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Mississippi sales tax rates by ZIP code
A small number of cities add local tax.
Counts and the combined rate range are drawn from our October 2026 file. Rates change monthly.
What you actually have to charge in Mississippi
Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
- State base rate7%
- Local taxesYes — city, county and/or special district rates apply on top
- ShippingTaxable either way — separate or combined with handling
- Taxing jurisdictions we track3
- ZIP codes with more than one rate12 of 516 (2%) — a single rate per ZIP code would be wrong for these
- Update frequencyMonthly, delivered two business days before the month begins
See the MS data before you buy. Every edition has a free sample file cut from our October 2026 file, with the full state, county, city and district breakdown exactly as it ships, including 30 MS rows.
What's in the Mississippi rate file
Mississippi data ships inside every edition — we do not sell single-state files. Each row carries the ZIP code, county and city name, the rate at each jurisdiction level, the combined total, and whether shipping is taxable. The higher editions add district reporting codes, FIPS codes, effective dates and sales tax holiday windows.
Research
Official Mississippi sales tax resources
Every link below goes to an official Mississippi government source, not to us. The state is always the authority — our file is how you avoid checking it by hand every month.
- Mississippi Department of RevenueThe agency that administers sales tax in Mississippi (opens in a new tab)
- Sales & use tax sectionRules, guidance and forms straight from the agency (opens in a new tab)
- Local & municipal taxHow cities and counties handle their share (opens in a new tab)
- Register for a permitApply for a sales tax licence or permit (opens in a new tab)
- File and payThe state's online filing and payment portal (opens in a new tab)
- Sales tax holidayDates and qualifying items (opens in a new tab)
How local tax works in Mississippi. No general local sales tax. DOR collects the 7% state rate plus a handful of locally-enacted special levies — city and county tourism and economic development taxes on hotels, restaurants and bars, and Jackson's 1% infrastructure tax.
Worth knowing. Mississippi taxes at differing statutory rates by activity — 7% retail, reduced rates for wholesale, contracting, manufacturing machinery and utilities — rather than by location, so the classification of the sale drives the rate.
Questions
Mississippi sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Mississippi?
The statewide base rate is 7%. Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
Is shipping taxable in Mississippi?
Generally yes. In Mississippi a delivery charge is taxable whether you bill it on its own or roll it in with handling.
That distinction catches people out, which is why our file carries both flags — TAX_SHIPPING_ALONE and TAX_SHIPPING_AND_HANDLING_TOGETHER — on every row, for the specific jurisdiction. Your system doesn't have to encode the rule.
How many sales tax jurisdictions are there in Mississippi?
We track 3 bodies that actually levy a sales tax in Mississippi — 3 cities — across 516 MS ZIP codes. We count a county, city or district only where it charges something, not merely because it appears in the file.
Where can I download Mississippi sales tax rates?
Every Sales Tax Systems edition includes Mississippi along with the other 49 states, DC and Canada — we do not sell state-by-state files. Download a free sample to see the format and the MS rows in it.
Sales tax rates in other states
Mississippi is one state. The file covers all of them.
Every edition includes all 50 states, DC and Canada, updated monthly, from $499/year.
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