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North Carolina (NC) Sales Tax Rates by City. The state sales tax rate in North Carolina is 4.750%. With local taxes, the total sales tax rate is between 6.750% and 7.500%. North Carolina has recent rate changes (Wed Apr 01 2015). Select the North Carolina city from the list of popular cities below to see its current sales tax rate.
Virginia has a statewide sales tax rate of 4.30%, which has been in place since 1921. Municipal governments in Virginia are also allowed to collect a local-option sales tax that ranges from 1.00% to 1.70% across the state, with an average local tax of 1.177% (for a total of 5.477% when combined with the state sales tax). The maximum local tax rate allowed by Virginia law is 1.70%.