevens 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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