How much is the cigarette tax in Mississippi?

Mississippi charges a state excise tax of 68 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes, which is on the lower end nationally. This is on top of the federal cigarette tax and any general sales tax, and it is added to the retail shelf price you pay.

Does Mississippi tax beer, wine, and spirits differently?

Yes. Mississippi applies separate per-gallon excise rates to beer, table wine, and distilled spirits, with spirits taxed the most heavily per gallon. This calculator lets you enter gallons of each so you can see how the rates differ by beverage type.

Are these excise taxes the same as sales tax?

No. Excise taxes are fixed per-unit charges (per pack or per gallon) baked into the price, while sales tax is a percentage added at checkout. This tool calculates the excise portion; Mississippi's general sales tax would apply separately on top.

Why does Mississippi tax spirits so much more than beer?

Like most states, Mississippi taxes distilled spirits at a far higher per-gallon rate than beer or wine because spirits contain much more alcohol per gallon. The per-gallon excise reflects that higher alcohol content, so a gallon of spirits carries a larger tax.

Do these rates ever change?

Yes. State legislatures periodically adjust tobacco and alcohol excise rates, so the defaults here may not match the latest law. The rate fields are editable so you can plug in current Mississippi figures for an accurate estimate.

Mississippi Cigarette & Alcohol Tax Calculator

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Mississippi adds fixed excise taxes to cigarettes and alcohol — a per-pack charge on cigarettes and per-gallon charges on beer, wine, and spirits. These are baked into the shelf price, separate from sales tax. This tool converts your purchase quantities into the total Mississippi excise tax.

How it works

Each product type has a fixed per-unit rate; the tax is quantity times rate, summed across all items:

cigarette tax = packs x per-pack rate
beer tax      = beer gallons x per-gallon beer rate
wine tax      = wine gallons x per-gallon wine rate
spirits tax   = spirits gallons x per-gallon spirits rate
total excise  = cigarette + beer + wine + spirits

Spirits carry the highest per-gallon rate because they contain the most alcohol per gallon. These excise taxes are distinct from Mississippi’s general sales tax, which would apply separately at checkout.

Example and notes

Two packs of cigarettes at 68 cents each is 2 x 0.68 = 1.36 dollars of excise. Add 5 gallons of beer at about 42.68 cents per gallon (5 x 0.4268 = 2.13) and the excise totals roughly $3.49 before sales tax. Excise rates change by legislation, so update the rate fields with the current Mississippi figures for the most accurate result. A standard six-pack of 12-oz cans is about 0.5625 gallons if you need to convert from packs to gallons.