Sales Tax Collections
The sales tax rate in St. John the Baptist Parish is 9.7 percent. 4.45 percent is dedicated to the State, 2.50 percent is dedicated to the Parish public school system, 2.25 percent is dedicated to the Parish government and .50 percent is dedicated to the Sheriff.
The Parish government's sales tax allocation is as follows: 1 percent dedicated to the purposes of constructing, acquiring, extending, improving and maintaining the Sewer and Water systems parish wide, and constructing, acquiring and improving roads, highways and bridges. .375 percent is dedicated to Economic Development, another .375 percent is dedicated to Roads and Bridges, and .50 percent is dedicated to the Fire Department.
| Year |
Sales Tax Collected |
| 2009: |
$ 30,989,873 |
| 2010: |
$ 18,691,071 |
| 2011: |
$ 17,885,038 |
| 2012: |
$ 20,642,215 |
| 2013: |
$ 20,891,881 |
| 2014: |
$ 19,642,496 |
| 2015 |
$ 24,290,874 |
| 2016: |
$ 21,295,702 |
| 2017: |
$ 21,610,484 |
| 2018: |
$ 21,114,902 |
| 2019: |
$ 25,694,173 |
| 2020: |
$ 21,671,651 |
| 2021: |
$ 23,968,685 |
| 2022: |
$ 26,962,986 |
| 2023: |
$ 26,794,190 |