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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 August 2025, at 4.5%. Vermont had the lowest, at -1.1%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for the United States was 2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4.5Hawaii
Lowest-1.1Vermont
Median2.151 states
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Map of states, August 2025

Alabama: 2.4 %Alaska: 2.1 %Arizona: 2.7 %Arkansas: 2.1 %California: 1.9 %Colorado: 2.4 %Connecticut: 3.3 %Delaware: 1.3 %District of Columbia: 2.8 %Florida: 1.6 %Georgia: 1.2 %Hawaii: 4.5 %Idaho: 1.5 %Illinois: 1.9 %Indiana: 2.2 %Iowa: 3.4 %Kansas: 1.3 %Kentucky: 4 %Louisiana: 3.2 %Maine: 0.4 %Maryland: 1.8 %Massachusetts: 2.6 %Michigan: 0.4 %Minnesota: 2 %Mississippi: 1.7 %Missouri: 2.5 %Montana: 0.7 %Nebraska: 1.6 %Nevada: 4 %New Hampshire: 1.5 %New Jersey: 3 %New Mexico: 2.4 %New York: 2.8 %North Carolina: 2.2 %North Dakota: 2.3 %Ohio: 2.4 %Oklahoma: 2.8 %Oregon: 0 %Pennsylvania: 2.9 %Rhode Island: 2.7 %South Carolina: 2 %South Dakota: 1.2 %Tennessee: 2.2 %Texas: 1.5 %Utah: 1.5 %Vermont: -1.1 %Virginia: 1.6 %Washington: 0.4 %West Virginia: 4.3 %Wisconsin: 1.9 %Wyoming: 0 %
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%, August 2025. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. 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, August 2025

Hawaii: 4.5 %Hawaii4.5West Virginia: 4.3 %West Virginia4.3Kentucky: 4 %Kentucky4Nevada: 4 %Nevada4Iowa: 3.4 %Iowa3.4Connecticut: 3.3 %Connecticut3.3Louisiana: 3.2 %Louisiana3.2New Jersey: 3 %New Jersey3Pennsylvania: 2.9 %Pennsylvania2.9District of Columbia: 2.8 %District of Columbia2.8New York: 2.8 %New York2.8Oklahoma: 2.8 %Oklahoma2.8Arizona: 2.7 %Arizona2.7Rhode Island: 2.7 %Rhode Island2.7Massachusetts: 2.6 %Massachusetts2.6Missouri: 2.5 %Missouri2.5Alabama: 2.4 %Alabama2.4Colorado: 2.4 %Colorado2.4New Mexico: 2.4 %New Mexico2.4Ohio: 2.4 %Ohio2.4North Dakota: 2.3 %North Dakota2.3Indiana: 2.2 %Indiana2.2North Carolina: 2.2 %North Carolina2.2Tennessee: 2.2 %Tennessee2.2Alaska: 2.1 %Alaska2.1Arkansas: 2.1 %Arkansas2.1Minnesota: 2 %Minnesota2South Carolina: 2 %South Carolina2California: 1.9 %California1.9Illinois: 1.9 %Illinois1.9Wisconsin: 1.9 %Wisconsin1.9Maryland: 1.8 %Maryland1.8Mississippi: 1.7 %Mississippi1.7Florida: 1.6 %Florida1.6Nebraska: 1.6 %Nebraska1.6Virginia: 1.6 %Virginia1.6Idaho: 1.5 %Idaho1.5New Hampshire: 1.5 %New Hampshire1.5Texas: 1.5 %Texas1.5Utah: 1.5 %Utah1.5Delaware: 1.3 %Delaware1.3Kansas: 1.3 %Kansas1.3Georgia: 1.2 %Georgia1.2South Dakota: 1.2 %South Dakota1.2Montana: 0.7 %Montana0.7Maine: 0.4 %Maine0.4Michigan: 0.4 %Michigan0.4Washington: 0.4 %Washington0.4Oregon: 0 %Oregon0Wyoming: 0 %Wyoming0Vermont: -1.1 %Vermont-1.1Hawaii: 4.5 %Hawaii4.5West Virginia: 4.3 %West Virginia4.3Kentucky: 4 %Kentucky4Nevada: 4 %Nevada4Iowa: 3.4 %Iowa3.4Connecticut: 3.3 %Connecticut3.3Louisiana: 3.2 %Louisiana3.2New Jersey: 3 %New Jersey3Pennsylvania: 2.9 %Pennsylvania2.9District of Columbia: 2.8 %District of Columbia2.8New York: 2.8 %New York2.8Oklahoma: 2.8 %Oklahoma2.8Arizona: 2.7 %Arizona2.7Rhode Island: 2.7 %Rhode Island2.7Massachusetts: 2.6 %Massachusetts2.6Missouri: 2.5 %Missouri2.5Alabama: 2.4 %Alabama2.4Colorado: 2.4 %Colorado2.4New Mexico: 2.4 %New Mexico2.4Ohio: 2.4 %Ohio2.4North Dakota: 2.3 %North Dakota2.3Indiana: 2.2 %Indiana2.2North Carolina: 2.2 %North Carolina2.2Tennessee: 2.2 %Tennessee2.2Alaska: 2.1 %Alaska2.1Arkansas: 2.1 %Arkansas2.1Minnesota: 2 %Minnesota2South Carolina: 2 %South Carolina2California: 1.9 %California1.9Illinois: 1.9 %Illinois1.9Wisconsin: 1.9 %Wisconsin1.9Maryland: 1.8 %Maryland1.8Mississippi: 1.7 %Mississippi1.7Florida: 1.6 %Florida1.6Nebraska: 1.6 %Nebraska1.6Virginia: 1.6 %Virginia1.6Idaho: 1.5 %Idaho1.5New Hampshire: 1.5 %New Hampshire1.5Texas: 1.5 %Texas1.5Utah: 1.5 %Utah1.5Delaware: 1.3 %Delaware1.3Kansas: 1.3 %Kansas1.3Georgia: 1.2 %Georgia1.2South Dakota: 1.2 %South Dakota1.2Montana: 0.7 %Montana0.7Maine: 0.4 %Maine0.4Michigan: 0.4 %Michigan0.4Washington: 0.4 %Washington0.4Oregon: 0 %Oregon0Wyoming: 0 %Wyoming0Vermont: -1.1 %Vermont-1.1
%. 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

RankStatesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Hawaii4.5-9 pts
2West Virginia4.3+4.3 pts
3Kentucky4+5.5 pts
3Nevada4-0.3 pts
5Iowa3.4+3.3 pts
6Connecticut3.3+2.3 pts
7Louisiana3.2+6.3 pts
8New Jersey3+4.5 pts
9Pennsylvania2.9+3.7 pts
10District of Columbia2.8+0.8 pts
10New York2.8+0.4 pts
10Oklahoma2.8+3.1 pts
13Arizona2.7+1.6 pts
13Rhode Island2.7+2.4 pts
15Massachusetts2.6+2.1 pts
16Missouri2.5-0.8 pts
17Alabama2.4+3.8 pts
17Colorado2.4-0.8 pts
17New Mexico2.4+3.6 pts
17Ohio2.4+4.7 pts
21North Dakota2.3+0.6 pts
22Indiana2.2+3.3 pts
22North Carolina2.2+1.3 pts
22Tennessee2.2+0.1 pts
25Alaska2.1+1.6 pts
25Arkansas2.1+3.6 pts
27Minnesota2-1.7 pts
27South Carolina2-2.7 pts
29California1.9+1.7 pts
29Illinois1.9+3.3 pts
29Wisconsin1.9+1.7 pts
32Maryland1.8-0.7 pts
33Mississippi1.7+3.2 pts
34Florida1.6+0.7 pts
34Nebraska1.6-5 pts
34Virginia1.6+0.3 pts
37Idaho1.5-0.6 pts
37New Hampshire1.5+2.1 pts
37Texas1.5-0.9 pts
37Utah1.5-1.4 pts
41Delaware1.3+1.9 pts
41Kansas1.3-2.1 pts
43Georgia1.2+1.2 pts
43South Dakota1.2+1.3 pts
45Montana0.7-0.2 pts
46Maine0.4-2.5 pts
46Michigan0.4-0.6 pts
46Washington0.4-0.6 pts
49Oregon0-0.8 pts
49Wyoming0+0.6 pts
51Vermont-1.1-1.4 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, 2025-08) [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, 2025-08. 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=2025-08. 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, 2025-08. 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=2025-08.

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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, 2025-08 [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=2025-08 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, 2025-08}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Hawaii, with 4.5% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with -1.1% in August 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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