3 Snohomish County cities have highest sales tax rate in state

LYNNWOOD — Three cities in Snohomish County are tied for the highest sales tax in Washingto`n at 10.6%.

Lynnwood, Mukilteo and Mill Creek tax higher than Seattle’s rate of 10.25% — or any other city in the state.

In all cities and counties, the state imposes a base 6.5% sales tax rate. With no income tax in Washington, sales taxes are the state’s primary revenue stream. The state collected over $14 billion in sales taxes in 2021, according to the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. In almost every city across the state, an extra 1% tax funds city and county services.

At 9.3%, unincorporated Snohomish County’s tax rate trails only King and Pierce counties.

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