The five states with the highest combined state and local tax rates are Tennessee at 9.44 percent, California at 9.08 percent, Arizona at 9.01 percent, Louisiana at 8.69 percent and Washington at 8.64 percent, according to a new report.
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Five states lack a general statewide sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. Four of them prohibit local-option taxes as well, so they have a combined rate of zero.