
State News · Aug 12, 2026
Rockland County's sales tax, explained
The county's 8.375% rate breaks down into five pieces set by the state, the county, and local governments — and a temporary cap now changes what drivers pay at the gas pump.
Business News follows the projects and employers moving Rockland's economy: development applications and approvals, warehouse and housing construction, relocations, expansions, closures and layoffs. Each report explains who benefits from a tax abatement and what that arrangement costs the districts absorbing it.

The county's 8.375% rate breaks down into five pieces set by the state, the county, and local governments — and a temporary cap now changes what drivers pay at the gas pump.