Local Option Sales Tax
Historically, the Cooper Center tracked local option sales tax data as a service to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Through a recent partnership with the State of Virginia's Open Data Portal, this data will be moved to their site in the near future. The Open Data Portal will work with Virginia's Department of Taxation to update the information monthly.
Any city and county may levy a general retail sales tax at the rate of one percent to provide revenue for the locality’s general fund. All local sales tax moneys collected by the localities are paid into a state treasury special fund. The State collects and distributes this Local Option one percent Sales and Use Tax, as provided under the Code of Virginia §58.1-605 and §58.1-606. Actual distributions are made monthly to every county and city based on the locality in which the tax was collected. The amounts are recorded in the Local Option Sales Tax report.
| Locality | Month | Year | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | 2 | 2026 | 197790.09 |
| Lee County | 2 | 2026 | 165141.03 |
| Loudoun County | 2 | 2026 | 9424628.45 |
| Louisa County | 2 | 2026 | 604954.54 |
| Lunenburg County | 2 | 2026 | 409502.01 |
| Madison County | 2 | 2026 | 124121.3 |
| Mathews County | 2 | 2026 | 64543.28 |
| Mecklenburg County | 2 | 2026 | 755374.41 |
| Middlesex County | 2 | 2026 | 112841.24 |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 2026 | 1399971.73 |
| Nelson County | 2 | 2026 | 181502.64 |
| New Kent County | 2 | 2026 | 260702.38 |
| Northampton County | 2 | 2026 | 156878.98 |
| Northumberland County | 2 | 2026 | 86717.73 |
| Nottoway County | 2 | 2026 | 160060.98 |
| Orange County | 2 | 2026 | 452144.09 |
| Page County | 2 | 2026 | 225240.46 |
| Patrick County | 2 | 2026 | 160752.36 |
| Pittsylvania County | 2 | 2026 | 347249.04 |
| Powhatan County | 2 | 2026 | 451092.26 |
| Prince Edward County | 2 | 2026 | 368032.22 |
| Prince George County | 2 | 2026 | 362248.71 |
| Prince William County | 2 | 2026 | 7131752.18 |
| Pulaski County | 2 | 2026 | 456899.99 |
| Rappahannock County | 2 | 2026 | 71114.78 |
| Richmond County | 2 | 2026 | 145315.76 |
| Roanoke County | 2 | 2026 | 1372038.52 |
| Rockbridge County | 2 | 2026 | 317002.72 |
| Rockingham County | 2 | 2026 | 1114070.89 |
| Russell County | 2 | 2026 | 218159.99 |
| Scott County | 2 | 2026 | 177979.24 |
| Shenandoah County | 2 | 2026 | 531784.4 |
| Smyth County | 2 | 2026 | 253789.74 |
| Southampton County | 2 | 2026 | 104914.91 |
| Spotsylvania County | 2 | 2026 | 2357744.95 |
| Stafford County | 2 | 2026 | 1730510.63 |
| Surry County | 2 | 2026 | 84385.7 |
| Sussex County | 2 | 2026 | 164064.3 |
| Tazewell County | 2 | 2026 | 604893.91 |
| Warren County | 2 | 2026 | 529488.19 |
| Washington County | 2 | 2026 | 820820.64 |
| Westmoreland County | 2 | 2026 | 129497.7 |
| Wise County | 2 | 2026 | 326066.5 |
| Wythe County | 2 | 2026 | 460344.37 |
| York County | 2 | 2026 | 1027422.44 |
| Alexandria city | 2 | 2026 | 2925237.23 |
| Bedford city | 2 | 2026 | 0 |
| Bristol city | 2 | 2026 | 415589.65 |
| Buena Vista city | 2 | 2026 | 45618.09 |
| Charlottesville city | 2 | 2026 | 1206291.99 |
| Chesapeake city | 2 | 2026 | 4489234.03 |
| Colonial Heights city | 2 | 2026 | 755575 |
| Covington city | 2 | 2026 | 135436.27 |
| Danville city | 2 | 2026 | 949494.01 |
| Emporia city | 2 | 2026 | 187912.24 |
| Fairfax city | 2 | 2026 | 598199.84 |
| Falls Church city | 2 | 2026 | 642177.68 |
| Franklin city | 2 | 2026 | 197229.83 |
| Fredericksburg city | 2 | 2026 | 1300717.01 |
| Galax city | 2 | 2026 | 234653.96 |
| Hampton city | 2 | 2026 | 1733361.84 |
| Harrisonburg city | 2 | 2026 | 1398779.19 |
| Hopewell city | 2 | 2026 | 232307.22 |
| Lexington city | 2 | 2026 | 107292.08 |
| Lynchburg city | 2 | 2026 | 1784915.53 |
| Manassas city | 2 | 2026 | 1248851.54 |
| Manassas Park city | 2 | 2026 | 209832.3 |
| Martinsville city | 2 | 2026 | 194167.1 |
| Newport News city | 2 | 2026 | 2684750.16 |
| Norfolk city | 2 | 2026 | 3361019.33 |
| Norton city | 2 | 2026 | 179851.34 |
| Petersburg city | 2 | 2026 | 488473.24 |
| Poquoson city | 2 | 2026 | 105994.54 |
| Portsmouth city | 2 | 2026 | 942785.63 |
| Radford city | 2 | 2026 | 120566.45 |
| Richmond city | 2 | 2026 | 4271978.82 |
| Roanoke city | 2 | 2026 | 2227714.74 |
| Salem city | 2 | 2026 | 695651.96 |
| Staunton city | 2 | 2026 | 453224.07 |
| Suffolk city | 2 | 2026 | 1439508.7 |
| Virginia Beach city | 2 | 2026 | 6844282.85 |
| Waynesboro city | 2 | 2026 | 551304.53 |
| Williamsburg city | 2 | 2026 | 366358.79 |
| Winchester city | 2 | 2026 | 1001440.8 |