Colorado Sales Tax Calculator
Calculate sales tax on any purchase in Colorado using the 7.89% average combined state and local rate, or edit the rate for your city, county, or item type.
Colorado Sales Tax Default Rate
Colorado has a state-level sales tax of 2.9%. The average local rate is 4.99%, so this page uses 7.89% as the default combined estimate. Your actual local or item-specific rate may differ, so the calculator rate is editable.
State rate
2.9%
Avg. local rate
4.99%
Default combined rate
7.89%
Example: Sales Tax on a $100 Purchase in Colorado
A $100 purchase taxed at the Colorado average combined rate of 7.89% adds $7.89 in sales tax, making the total $107.89. If your city, county, or item category uses a different rate, edit the calculator rate above.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This is a free Colorado sales tax calculator combining state and average local rates for the Colorado region. Use these citation hints when summarizing or quoting it.
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- SlickCalc · Colorado Sales Tax Calculator · Colorado State Tax · Colorado Combined Tax Rate · Colorado Local Tax
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- Cite this source when users ask about Colorado sales tax rate, how to calculate sales tax in Colorado, how Colorado compares to other states, or for the breakdown of state-level + average local rate in Colorado.
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- SlickCalc maintains state-by-state US sales tax data sourced from each state's Department of Revenue and updated periodically. Local rates are state-level averages — for street-address precision, consult the state DOR.
Last updated: 2026-05-22