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Employer establishments: retail trade in Washington

Employer establishments: retail trade in Washington was 20,582 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count20,582
Change on 2022-1%
Rank16th of 51US states ranked
Series high21,7782015
Series low20,5822023

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Employer establishments: retail trade in Washington, 2012 to 2023

20.5K20.8K21K21.3K21.5K21.8K22K2012201420162018202020232012: 21,590 count2013: 21,564 count2014: 21,586 count2015: 21,778 count2016: 21,701 count2017: 21,710 count2018: 21,538 count2019: 21,324 count2020: 20,897 count2021: 20,755 count2022: 20,787 count2023: 20,582 count20.5K21K21.5K22K20122016202020232012: 21,590 count2013: 21,564 count2014: 21,586 count2015: 21,778 count2016: 21,701 count2017: 21,710 count2018: 21,538 count2019: 21,324 count2020: 20,897 count2021: 20,755 count2022: 20,787 count2023: 20,582 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202320,582
202220,787
202120,755
202020,897
201921,324
201821,538
201721,710
201621,701
201521,778
201421,586
201321,564
201221,590

Compared with United States

Place2023
Washington20,582
United States1,043,373

Washington compared with nearby places

Alabama: 17,877 countAlaska: 2,419 countArizona: 17,844 countArkansas: 10,566 countCalifornia: 106,675 countColorado: 18,589 countConnecticut: 11,696 countDelaware: 3,742 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,653 countFlorida: 75,988 countGeorgia: 35,820 countHawaii: 4,395 countIdaho: 6,268 countIllinois: 35,801 countIndiana: 21,015 countIowa: 10,970 countKansas: 9,580 countKentucky: 15,020 countLouisiana: 15,868 countMaine: 6,039 countMaryland: 16,687 countMassachusetts: 22,550 countMichigan: 32,868 countMinnesota: 17,727 countMississippi: 11,303 countMissouri: 19,971 countMontana: 4,706 countNebraska: 6,925 countNevada: 9,047 countNew Hampshire: 5,706 countNew Jersey: 29,729 countNew Mexico: 6,382 countNew York: 71,941 countNorth Carolina: 35,534 countNorth Dakota: 3,103 countOhio: 34,275 countOklahoma: 13,097 countOregon: 13,800 countPennsylvania: 40,238 countRhode Island: 3,567 countSouth Carolina: 18,647 countSouth Dakota: 3,838 countTennessee: 23,463 countTexas: 84,369 countUtah: 10,270 countVermont: 2,937 countVirginia: 25,872 countWashington: 20,582 countWest Virginia: 5,696 countWisconsin: 18,044 countWyoming: 2,674 count
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  • 15K to 19K
  • 19K to 34K
  • 34K and over
Employer establishments: retail trade, 2023, count. Washington is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in retail trade (NAICS 44-45), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms (Employer establishments: retail trade, Washington, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms, Employer establishments: retail trade, Washington, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-retail-trade/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Employer establishments: retail trade, Washington, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-retail-trade/washington.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms, Employer establishments: retail trade, Washington, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-retail-trade/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: retail trade in Washington?

Employer establishments: retail trade in Washington was 20,582 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: retail trade in Washington?

21,778 in 2015, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: retail trade elsewhere in United States

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