Nonstore retailers share of retail jobs: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Nonstore retailers share of retail jobs (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Retail trade jobs and pay by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 6.9 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 1.5 to 3.5 %
- Group 2: 3.5 to 5 %
- Group 3: 5 to 6.5 %
- Group 4: 6.5 to 8.3 %
- Highest: 8.3 to 15.6 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.
| 1 | Delaware | 15.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Utah | 13.7 |
| 3 | New Jersey | 12.4 |
| 4 | Arizona | 11.7 |
| 4 | Nevada | 11.7 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 10.6 |
| 7 | Indiana | 10.5 |
| 8 | California | 10 |
| 9 | Vermont | 9.5 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 8.8 |
| 11 | Maine | 8.3 |
| 11 | Maryland | 8.3 |
| 11 | Ohio | 8.3 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 8.1 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 7.9 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 7.7 |
| 17 | New York | 7.6 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 7.5 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 6.7 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 6.6 |
| 21 | Colorado | 6.5 |
| 22 | Washington | 6.1 |
| 23 | Missouri | 5.9 |
| 23 | Oregon | 5.9 |
| 25 | Idaho | 5.7 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 5.7 |
| 27 | Florida | 5.5 |
| 28 | Minnesota | 5.3 |
| 29 | Virginia | 5.2 |
| 30 | Georgia | 5.1 |
| 31 | Michigan | 5 |
| 31 | Texas | 5 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 4.7 |
| 34 | Illinois | 4.6 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 4.6 |
| 36 | Kansas | 4.4 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 4.3 |
| 38 | South Dakota | 3.8 |
| 39 | Montana | 3.6 |
| 40 | Iowa | 3.5 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 3.5 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 3.2 |
| 42 | District of Columbia | 3.2 |
| 42 | North Dakota | 3.2 |
| 45 | Alabama | 2.3 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 2.2 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 2.2 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 2.1 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 2.1 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 1.9 |
| 51 | Alaska | 1.5 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 44-45, 441, 445, 452, 454 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by nonstore retailers share of retail jobs (%, derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sectors 44-45 (retail trade) and subsectors 441, 445, 452, 454; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-nonstore-retailers-share-of-retail-jobs/