Kern County, California Sales Tax Rate
2024

Taxing Jurisdiction	Rate
California State	6%
Kern County	0.25%
Max City / Locality Rate	3.25%
Combined Sales Tax:	9.5%

Components of the 9.5% Kern County sales tax

The county-level sales tax rate in Kern County is 0.25%, and all sales in Kern County are also subject to the 6% California sales tax. Cities, towns, and special districts within Kern County collect additional local sales taxes, with a maximum sales tax rate in Kern County of 9.5%. The total sales tax rates for all 40 cities and towns within Kern County are listed in the table below.

City Name	Tax Rate	Population
Bakersfield, CA ^†	8.25%	356,000
Delano, CA ^†	8.25%	31,800
Ridgecrest, CA ^†	9.25%	25,400
Tehachapi, CA	8.25%	21,100
Arvin, CA	8.25%	14,600
Wasco, CA ^†	8.25%	14,300
Rosamond, CA	9.5%	13,600
Shafter, CA	8.25%	13,000
Lamont, CA	8.25%	11,400
Taft, CA ^†	8.25%	10,300
Mc Farland, CA	8.25%	8,200
California City, CA ^†	7.25%	7,600
Lake Isabella, CA	8.25%	4,100
Frazier Park, CA	8.25%	3,800
Mojave, CA	8.25%	3,100
Edwards, CA	8.25%	2,400
Lost Hills, CA	8.25%	2,200
Buttonwillow, CA	8.25%	1,800
Tehachapi, CA ^†	8.25%	1,800
Inyokern, CA	8.25%	1,800
Pine Mountain Club, CA	8.25%	1,600
Wofford Heights, CA	8.25%	1,600
Bakersfield, CA	8.25%	1,400
Kernville, CA	8.25%	1,400
Boron, CA	8.25%	1,400
Bodfish, CA	8.25%	1,300
Weldon, CA	8.25%	1,200
Maricopa, CA	8.25%	1,200
Caliente, CA	8.25%	900
Keene, CA	8.25%	500
Onyx, CA	8.25%	0
Woody, CA	8.25%	0
Cantil, CA	8.25%	0
Edison, CA	8.25%	0
Tupman, CA	8.25%	0
Fellows, CA	8.25%	0
Randsburg, CA	8.25%	0
Glennville, CA	8.25%	0
Mc Kittrick, CA	8.25%	0
Johannesburg, CA	8.25%	0

Cities or counties marked with the † symbol have a local sales tax levied by that municipality

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Purchase Amount

Sales Tax Rate

Sales Tax:

$9.50

Purchase Price + Tax:

$109.50

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Sales-Taxes.com last updated the California and Bakersfield, California City, Delano, Kern Co Local Tax Sl, Los Angeles, Ridgecrest, Taft, Tehachapi And Wasco sales tax rate in November 2024 from the California Board of Equalization

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Kern County, California Sales Tax Rate
2024