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US states by retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier

Hawaii had the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier of 51 states in July 2025, at 18.3%. Alaska had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for the United States was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.3Hawaii
Lowest0.3Alaska
Median3.351 states
United States3.4History

Map of states, July 2025

Alabama: 4.7 %Alaska: 0.3 %Arizona: 4.3 %Arkansas: 5.9 %California: 3.5 %Colorado: 2.6 %Connecticut: 4.4 %Delaware: 2.6 %District of Columbia: 1.7 %Florida: 2.6 %Georgia: 3.3 %Hawaii: 18.3 %Idaho: 3.7 %Illinois: 3.3 %Indiana: 3.4 %Iowa: 3.5 %Kansas: 1.7 %Kentucky: 2.8 %Louisiana: 3.6 %Maine: 2.6 %Maryland: 1.8 %Massachusetts: 3.2 %Michigan: 2.9 %Minnesota: 2.6 %Mississippi: 4.4 %Missouri: 3.5 %Montana: 2.3 %Nebraska: 3.5 %Nevada: 8.7 %New Hampshire: 3.8 %New Jersey: 3.1 %New Mexico: 2.9 %New York: 3.7 %North Carolina: 4 %North Dakota: 4.3 %Ohio: 1.6 %Oklahoma: 5 %Oregon: 3.1 %Pennsylvania: 2.1 %Rhode Island: 2.8 %South Carolina: 3.7 %South Dakota: 3.5 %Tennessee: 3 %Texas: 4 %Utah: 4.1 %Vermont: 1.9 %Virginia: 2.2 %Washington: 3 %West Virginia: 4.8 %Wisconsin: 3.8 %Wyoming: 2.7 %
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%, July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, July 2025

Hawaii: 18.3 %Hawaii18.3Nevada: 8.7 %Nevada8.7Arkansas: 5.9 %Arkansas5.9Oklahoma: 5 %Oklahoma5West Virginia: 4.8 %West Virginia4.8Alabama: 4.7 %Alabama4.7Connecticut: 4.4 %Connecticut4.4Mississippi: 4.4 %Mississippi4.4Arizona: 4.3 %Arizona4.3North Dakota: 4.3 %North Dakota4.3Utah: 4.1 %Utah4.1North Carolina: 4 %North Carolina4Texas: 4 %Texas4New Hampshire: 3.8 %New Hampshire3.8Wisconsin: 3.8 %Wisconsin3.8Idaho: 3.7 %Idaho3.7New York: 3.7 %New York3.7South Carolina: 3.7 %South Carolina3.7Louisiana: 3.6 %Louisiana3.6California: 3.5 %California3.5Iowa: 3.5 %Iowa3.5Missouri: 3.5 %Missouri3.5Nebraska: 3.5 %Nebraska3.5South Dakota: 3.5 %South Dakota3.5Indiana: 3.4 %Indiana3.4Georgia: 3.3 %Georgia3.3Illinois: 3.3 %Illinois3.3Massachusetts: 3.2 %Massachusetts3.2New Jersey: 3.1 %New Jersey3.1Oregon: 3.1 %Oregon3.1Tennessee: 3 %Tennessee3Washington: 3 %Washington3Michigan: 2.9 %Michigan2.9New Mexico: 2.9 %New Mexico2.9Kentucky: 2.8 %Kentucky2.8Rhode Island: 2.8 %Rhode Island2.8Wyoming: 2.7 %Wyoming2.7Colorado: 2.6 %Colorado2.6Delaware: 2.6 %Delaware2.6Florida: 2.6 %Florida2.6Maine: 2.6 %Maine2.6Minnesota: 2.6 %Minnesota2.6Montana: 2.3 %Montana2.3Virginia: 2.2 %Virginia2.2Pennsylvania: 2.1 %Pennsylvania2.1Vermont: 1.9 %Vermont1.9Maryland: 1.8 %Maryland1.8District of Columbia: 1.7 %District of Columbia1.7Kansas: 1.7 %Kansas1.7Ohio: 1.6 %Ohio1.6Alaska: 0.3 %Alaska0.3Hawaii: 18.3 %Hawaii18.3Nevada: 8.7 %Nevada8.7Arkansas: 5.9 %Arkansas5.9Oklahoma: 5 %Oklahoma5West Virginia: 4.8 %West Virginia4.8Alabama: 4.7 %Alabama4.7Connecticut: 4.4 %Connecticut4.4Mississippi: 4.4 %Mississippi4.4Arizona: 4.3 %Arizona4.3North Dakota: 4.3 %North Dakota4.3Utah: 4.1 %Utah4.1North Carolina: 4 %North Carolina4Texas: 4 %Texas4New Hampshire: 3.8 %New Hampshire3.8Wisconsin: 3.8 %Wisconsin3.8Idaho: 3.7 %Idaho3.7New York: 3.7 %New York3.7South Carolina: 3.7 %South Carolina3.7Louisiana: 3.6 %Louisiana3.6California: 3.5 %California3.5Iowa: 3.5 %Iowa3.5Missouri: 3.5 %Missouri3.5Nebraska: 3.5 %Nebraska3.5South Dakota: 3.5 %South Dakota3.5Indiana: 3.4 %Indiana3.4Georgia: 3.3 %Georgia3.3Illinois: 3.3 %Illinois3.3Massachusetts: 3.2 %Massachusetts3.2New Jersey: 3.1 %New Jersey3.1Oregon: 3.1 %Oregon3.1Tennessee: 3 %Tennessee3Washington: 3 %Washington3Michigan: 2.9 %Michigan2.9New Mexico: 2.9 %New Mexico2.9Kentucky: 2.8 %Kentucky2.8Rhode Island: 2.8 %Rhode Island2.8Wyoming: 2.7 %Wyoming2.7Colorado: 2.6 %Colorado2.6Delaware: 2.6 %Delaware2.6Florida: 2.6 %Florida2.6Maine: 2.6 %Maine2.6Minnesota: 2.6 %Minnesota2.6Montana: 2.3 %Montana2.3Virginia: 2.2 %Virginia2.2Pennsylvania: 2.1 %Pennsylvania2.1Vermont: 1.9 %Vermont1.9Maryland: 1.8 %Maryland1.8District of Columbia: 1.7 %District of Columbia1.7Kansas: 1.7 %Kansas1.7Ohio: 1.6 %Ohio1.6Alaska: 0.3 %Alaska0.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesJuly 2025 (%)Change on July 2024
1Hawaii18.3+13.8 pts
2Nevada8.7+5 pts
3Arkansas5.9+3.3 pts
4Oklahoma5+0.8 pts
5West Virginia4.8-1.4 pts
6Alabama4.7+1.8 pts
7Connecticut4.4+2.1 pts
7Mississippi4.4+1.3 pts
9Arizona4.3+0.3 pts
9North Dakota4.3-2 pts
11Utah4.1+0.7 pts
12North Carolina4+1 pts
12Texas4-0.4 pts
14New Hampshire3.8+2.7 pts
14Wisconsin3.8+1.8 pts
16Idaho3.7+0.2 pts
16New York3.7+1.8 pts
16South Carolina3.7-5.2 pts
19Louisiana3.6+2.9 pts
20California3.5+1.1 pts
20Iowa3.5-0.9 pts
20Missouri3.5-5 pts
20Nebraska3.5-7.4 pts
20South Dakota3.5-0.2 pts
25Indiana3.4+0.1 pts
26Georgia3.30 pts
26Illinois3.3+2 pts
28Massachusetts3.2+1.6 pts
29New Jersey3.1+3.6 pts
29Oregon3.1+1.2 pts
31Tennessee3-3.5 pts
31Washington3+2 pts
33Michigan2.90 pts
33New Mexico2.9-0.2 pts
35Kentucky2.8-1.8 pts
35Rhode Island2.8+0.4 pts
37Wyoming2.7-0.4 pts
38Colorado2.6-3 pts
38Delaware2.6+0.3 pts
38Florida2.6-1.5 pts
38Maine2.6-1.1 pts
38Minnesota2.6-3.2 pts
43Montana2.3-1.3 pts
44Virginia2.2-3 pts
45Pennsylvania2.1-1.1 pts
46Vermont1.9+1.6 pts
47Maryland1.8-2.8 pts
48District of Columbia1.70 pts
48Kansas1.7-4.6 pts
50Ohio1.6+0.1 pts
51Alaska0.3-2.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percent change in retail sales from the same month a year earlier, for retail trade (NAICS 44 and 45) excluding nonstore retailers such as online sellers, not seasonally adjusted and not adjusted for price changes. Census Bureau Monthly State Retail Sales, an experimental product.

Experimental statistics: Census models these figures by blending Monthly Retail Trade Survey data with administrative and third-party data, and plans to keep changing the method. Each estimate has a margin of error (the national April 2026 change was 3.5 percent, plus or minus 0.4). Sales are counted where the store is, so states with many online buyers can look weaker than their residents' spending. Census publishes changes only, not sales in dollars. Figures are revised when the Monthly Retail Trade Survey is benchmarked.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers. https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/statedata/state_retail_yy.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers (US states by retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier, 2025-07) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/statedata/state_retail_yy.csv

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Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, US states by retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier, 2025-07. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Sept. 2026, https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/statedata/state_retail_yy.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/state-retail-sales-year-over-year-change/us-states?period=2025-07. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers. US states by retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier, 2025-07. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/statedata/state_retail_yy.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/state-retail-sales-year-over-year-change/us-states?period=2025-07.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, US states by retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier, 2025-07 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/statedata/state_retail_yy.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/state-retail-sales-year-over-year-change/us-states?period=2025-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state\_retail\_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers: US states by retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier, 2025-07}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Hawaii, with 18.3% in July 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Alaska, with 0.3% in July 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS, experimental), not adjusted state retail sales year-over-year percentage changes (state_retail_yy.csv), total retail sales excluding nonstore retailers. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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