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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 September 2025, at 16.3%. Alaska had the lowest, at -0.2%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for the United States was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.3Hawaii
Lowest-0.2Alaska
Median4.651 states
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Map of states, September 2025

Alabama: 3.7 %Alaska: -0.2 %Arizona: 5.3 %Arkansas: 5 %California: 3.2 %Colorado: 5.8 %Connecticut: 4.5 %Delaware: 2.8 %District of Columbia: 3.2 %Florida: 4.4 %Georgia: 4.4 %Hawaii: 16.3 %Idaho: 2.9 %Illinois: 3.5 %Indiana: 4.1 %Iowa: 4.6 %Kansas: 9 %Kentucky: 3.2 %Louisiana: 4.4 %Maine: 6 %Maryland: 4.7 %Massachusetts: 8.7 %Michigan: 2.8 %Minnesota: 4.1 %Mississippi: 3.1 %Missouri: 5.3 %Montana: 4.2 %Nebraska: 5.1 %Nevada: 6.4 %New Hampshire: 6.7 %New Jersey: 5 %New Mexico: 5.4 %New York: 8.7 %North Carolina: 4.5 %North Dakota: 5.6 %Ohio: 4.6 %Oklahoma: 5.7 %Oregon: 0.4 %Pennsylvania: 6.6 %Rhode Island: 14 %South Carolina: 5.7 %South Dakota: 3.4 %Tennessee: 3.1 %Texas: 5.3 %Utah: 4.7 %Vermont: 1.6 %Virginia: 1.9 %Washington: 1.6 %West Virginia: 7.2 %Wisconsin: 4.7 %Wyoming: 14.4 %
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%, September 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, September 2025

Hawaii: 16.3 %Hawaii16.3Wyoming: 14.4 %Wyoming14.4Rhode Island: 14 %Rhode Island14Kansas: 9 %Kansas9Massachusetts: 8.7 %Massachusetts8.7New York: 8.7 %New York8.7West Virginia: 7.2 %West Virginia7.2New Hampshire: 6.7 %New Hampshire6.7Pennsylvania: 6.6 %Pennsylvania6.6Nevada: 6.4 %Nevada6.4Maine: 6 %Maine6Colorado: 5.8 %Colorado5.8Oklahoma: 5.7 %Oklahoma5.7South Carolina: 5.7 %South Carolina5.7North Dakota: 5.6 %North Dakota5.6New Mexico: 5.4 %New Mexico5.4Arizona: 5.3 %Arizona5.3Missouri: 5.3 %Missouri5.3Texas: 5.3 %Texas5.3Nebraska: 5.1 %Nebraska5.1Arkansas: 5 %Arkansas5New Jersey: 5 %New Jersey5Maryland: 4.7 %Maryland4.7Utah: 4.7 %Utah4.7Wisconsin: 4.7 %Wisconsin4.7Iowa: 4.6 %Iowa4.6Ohio: 4.6 %Ohio4.6Connecticut: 4.5 %Connecticut4.5North Carolina: 4.5 %North Carolina4.5Florida: 4.4 %Florida4.4Georgia: 4.4 %Georgia4.4Louisiana: 4.4 %Louisiana4.4Montana: 4.2 %Montana4.2Indiana: 4.1 %Indiana4.1Minnesota: 4.1 %Minnesota4.1Alabama: 3.7 %Alabama3.7Illinois: 3.5 %Illinois3.5South Dakota: 3.4 %South Dakota3.4California: 3.2 %California3.2District of Columbia: 3.2 %District of Columbia3.2Kentucky: 3.2 %Kentucky3.2Mississippi: 3.1 %Mississippi3.1Tennessee: 3.1 %Tennessee3.1Idaho: 2.9 %Idaho2.9Delaware: 2.8 %Delaware2.8Michigan: 2.8 %Michigan2.8Virginia: 1.9 %Virginia1.9Vermont: 1.6 %Vermont1.6Washington: 1.6 %Washington1.6Oregon: 0.4 %Oregon0.4Alaska: -0.2 %Alaska-0.2Hawaii: 16.3 %Hawaii16.3Wyoming: 14.4 %Wyoming14.4Rhode Island: 14 %Rhode Island14Kansas: 9 %Kansas9Massachusetts: 8.7 %Massachusetts8.7New York: 8.7 %New York8.7West Virginia: 7.2 %West Virginia7.2New Hampshire: 6.7 %New Hampshire6.7Pennsylvania: 6.6 %Pennsylvania6.6Nevada: 6.4 %Nevada6.4Maine: 6 %Maine6Colorado: 5.8 %Colorado5.8Oklahoma: 5.7 %Oklahoma5.7South Carolina: 5.7 %South Carolina5.7North Dakota: 5.6 %North Dakota5.6New Mexico: 5.4 %New Mexico5.4Arizona: 5.3 %Arizona5.3Missouri: 5.3 %Missouri5.3Texas: 5.3 %Texas5.3Nebraska: 5.1 %Nebraska5.1Arkansas: 5 %Arkansas5New Jersey: 5 %New Jersey5Maryland: 4.7 %Maryland4.7Utah: 4.7 %Utah4.7Wisconsin: 4.7 %Wisconsin4.7Iowa: 4.6 %Iowa4.6Ohio: 4.6 %Ohio4.6Connecticut: 4.5 %Connecticut4.5North Carolina: 4.5 %North Carolina4.5Florida: 4.4 %Florida4.4Georgia: 4.4 %Georgia4.4Louisiana: 4.4 %Louisiana4.4Montana: 4.2 %Montana4.2Indiana: 4.1 %Indiana4.1Minnesota: 4.1 %Minnesota4.1Alabama: 3.7 %Alabama3.7Illinois: 3.5 %Illinois3.5South Dakota: 3.4 %South Dakota3.4California: 3.2 %California3.2District of Columbia: 3.2 %District of Columbia3.2Kentucky: 3.2 %Kentucky3.2Mississippi: 3.1 %Mississippi3.1Tennessee: 3.1 %Tennessee3.1Idaho: 2.9 %Idaho2.9Delaware: 2.8 %Delaware2.8Michigan: 2.8 %Michigan2.8Virginia: 1.9 %Virginia1.9Vermont: 1.6 %Vermont1.6Washington: 1.6 %Washington1.6Oregon: 0.4 %Oregon0.4Alaska: -0.2 %Alaska-0.2
%. 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

RankStatesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Hawaii16.3+16.8 pts
2Wyoming14.4+21.6 pts
3Rhode Island14+16.2 pts
4Kansas9+9.8 pts
5Massachusetts8.7+12.3 pts
5New York8.7+9.6 pts
7West Virginia7.2+9 pts
8New Hampshire6.7+13 pts
9Pennsylvania6.6+9.6 pts
10Nevada6.4+5.6 pts
11Maine6+9.8 pts
12Colorado5.8+5.4 pts
13Oklahoma5.7+8.3 pts
13South Carolina5.7+3.1 pts
15North Dakota5.6+7.7 pts
16New Mexico5.4+9 pts
17Arizona5.3+6.3 pts
17Missouri5.3+5.3 pts
17Texas5.3+6.1 pts
20Nebraska5.1+2.3 pts
21Arkansas5+9 pts
21New Jersey5+8.8 pts
23Maryland4.7+5.2 pts
23Utah4.7+5.5 pts
23Wisconsin4.7+9.2 pts
26Iowa4.6+8.5 pts
26Ohio4.6+9.6 pts
28Connecticut4.5+6.3 pts
28North Carolina4.5+6 pts
30Florida4.4+5.3 pts
30Georgia4.4+7 pts
30Louisiana4.4+8.3 pts
33Montana4.2+7.2 pts
34Indiana4.1+7.2 pts
34Minnesota4.1+5.1 pts
36Alabama3.7+6.6 pts
37Illinois3.5+7.8 pts
38South Dakota3.4+7.9 pts
39California3.2+5.1 pts
39District of Columbia3.2+3.1 pts
39Kentucky3.2+5.9 pts
42Mississippi3.1+6.2 pts
42Tennessee3.1+2.9 pts
44Idaho2.9+5.8 pts
45Delaware2.8+4.7 pts
45Michigan2.8+3.7 pts
47Virginia1.9+2 pts
48Vermont1.6+5.9 pts
48Washington1.6+3.7 pts
50Oregon0.4+1.5 pts
51Alaska-0.2+0.2 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, 2025-09) [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, 2025-09. 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=2025-09. 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, 2025-09. 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=2025-09.

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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, 2025-09 [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=2025-09 (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, 2025-09}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Hawaii, with 16.3% in September 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 -0.2% in September 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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