How does Fayetteville’s sales tax rate compare to other cities in Arkansas?

Traffic passes along Garland Avenue north of Harps Foods during a project to widen the roadway in 2013.

Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff

As Fayetteville prepares for an upcoming bond referendum, some readers have asked what the city’s current sales tax rate is, and how it compares to other cities across the region and state.

We’ve also been asked a few other basic questions about the 2019 bond program. Here’s what we know.

What is the 2019 bond program?
Fayetteville voters will head to the polls on April 9 for a special election that would renew a 1-cent sales tax that voters last approved in 2006. Just like 12 years ago, the money would be used to pay for a list of proposed capital projects.

What was the 2006 bond program for?
The 2006 bond program paid for a variety of projects, including the 71B flyover bridge, the widening of Garland Avenue, an extension of Van Asche Drive, and a series of improvements to North College Avenue.

What would the 2019 bond program do?
The 2019 bond program would generate up to about $226 million to be used for road, drainage, trail and park improvements; economic development; construction of a cultural arts corridor with potential new parking facilities; a new police headquarters; new fire stations; various city facilities improvements; and refinancing outstanding sales tax bonds. Here’s the full list.

Do other nearby cities do this?
Yes. Springdale last February passed an extension of its 1-cent sales tax for almost $225 million in bonds, and Rogers voters in August passed a nearly $300 million bond referendum.

The Fayetteville ballots will include 10 different questions, right?
Yes. There are 10 project categories. Only the categories that pass will be funded and implemented.

What is the current sales tax rate in Fayetteville?
Fayetteville collects a 2% sales and use tax, while Washington County takes 1.25% and the state takes 6.5% for a total of 9.75%

How does that compare to other cities in the region?
Other nearby cities that also collect 2% include Bentonville, Centerton, Farmington, Highfill, Gravette, Johnson, Lincoln, Lowell, Rogers, Siloam Springs and Springdale.

We’ve listed every Arkansas city’s sales tax rate below, but remember you need to add in the county tax plus 6.5% to get the total tax charged at the register.

What about tourism taxes?

Some cities in Arkansas collect an additional 2% tax at hotels, motels and restaurants for tourism purposes, including Bentonville, Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Russellville, Springdale, Texarkana and Van Buren.

Arkansas Sales & Use Tax Rate (6.5% baseline)

Below is a list of cities in Arkansas that collect a local sales and use tax. The state collects 6.5%, and most counties collect a percentage as well. To get the full percentage, add the state, county and city amounts.

Arkansas County +1%
Almyra +1%
DeWitt +3.5%
Gillett +3%
Humphrey +1%
St. Charles +2%
Stuttgart +3%

Ashley County +1.5%
Crossett +1.25%
Fountain Hill +1%
Hamburg +3%
Portland +1%
Wilmot +1%

Baxter County +1.25%
Big Flat +1%
Briarcliff +1%
Cotter +2%
Gassville +1%
Lakeview +1%
Mountain Home +1.375%
Norfork +1%
Salesville +1%

Benton County +1%
Avoca +1%
Bella Vista +1%
Bentonville +2%
Bethel Heights +2.5%
Cave Springs +1%
Centerton +2%
Decatur +1%
Garfield +1%
Gentry +1.25%
Gravette +2%
Highfill +2%
Little Flock +1%
Lowell +2%
Pea Ridge +1%
Rogers +2%
Siloam Springs +2%
Springtown +1%
Sulphur Springs +1%

Boone County +1.25%
Alpena +1%
Diamond City +1%
Harrison +1.25%
Lead Hill +1%

Calhoun County +2.5%
Thornton +1%

Carroll County +0.5%
Berryville +2%
Eureka Springs +2.375%
Green Forest +2.25%
Oak Grove +1%

Chicot County +2%
Dermott +2%
Eudora +2%
Lake Village +2%

Clark County +1.5%
Amity +1.5%
Arkadelphia +1%
Caddo Valley +2%
Gum Springs +1%
Gurdon +1.5%

Clay County +1.5%
Corning +1.75%
Piggott +2%
Rector +2%

Cleburn County +1.625%
Greers Ferry +1%
Heber Springs +1%
Quitman +1.5%

Cleveland County +3.25%
Kingsland +1%
Rison +1%

Columbia County +1.5%
Magnolia +2.375%
Taylor +2%

Conway County +1.75%
Menifee +3%
Morrilton +1%
Oppelo +1%
Plumerville +2%

Craighead County +1%
Bay +1%
Bono +1%
Brookland +3%
Caraway +1%
Cash +1%
Jonesboro +1%
Lake City +1%
Monette +1%

Crawford County +1.75%
Alma +2%
Cedarville +1%
Dyer +1%
Kibler +1%
Mountainburg +2.5%
Mulberry +2%
Rudy +0.5%
Van Buren +2%

Crittenden County +2.75%
Anthonyville +2%
Crawfordsville +2%
Earle +2%
Gilmore +1%
Jennette +1%
Marion +2%
Sunset +3%
Turrell +2%
West Memphis +1.5%

Cross County +2%
Cherry Valley +1%
Wynne +1%

Dallas County +2%
Fordyce +1.5%
Sparkman +1%

Desha County +1.5%
Dumas +2.5%
McGehee +3%

Drew County +2.25%
Monticello +1%

Faulkner County +0.5%
Conway +2.125%
Damascus +1%
Greenbrier +2.5%
Guy +1.5%
Mayflower +2%
Vilonia +2.5%

Franklin County +2%
Altus +1%
Branch +1%
Charleston +1.5%
Ozark +2%
Wiederkehr Village +1%

Fulton County +2%
Mammoth Spring +1%
Salem +1%
Viola +2%

Garland County +1.5%
Hot Springs +1.5%

Grant County +1%
Sheridan +2%

Greene County +1.75%
Marmaduke +1.25%
Oak Grove Heights +1%
Paragould +0.75%

Hempstead County +2%
Blevins +1.5%
Hope +1%
McCaskill +1.5%
Patmos +1%
Washington +1%

Hot Spring County +1.5%
Malverne +2%
Perla +1%
Rockport +2%

Howard County +2.75%
Dierks +1%
Mineral Springs +1%
Nashville +1%

Independence County +1.5%
Batesville +2%
Moorefield +2%
Pleasant Plains +2%

Izard County +0.5%
Calico Rock +3%
Franklin +1%
Guion +1%
Horseshoe Bend +2%
Melbourne +2%
Oxford +1%
Pineville +1%

Jackson County +2.25%
Beedeville +0.5%
Diaz +1%
Newport +1.5%
Swifton +1%
Tuckerman +1.25%

Jefferson County +1.25%
Altheimer +1%
Pine Bluff +2.25%
Redfield +1%
Sherrill +1%
Wabbaseka +1%
White Hall +1%

Johnson County +1%
Clarksville +2%
Coal Hill +1%
Lamar +2%

Lafayette County +2.25%
Bradley +1%
Lewisville +1%
Stamps +1%

Lawrence County +2.5%
Black Rock +1%
Hoxie +1%
Imboden +1%
Portia +1%
Ravenden +1%
Walnut Ridge +2%

Lee County +1%
Marianna +2%
Moro +2%

Lincoln County +2%
Gould +3%
Grady +1%
Star City +2%

Little River County +2.25%
Ashdown +2%
Foreman +1%
Wilton +1%

Logan County +2%
Blue Mountain +1%
Booneville +2%
Magazine +2%
Paris +1.5%

Lonoke County +1%
Austin +2%
Cabot +2%
Carlisle +2.125%
England +3%
Keo +1%
Lonoke +3%
Ward +2%

Madison County +2%
Huntsville +2%

Marion County +1.75%
Bull Shoals +2%
Flippin +1%
Pyatt +0.5%
Summit +1%
Yellville +2%

Miller County +1.25%
Fouke +1%
Garland +1%
Texarkana +2.5%

Mississippi County +2.5%
Blytheville +1.5%
Etowah +1%
Gosnell +1.5%
Joiner +1.25%
Keiser +2%
Luxora +1%
Manila +1.25%
Osceola +1%
Wilson +1%

Monroe County +0%
Brinkley +3%
Clarendon +3%
Holly Grove +3%
Roe +1%

Montgomery County +3%
Mount Ida +1%
Norman +1%

Nevada County +2%
Prescott +1%

Newton County +1%
Jasper +2%
Western Grove +1%

Ouachita County +3%
Bearden +1%
Camden +1.75%
Chidester +2%
East Camden +1%
Stephens +1%

Perry County +2.25%
Perryville +1%

Phillips County +2%
Helena-West Helena +2%
Marvell +2%

Pike County +2%
Delight +1%
Glenwood +1.5%
Murfreesboro +1.5%

Poinsett County +1.25%
Harrisburg +2%
Lepanto +2.25%
Marked Tree +2%
Trumannn +2%
Tyronza +1%
Waldenburg +2%
Weiner +1%

Polk County +2%
Cove +2%
Hatfield +1%
Mena +1%
Vandervoort +1%
Wickes +1%

Pope County +1%
Atkins +2%
Dover +1%
Pottsville +1.5%
Russellville +1.5%

Prairie County +1.5%
Des Arc +3%
DeValls Bluff +3%
Hazen +3%

Pulaski County +1%
Alexander +3%
Jacksonville +2%
Little Rock +1.5%
Maumelle +2%
North Little Rock +2%
Sherwood +2%

Randolph County +1.25%
Maynard +1.5%
Pocahontas +2%

Saline County +0%
Bauxite +1.5%
Benton +2.5%
Bryant +3%
Haskell +2%
Shannon Hills +1%

Scott County +2.625%
Waldron +2%

Searcy County +1.5%
Gilbert +1%
Leslie +1%
Marshall +0.5%

Sebastian County +1.25%
Barling +2%
Bonanza +1%
Fort Smith +2%
Greenwood +2%
Hackett +1%
Hartford +2%
Huntinton +1.5%
Mansfield +2.5%

Sevier County +2.125%
De Queen +1%
Gilham +2%
Horatio +1%
Lockesburg +0.75%

Sharp County +1%
Ash Flat +1.375%
Cave City +1%
Cherokee Village +1%
Evening Shade +1%
Hardy +1%
Highland +1.5%

St. Francis County +2%
Forrest City +1.875%
Hughes +%
Madison +1%
Palestine +2%
Wheatley +1%
Widener +1.75%

Stone County +1%
Mountain View +2%

Union County +2%
El Dorado +1.25%
Junction City +1%
Strong +1%

Van Buren County +2%
Fairfield Bay +1.5%
Shirley +1%

Washington County +1.25%
Elkins +2.75%
Elm Springs +1%
Farmington +2%
Fayetteville +2%
Goshen +1%
Greenland +3%
Johnson +2%
Lincoln +2%
Prairie Grove +2.25%
Springdale +2%
Tontitown +2.75%
West Fork +3%

White County +1.75%
Bald Knob +1.5%
Beebe +1%
Bradford +2%
Higginson +1%
Judsonia +1%
McRae +1%
Pangburn +1%
Rose Bud +2%
Searcy +1.5%

Woodruff County +2%
Augusta +1%
Cotton Plant +1%
McCrory +1%
Patterson +1%

Yell County +1.875%
Belleville +1%
Danville +1.5%
Dardanelle +1.5%
Havana +1%
Ola +2%
Plainview +1.5%