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Retail trade
NAICS sector 44-45: employer establishments, employees and payroll in 2023, by state.
- Establishments
- 1,043,373
- Employees
- 16,046,207
- 11.5% of private employment
- Average annual pay
- $37,746
- Nonemployer businesses
- 2,178,016
- $140B receipts
New business applications
110,048 in September 2026, seasonally adjusted
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| Period | Applications |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 110,048 |
| December 2025 | 97,927 |
| December 2024 | 80,327 |
| December 2023 | 86,291 |
| December 2022 | 71,471 |
| December 2021 | 76,130 |
| December 2020 | 70,680 |
By state
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| # | State | Establishments | Employees | Average pay | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 106,675 | 1,702,044 | $43,691 | $74.36B |
| 2 | Texas | 84,369 | 1,382,827 | $37,660 | $52.08B |
| 3 | Florida | 75,988 | 1,146,619 | $37,892 | $43.45B |
| 4 | New York | 71,941 | 862,844 | $41,560 | $35.86B |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 40,238 | 650,539 | $34,679 | $22.56B |
| 6 | Illinois | 35,801 | 571,091 | $37,101 | $21.19B |
| 7 | Ohio | 34,275 | 560,620 | $35,159 | $19.71B |
| 8 | North Carolina | 35,534 | 535,341 | $34,297 | $18.36B |
| 9 | Georgia | 35,820 | 513,434 | $35,396 | $18.17B |
| 10 | New Jersey | 29,729 | 465,759 | $39,839 | $18.56B |
| 11 | Michigan | 32,868 | 464,027 | $35,956 | $16.68B |
| 12 | Virginia | 25,872 | 423,568 | $35,521 | $15.05B |
| 13 | Arizona | 17,844 | 358,161 | $39,918 | $14.3B |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 22,550 | 357,807 | $42,388 | $15.17B |
| 15 | Tennessee | 23,463 | 349,855 | $36,427 | $12.74B |
| 16 | Washington | 20,582 | 340,694 | $43,080 | $14.68B |
| 17 | Indiana | 21,015 | 335,879 | $35,160 | $11.81B |
| 18 | Missouri | 19,971 | 314,186 | $34,446 | $10.82B |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 18,044 | 312,489 | $34,687 | $10.84B |
| 20 | Minnesota | 17,727 | 306,468 | $34,958 | $10.71B |
| 21 | Colorado | 18,589 | 292,486 | $41,073 | $12.01B |
| 22 | Maryland | 16,687 | 289,469 | $37,719 | $10.92B |
| 23 | South Carolina | 18,647 | 269,094 | $34,228 | $9.21B |
| 24 | Alabama | 17,877 | 238,329 | $34,151 | $8.14B |
| 25 | Louisiana | 15,868 | 221,758 | $33,554 | $7.44B |
| 26 | Kentucky | 15,020 | 215,414 | $34,572 | $7.45B |
| 27 | Oregon | 13,800 | 214,932 | $39,043 | $8.39B |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 13,097 | 188,566 | $34,012 | $6.41B |
| 29 | Iowa | 10,970 | 187,097 | $31,444 | $5.88B |
| 30 | Connecticut | 11,696 | 181,494 | $40,009 | $7.26B |
| 31 | Utah | 10,270 | 178,708 | $38,482 | $6.88B |
| 32 | Nevada | 9,047 | 164,986 | $39,642 | $6.54B |
| 33 | Arkansas | 10,566 | 144,531 | $33,588 | $4.85B |
| 34 | Kansas | 9,580 | 144,418 | $33,270 | $4.8B |
| 35 | Mississippi | 11,303 | 136,728 | $31,597 | $4.32B |
| 36 | Nebraska | 6,925 | 110,079 | $33,863 | $3.73B |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 5,706 | 95,663 | $39,234 | $3.75B |
| 38 | New Mexico | 6,382 | 95,261 | $35,361 | $3.37B |
| 39 | Idaho | 6,268 | 94,210 | $38,839 | $3.66B |
| 40 | Maine | 6,039 | 85,258 | $38,655 | $3.3B |
| 41 | West Virginia | 5,696 | 77,727 | $32,601 | $2.53B |
| 42 | Hawaii | 4,395 | 65,686 | $40,357 | $2.65B |
| 43 | Montana | 4,706 | 62,888 | $37,795 | $2.38B |
| 44 | Delaware | 3,742 | 62,102 | $37,068 | $2.3B |
| 45 | South Dakota | 3,838 | 54,784 | $34,389 | $1.88B |
| 46 | Rhode Island | 3,567 | 49,704 | $37,428 | $1.86B |
| 47 | North Dakota | 3,103 | 45,791 | $38,117 | $1.75B |
| 48 | Vermont | 2,937 | 37,491 | $39,232 | $1.47B |
| 49 | Alaska | 2,419 | 34,008 | $40,705 | $1.38B |
| 50 | Wyoming | 2,674 | 32,123 | $37,949 | $1.22B |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 1,653 | 21,170 | $39,268 | $831.3M |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns and Business Formation Statistics · Last updated 12/31/2023