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Overview of Texas Taxes

Texas is often considered tax-friendly because the state does not collect any income taxes. But there are other taxes that Texans have to pay, such as significant property and sales taxes.

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* These are the taxes owed for the 2023 - 2024 filing season.

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    Our income tax calculator calculates your federal, state and local taxes based on several key inputs: your household income, location, filing status and number of personal exemptions.

    How Income Taxes Are Calculated

    • First, we calculate your adjusted gross income (AGI) by taking your total household income and reducing it by certain items such as contributions to your 401(k).
    • Next, from AGI we subtract exemptions and deductions (either itemized or standard) to get your taxable income. Exemptions can be claimed for each taxpayer as well as dependents such as one’s spouse or children.
    • Based on your filing status, your taxable income is then applied to the the tax brackets to calculate your federal income taxes owed for the year.
    • Your location will determine whether you owe local and / or state taxes.
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  • Last Updated: January 1, 2024

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Taxes in Texas

Texas State Tax Quick Facts

  • Income tax: None
  • Sales tax: 6.25% (local tax: 0% - 2%)
  • Property tax: 1.74% average effective rate
  • Gas tax: 20 cents per gallon of regular gasoline and diesel

The Lone Star State is one of only a few states that collect no income taxes of any kind. For that reason, it often ranks high on lists of the most tax-friendly states, but its sales and property taxes aren’t quite as kind to the average taxpayer’s wallet. In fact, the maximum sales tax rate in a county is 8.25%. The 1.74% average effective property tax rate in Texas is higher than all but five states.

A financial advisor can help you understand how taxes fit into your overall financial goals. SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with up to three vetted financial advisors who serve your area, and you can have a free introductory call with your advisor matches to decide which one you feel is right for you. If you’re ready to find an advisor who can help you achieve your financial goals, get started now.

Texas Income Taxes

Don’t mess with Texas. And once you’re there, you won't have to mess with a state income tax return, either. It is one of a handful states that do not levy taxes on income of any kind. Of course, you’ll still need to pay federal income taxes and file a federal income tax return.

Texas Sales Tax

While Texas’ statewide sales tax rate is a relatively modest 6.25%, total sales taxes (including county and city taxes) of up to 8.25% are levied. To make matters worse, rates in most major cities reach this limit. Dallas, Houston and San Antonio all have combined state and local sales tax rates of 8.25%, for example. Below are the rates for every county in Texas.

Sales Tax Rates(Updated January 2024)

County NameState TaxLocal TaxMax Tax Rate in County
Anderson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Andrews County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Angelina County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Aransas County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Archer County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Armstrong County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Atascosa County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Austin County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bailey County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bandera County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bastrop County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Baylor County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bee County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bell County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bexar County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Blanco County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Borden County6.250%1.000%7.250%
Bosque County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Bowie County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Brazoria County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Brazos County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Brewster County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Briscoe County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Brooks County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Brown County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Burleson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Burnet County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Caldwell County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Calhoun County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Callahan County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Cameron County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Camp County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Carson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Cass County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Castro County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Chambers County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Cherokee County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Childress County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Clay County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Cochran County6.250%1.500%7.750%
Coke County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Coleman County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Collin County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Collingsworth County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Colorado County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Comal County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Comanche County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Concho County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Cooke County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Coryell County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Cottle County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Crane County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Crockett County6.250%0.500%6.750%
Crosby County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Culberson County6.250%1.750%8.000%
Dallam County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Dallas County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Dawson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
De Witt County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Deaf Smith County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Delta County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Denton County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Dickens County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Dimmit County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Donley County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Duval County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Eastland County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Ector County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Edwards County6.250%1.750%8.000%
El Paso County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Ellis County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Erath County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Falls County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Fannin County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Fayette County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Fisher County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Floyd County6.250%1.750%8.000%
Foard County6.250%1.750%8.000%
Fort Bend County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Franklin County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Freestone County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Frio County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Gaines County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Galveston County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Garza County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Gillespie County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Glasscock County6.250%0.500%6.750%
Goliad County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Gonzales County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Gray County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Grayson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Gregg County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Grimes County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Guadalupe County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hale County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hall County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hamilton County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hansford County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hardeman County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hardin County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Harris County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Harrison County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hartley County6.250%1.000%7.250%
Haskell County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hays County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hemphill County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Henderson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hidalgo County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hill County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hockley County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hood County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hopkins County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Houston County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Howard County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hudspeth County6.250%1.000%7.250%
Hunt County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Hutchinson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Irion County6.250%1.000%7.250%
Jack County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jackson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jasper County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jeff Davis County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jefferson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jim Hogg County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jim Wells County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Johnson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Jones County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Karnes County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Kaufman County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Kendall County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Kenedy County6.250%0.000%6.250%
Kent County6.250%1.000%7.250%
Kerr County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Kimble County6.250%2.000%8.250%
King County6.250%0.000%6.250%
Kinney County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Kleberg County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Knox County6.250%2.000%8.250%
La Salle County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lamar County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lamb County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lampasas County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lavaca County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lee County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Leon County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Liberty County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Limestone County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lipscomb County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Live Oak County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Llano County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Loving County6.250%0.000%6.250%
Lubbock County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Lynn County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Madison County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Marion County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Martin County6.250%1.750%8.000%
Mason County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Matagorda County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Maverick County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Mcculloch County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Mclennan County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Mcmullen County6.250%0.000%6.250%
Medina County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Menard County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Midland County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Milam County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Mills County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Mitchell County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Montague County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Montgomery County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Moore County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Morris County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Motley County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Nacogdoches County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Navarro County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Newton County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Nolan County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Nueces County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Ochiltree County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Oldham County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Orange County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Palo Pinto County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Panola County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Parker County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Parmer County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Pecos County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Polk County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Potter County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Presidio County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Rains County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Randall County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Reagan County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Real County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Red River County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Reeves County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Refugio County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Roberts County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Robertson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Rockwall County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Runnels County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Rusk County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Sabine County6.250%2.000%8.250%
San Augustine County6.250%2.000%8.250%
San Jacinto County6.250%2.000%8.250%
San Patricio County6.250%2.000%8.250%
San Saba County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Schleicher County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Scurry County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Shackelford County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Shelby County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Sherman County6.250%1.500%7.750%
Smith County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Somervell County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Starr County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Stephens County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Sterling County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Stonewall County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Sutton County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Swisher County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Tarrant County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Taylor County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Terrell County6.250%1.500%7.750%
Terry County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Throckmorton County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Titus County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Tom Green County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Travis County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Trinity County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Tyler County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Upshur County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Upton County6.250%1.500%7.750%
Uvalde County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Val Verde County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Van Zandt County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Victoria County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Walker County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Waller County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Ward County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Washington County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Webb County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Wharton County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Wheeler County6.250%1.750%8.000%
Wichita County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Wilbarger County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Willacy County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Williamson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Wilson County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Winkler County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Wise County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Wood County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Yoakum County6.250%1.500%7.750%
Young County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Zapata County6.250%2.000%8.250%
Zavala County6.250%2.000%8.250%

Texas also charges a number of additional fees and taxes on the sales of certain goods. Notable examples include its hotel occupancy tax, which is 6% of the cost of a hotel room, and a manufactured housing tax that equals 5% of a home's sale price.

Some services are also subject to sales tax in Texas. Among the types of services for which you might have to pay sales tax are entertainment like live music or movie tickets, television service (whether cable or satellite) and any kind of automobile parking or storage services. Texas did, however, stop charging sales taxes on internet access services as of July 1, 2020.

Texas Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes

Texas taxes liquor at $2.40 per gallon. The Lone Star State also taxes a pack of 20 cigarettes totals $1.41.

Texas Property Tax

Property taxes in Texas are among the highest in the country. Effective property tax rates average 1.74%, meaning Texan households pay an average of $3,520 in property taxes each year.

Property tax rates have become a contentious issue between local governments and the state. Some state representatives want to cap rates, while cities and counties oppose that measure. That’s because, in most areas, property taxes are the primary source of local revenue.

In Dallas County, for example, the average effective rate is 1.81%. In Harris County, where Houston is located, the average effective property tax rate is 1.91%. That means thousands of dollars a year in property taxes for the typical Texas homeowner.

But high property taxes don’t necessarily mean you should be a renter for life. If you are thinking about purchasing a home in Texas, take a look at our mortgage guide for rates and other information about getting a mortgage in Texas.

Texas Gasoline Tax

The Texas excise taxes on regular and diesel gasoline total 20 cents per gallon.

Texas Estate Tax

As of Jan. 1, 2005, there is no estate tax in Texas.

Other Notable Taxes in Texas

Texas has an oyster sales fee. Shellfish dealers in Texas are required to pay a tax of $1 per 300 pounds of oysters taken from Texas waters.

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  • Cameron County, Texas is located at 26.15° North, and contains the most southern point along the US-Mexico border.
  • Four of the 10-most populous cities in the country are in Texas. These include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin.
  • Texas is the largest oil producer in the U.S. In 2014, it produced more oil than any country in the world except Saudi Arabia.

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