Monthly State Sales and Use Tax Statistics - July 2025

Monthly Report of State Sales and Use Tax Gross Collections and Taxable Sales for July 2025

As a full member state in compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, North Carolina does not require taxpayers to report gross retail sales by business location. In this report, remittances of State sales and use taxes collected on combined taxable sales and purchases for use are categorized by a taxpayer-selected business classification and allocated to counties according to county sales and use tax liabilities. These State tax collections are reported by the month for which the Department processed complementary county tax collections, which are sourced according to statute to presumed destination of use, rather than point of sale.

Note: State sales and use tax statistics do not include county sales and use taxes. Data are by-product data compiled during the processing of forms and remittances submitted by taxpayers required to register for, collect, and remit sales and use taxes. Detail data from this report may not be directly comparable to that in reports for other months because of corrections in registrations affecting collections and taxable sales within the business and county classifications, and changes in the sales and use tax law.

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State Sales and Use Tax: Gross Collections and Taxable Sales by County for July 2025

County Report
CountyGross Collections[1][2]Taxable Sales and Purchases[1][2]
Alamance$15,357,068$322,734,081
Alexander$1,768,085$37,191,437
Alleghany$733,493$15,387,356
Anson$966,037$20,304,887
Ashe$2,104,684$44,274,820
Avery$2,573,050$54,138,616
Beaufort$3,180,160$67,054,732
Bertie$629,001$13,191,349
Bladen$1,462,680$30,865,979
Brunswick$19,222,574$403,823,994
Buncombe$33,548,013$705,096,884
Burke$5,122,467$107,963,740
Cabarrus$23,548,989$495,945,797
Caldwell$4,642,901$97,652,774
Camden$500,395$10,520,075
Carteret$11,038,986$232,472,959
Caswell$743,978$15,635,903
Catawba$16,239,233$342,567,925
Chatham$5,521,476$116,528,639
Cherokee$2,600,001$54,677,197
Chowan$954,723$19,779,936
Clay$962,704$20,254,438
Cleveland$7,400,640$155,611,218
Columbus$2,612,525$54,706,900
Craven$7,605,847$159,296,928
Cumberland$26,234,687$550,955,311
Currituck$6,764,632$142,297,261
Dare$16,760,325$353,102,142
Davidson$9,985,687$210,436,609
Davie$2,608,408$54,805,653
Duplin$2,835,989$59,630,320
Durham$45,363,858$953,122,650
Edgecombe$2,342,323$49,020,840
Forsyth$35,514,842$746,470,594
Franklin$3,817,221$80,209,840
Gaston$16,957,600$355,486,913
Gates$276,571$5,792,140
Graham$697,521$14,908,887
Granville$2,658,743$55,827,310
Greene$633,499$13,291,863
Guilford$48,319,870$1,014,229,096
Halifax$3,236,507$67,994,692
Harnett$8,293,550$174,080,997
Haywood$5,719,911$120,163,757
Henderson$10,247,595$215,222,170
Hertford$1,282,867$26,903,942
Hoke$1,863,141$39,169,761
Hyde$726,410$15,277,839
Iredell$18,359,554$385,965,851
Jackson$4,923,435$103,522,978
Johnston$15,091,035$317,643,556
Jones$377,946$7,919,079
Lee$6,128,270$129,502,384
Lenoir$3,697,383$77,589,055
Lincoln$7,991,395$167,062,651
Macon$4,507,743$94,731,927
Madison$1,274,331$26,783,603
Martin$1,169,176$23,458,898
McDowell$2,824,431$59,366,415
Mecklenburg$149,889,293$3,147,245,257
Mitchell$1,075,910$22,625,437
Montgomery$1,334,875$27,987,729
Moore$10,946,393$229,988,364
Nash$6,852,791$143,623,491
New Hanover$35,015,313$736,157,726
Northampton$674,637$14,197,217
Onslow$15,914,889$334,289,924
Orange$12,418,250$260,671,117
Pamlico$764,417$16,065,257
Pasquotank$3,767,965$78,996,976
Pender$5,692,431$119,982,452
Perquimans$644,579$13,983,396
Person$2,595,661$54,591,463
Pitt$15,487,254$323,470,252
Polk$1,275,419$26,793,999
Randolph$9,563,993$200,310,761
Richmond$2,648,152$55,625,886
Robeson$7,055,649$148,009,608
Rockingham$5,262,800$110,153,823
Rowan$10,065,897$211,404,872
Rutherford$4,346,100$91,304,035
Sampson$3,495,369$73,337,779
Scotland$1,910,848$40,177,874
Stanly$4,766,392$100,615,572
Stokes$1,890,831$39,735,463
Surry$6,291,783$132,014,529
Swain$1,274,912$26,829,127
Transylvania$2,994,030$63,073,967
Tyrrell$229,762$4,848,976
Union$16,192,375$340,464,703
Vance$2,832,238$59,727,784
Wake$131,080,829$2,754,669,529
Warren$709,939$14,935,488
Washington$553,136$11,617,228
Watauga$6,416,062$134,317,845
Wayne$7,752,805$163,209,822
Wilkes$4,126,129$86,516,694
Wilson$6,406,434$134,625,369
Yadkin$1,572,823$33,076,082
Yancey$1,145,965$24,115,226
Foreign$49,398,938$1,040,866,370
Report Totals
SubtotalGross Collections[1][2]Taxable Sales and Purchases[1][2]Notes
Statewide Totals$1,044,860,436$21,955,880,021[3]
Combined General Rate$115,460,256N/A[4]
Motor Vehicle Lease (Short-term) and Subscription$12,601,064N/A[4]
Grand Total$1,172,921,756$21,955,880,021[3]
Notes
Note NumberNote Text
1Amounts shown are gross collections of sales and use tax (including collections of penalties and interest) processed by the Department of Revenue for the month of July 2025. Data reflect sales (including purchases for use) primarily for the month of June 2025, but may include sales for prior periods.
2Data include sales and purchases for use of aircraft, boats, and manufactured and modular homes to the extent taxable; such transactions are exempt from county sales and use taxes.
3Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.
4Sales not tabulated. Gross receipts derived from piped natural gas, electricity, telecommunications service and ancillary service, video programming service (direct-to-home satellite and other), spirituous liquor, aviation gasoline and jet fuel transactions are taxed at the combined general rate of 7%. Gross receipts derived from the short-term lease or rental of a motor vehicle are taxed at the rate of 8%; those from vehicle subscriptions are taxed at the rate of 5%.

State Sales and Use Tax: Gross Collections and Taxable Sales by Types of Businesses for July 2025

Business Report
Major Business GroupType of BusinessGross Collections[1][2]Taxable Sales and Purchases[1][2]Notes
3% and 4.75% TaxGroup Total$3,632,284$97,248,130[3]
3% and 4.75% Tax001 Manufactured homes - 4.75%$1,607,095$33,833,571None
3% and 4.75% Tax002 Boats - 3%$1,693,011$56,433,699None
3% and 4.75% Tax004 Modular Homes - 4.75%$332,178$6,980,860None
Apparel - 4.75%Group Total$34,299,286$721,469,066[3]
Apparel - 4.75%101 Boot and shoe stores$4,590,290$96,519,344None
Apparel - 4.75%102 Clothing stores$28,398,342$597,410,359None
Apparel - 4.75%103 Furriers (suppressed)N/AN/A[4]
Apparel - 4.75%104 Men's clothing & accessory stores$135,033$2,837,127None
Apparel - 4.75%105 Women's clothing & accessory stores$57,943$1,218,351None
Apparel - 4.75%106 Shoe repair shops$305,853$6,439,002None
Apparel - 4.75%107 Others$811,825$17,044,884None
Automotive - 4.75%Group Total$58,850,248$1,234,108,806[3]
Automotive - 4.75%201 Motor vehicle dealers$13,478,047$282,577,388None
Automotive - 4.75%202 Service stations$5,612,761$117,912,090None
Automotive - 4.75%203 Garages$11,439,636$238,910,612None
Automotive - 4.75%204 Motorcycle and bicycle dealers$1,558,408$32,788,653None
Automotive - 4.75%205 Automotive supply stores$13,965,182$293,542,933None
Automotive - 4.75%206 Others$2,373,097$49,567,640None
Automotive - 4.75%207 Oil and petroleum products dealers$3,143,201$65,922,062None
Automotive - 4.75%208 Tire dealers, recappers and repairers$6,899,090$144,870,061None
Automotive - 4.75%209 Manufactured home (mobile home) dealers$380,825$8,017,368None
Food - 4.75%Group Total$176,996,300$3,712,170,253[3]
Food - 4.75%301 Bakeries$2,553,583$53,534,800None
Food - 4.75%302 Candy and confectionery stores$753,906$15,477,517None
Food - 4.75%303 Dairies and dairy bars$1,830,394$38,292,476None
Food - 4.75%304 Grocery stores, meat markets, etc.$48,721,368$1,023,515,042None
Food - 4.75%305 Vending machine operators; drink stands$3,057,357$64,246,015None
Food - 4.75%306 Restaurants, cafeterias, grills, snack bars, etc.$112,617,443$2,361,224,988None
Food - 4.75%307 Others$1,923,257$40,326,601None
Food - 4.75%308 Taverns, nightclubs, etc.$5,538,990$115,552,815None
Furniture - 4.75%Group Total$24,631,863$516,384,426[3]
Furniture - 4.75%401 Furniture stores$9,550,615$200,933,357None
Furniture - 4.75%402 Household appliance dealers and repair services$4,447,140$92,645,210None
Furniture - 4.75%403 Musical merchandise dealers$318,646$6,691,994None
Furniture - 4.75%404 Industrial, office and store furniture and fixture dealers$2,081,152$43,493,334None
Furniture - 4.75%405 Others$1,531,950$32,324,835None
Furniture - 4.75%406 Awning and blinds dealers$272,348$5,721,131None
Furniture - 4.75%407 Antique dealers; interior decorators$2,808,680$58,915,788None
Furniture - 4.75%408 Upholstery shops; floor covering dealers$3,621,332$75,658,777None
General Merchandise - 4.75%Group Total$296,190,272$6,227,969,712[3]
General Merchandise - 4.75%501 Department stores$29,689,109$624,987,697None
General Merchandise - 4.75%502 Drugstores; drug and medical supply houses$11,895,235$249,292,909None
General Merchandise - 4.75%503 Dry goods stores; fabric and yarn shops$562,673$11,666,322None
General Merchandise - 4.75%504 Farm implement and supply stores$7,562,642$159,096,598None
General Merchandise - 4.75%505 Discount stores; general stores$47,173,512$992,560,823None
General Merchandise - 4.75%506 Hardware stores$6,328,965$133,225,995None
General Merchandise - 4.75%507 Jewelry stores; watch and clock repair shops$3,394,667$70,857,576None
General Merchandise - 4.75%508 Leather and leather goods stores$414,075$8,717,375None
General Merchandise - 4.75%509 Industrial machinery and supply dealers$11,720,996$246,693,285None
General Merchandise - 4.75%510 Secondhand goods stores; flea markets$2,640,834$55,504,780None
General Merchandise - 4.75%511 Sporting goods stores; toy shops$8,380,937$176,276,768None
General Merchandise - 4.75%512 Variety stores; 5 & 10 specialty stores$7,782,036$163,529,180None
General Merchandise - 4.75%513 Others$143,939,642$3,026,944,415None
General Merchandise - 4.75%514 Paint, wallpaper, and glass stores$3,546,787$74,614,199None
General Merchandise - 4.75%515 Pawn shops; army surplus stores, etc.$1,193,933$25,030,914None
General Merchandise - 4.75%516 Road building equipment and supply dealers$7,004,963$147,045,978None
General Merchandise - 4.75%517 Gift and novelty shops; coin dealers$2,959,263$61,924,899None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%Group Total$124,806,999$2,618,380,988[3]
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%601 Sheet metal shops; steel fabricators$4,598,523$96,687,699None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%602 Building hardware and machine stores$1,094,048$22,884,900None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%603 Building material dealers$86,334,358$1,816,925,957None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%604 Cabinet shops$2,121,040$44,250,043None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%605 Electrical, plumbing and heating supply dealers$22,465,249$470,386,883None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%606 Monument and tombstone dealers$129,453$2,459,222None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%607 Others$4,768,296$95,413,270None
Lumber & Building Material - 4.75%608 Storm window and door dealers$3,296,031$69,373,014None
Unclassified - 4.75%Group Total$325,453,185$6,828,148,639[3]
Unclassified - 4.75%701 Beauty and barber shops and supply dealers$2,729,496$57,311,670None
Unclassified - 4.75%702 Bookstores, school supply stores$4,446,718$93,559,257None
Unclassified - 4.75%703 Newsstands, smoke shops and cigar stores$2,647,822$54,987,722None
Unclassified - 4.75%704 Coal, wood, fuel oil, and bottled gas dealers$2,423,872$51,004,306None
Unclassified - 4.75%705 Feed stores, millers, hatcheries$491,621$10,343,154None
Unclassified - 4.75%706 Florists and nurseries$2,897,163$60,305,864None
Unclassified - 4.75%707 Airplane dealers and aviation services$366,004$7,673,950None
Unclassified - 4.75%708 Hotels, motels, cottage rentals, etc.$46,893,755$985,143,478None
Unclassified - 4.75%709 Office machine and supply dealers$16,723,884$351,941,282None
Unclassified - 4.75%710 Funeral homes$876,509$18,006,512None
Unclassified - 4.75%711 Others$206,942,330$4,347,142,281[5]
Unclassified - 4.75%712 Photographers, artists, photofinishers$7,293,322$153,031,454None
Unclassified - 4.75%713 Printers, publishers, blueprinters, engravers, etc.$4,669,836$98,446,555None
Unclassified - 4.75%714 Laundries, dry cleaners, etc.$1,507,773$31,369,297None
Unclassified - 4.75%715 Hospitals, physicians, veterinarians, etc.$7,865,525$157,865,273None
Unclassified - 4.75%716 Boat and marine supply dealers$1,892,612$39,684,761None
Unclassified - 4.75%717 Pet, hobby and craft shops$7,456,939$156,743,562None
Unclassified - 4.75%718 Chemical, janitorial supplies and paper products dealers$5,088,796$107,054,865None
Unclassified - 4.75%719 Machine shops; locksmiths, etc.$2,239,209$46,533,394None
Report Totals
Total TypeMajor Business GroupGross Collections[1][2]Taxable Sales and Purchases[1][2]Notes
SubtotalRetail Group Totals$1,044,860,436$21,955,880,021[3]
SubtotalCombined General Rate - 7%$115,460,256N/A[6]
SubtotalMotor Vehicle Lease (Short-term) and Subscription - 8%/5%$12,601,064N/A[6]
Grand TotalN/A$1,172,921,756$21,955,880,021[3]
Notes
Note NumberNote Text
1Amounts shown are gross collections of sales and use tax (including collections of penalties and interest) processed by the Department of Revenue for the month of July 2025. Data reflect sales (including purchases for use) primarily for the month of June 2025, but may include sales for prior periods.
2Beginning October 1, 2015, the sales price of each aircraft sold at retail or purchased for use is subject to the State general rate of 4.75% (previously 3% State rate) with a maximum tax per article of $2,500 (previously $1,500), and remains exempt from county sales and use taxes. Gross collections and associated taxable sales or purchases made after this date are now reported along with all other transactions subject to the State general rate and are no longer included in the 3% and 4.75% Tax Group.
3Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.
4Amounts suppressed to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
5Includes amounts suppressed to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
6Sales not tabulated. Gross receipts derived from piped natural gas, electricity, telecommunications service and ancillary service, video programming service (direct-to-home satellite and other), spirituous liquor, aviation gasoline and jet fuel transactions are taxed at the combined general rate of 7%. Gross receipts derived from the short-term lease or rental of a motor vehicle are taxed at the rate of 8%; those from vehicle subscriptions are taxed at the rate of 5%.
 
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