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California sales tax rate changes, April 2019

  • Mar 22, 2019 | Gail Cole

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Many local sales and use tax rate changes take effect on April 1, 2019, in California, as befits its size.

City sales and use tax rate changes

  • Alameda (Alameda County): from 9.25% to 9.75%
  • Angels Camp (Calaveras County): from 7.25% to 7.75%
  • Antioch (Contra Costa County): from 8.75% to 9.25%
  • Bakersfield (Kern County): from 7.25% to 8.25%
  • Barstow (San Bernardino County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • Burbank (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Carpinteria (Santa Barbara County): from 7.75% to 9%
  • Chowchilla (Madera County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • Coalinga (Fresno County): from 7.975% 8.975%
  • Covina (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Cudahy (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Culver City (Los Angeles County): from 10% to 10.25%
  • Fowler (Fresno County): from 7.975% to 8.975%
  • Garden Grove (Orange County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • Glendale (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Kerman (Fresno County): from 7.975% to 8.975%  
  • King City (Monterey County): from 8.25% to 8.75%
  • La Puente (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10%
  • Lawndale (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Lodi (San Joaquin County): from 7.75% to 8.25%
  • Los Banos (Merced County): from 8.25% to 8.75%
  • Los Gatos (Santa Clara County): from 9% to 9.125%
  • Marina (Monterey County): from 8.75% to 9.25%
  • Martinez (Contra Costa County): from 8.75% to 9.25%
  • Murrieta (Riverside County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • Norco (Riverside County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • Oceanside (San Diego County): from 7.75% to 8.25%
  • Oroville (Butte County): from 7.25% to 8.25%
  • Pasadena (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Placentia (Orange County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • Pomona (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
  • Porterville (Tulare County): from 8.25% to 9.25%
  • Port Hueneme (Ventura County): from 7.75% to 8.75%  
  • Redwood City (San Mateo County): from 8.75% to 9.25%
  • Roseville (Placer County): from 7.25% to 7.75%
  • Sacramento (Sacramento County): from 8.25% to 8.75%
  • Santa Ana (Orange County): from 7.75% to 9.25%
  • Santa Fe Springs (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.5%
  • Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County): from 8% to 8.75%
  • Santa Rosa (Sonoma County): from 8.625% to 9% (there’s also a new tax in Sonoma County)
  • Seal Beach (Orange County): from 7.75% to 8.75%
  • West Sacramento (Yolo County): from 8% to 8.25%
  • Wildomar (Riverside County): from 7.75% to 8.75%

County sales and use tax rate changes

  • San Benito County
    • All unincorporated areas and incorporated cities with no district tax: from 7.25% to 8.25%
    • Hollister: from 8.25% to 9.25%
    • San Juan Bautista: from 8% to 9%
  • Sonoma County
    • All unincorporated areas and incorporated cities with no district tax: from 8.125% to 8.25%
    • Cotati: from 9.125% to 9.25%
    • Healdsburg: from 8.625% to 8.75%
    • Rohnert Park: from 8.625% to 8.75%
    • Sebastopol: from 8.875% to 9%
    • Sonoma: from 8.625% to 8.75%
    • Santa Rosa: from 8.625% to 9% (there’s also a new tax in the city of Santa Rosa)

Unincorporated areas sales and use tax rate changes

The following tax increases only apply to the unincorporated parts of the counties listed below, not incorporated cities.

  • Santa Cruz County Unincorporated Area: from 8.5% to 9%
  • Yuba County Unincorporated Area: from 7.25% to 8.25% (this tax increase is subject to pending litigation, which could impact its enforcement).

See the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for additional information, including reporting codes. To learn more about sales and use tax in the Golden State, check out our California sales tax guide.


Sales tax rates, rules, and regulations change frequently. Although we hope you'll find this information helpful, this blog is for informational purposes only and does not provide legal or tax advice.
Gail Cole
Avalara Author
Gail Cole
Gail Cole
Avalara Author Gail Cole
Gail began researching and writing about sales tax in 2012 and has been fascinated with it ever since. She has a penchant for uncovering unusual tax facts, and endeavors to make complex sales tax laws more digestible for both experts and laypeople.