Sales tax

Sales tax is a public levy assessed on retail transactions. In the Birmingham area, sales taxes are collected by the State of Alabama, by individual counties, and by municipalities. State sales tax stands at 4 percent.

Tax rates

Jefferson County

Jefferson County adds a 2% levy, for a county-wide 6% base sales tax, to which individual municipalities add their own sales taxes.

• Adamsville: 3.5%
• Bessemer: 4%
• Birmingham: 4% (raised from 3% in 2007 for 5 years, extended another 5 years in 2013)
• Center Point: 2%
• Clay: 4% (raised from 2% in August 2013)
• Fairfield: 4%
• Fultondale: 4%
• Gardendale: 4%
• Graysville: 3%
• Homewood: 3%
• Hoover: 3%
• Hueytown: 4%
• Irondale: 4%
• Kimberly: 3%
• Leeds: 4%
• Midfield: 4%
• Morris: 4% (raised from 3% in 2011)
• Mountain Brook: 3%
• Pleasant Grove: 3%
• Sylvan Springs: 3%
• Trafford: 3%
• Trussville: 4%
• Warrior: 4% (raised from 3% on February 5, 2013)
• Vestavia Hills: 3%

Shelby County

Shelby County adds a 1% levy, for a county-wide 5% base sales tax, to which individual municipalities add their own sales taxes.

• Alabaster: 4% (raised from 3% effective December 1, 2011)
• Calera: 4% (raised from 3% effective June 1, 2013)
• Chelsea: 4% (raised from 3% on May 7, 2013)
• Harpersville: 4% (raised from 3% effective July 1, 2013)
• Helena: 4%
• Montevallo: 4%
• Pelham: 4% (raised from 3% effective September 1, 2013)
• Vincent: 4%
• Wilsonville: 3%