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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 October 2025, at 12.9%. Vermont had the lowest, at -1.6%. The median was 2% and the figure for the United States was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.9Hawaii
Lowest-1.6Vermont
Median251 states
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Map of states, October 2025

Alabama: 1.8 %Alaska: -1.6 %Arizona: 2.8 %Arkansas: 2.5 %California: 2 %Colorado: 1.9 %Connecticut: 2.8 %Delaware: 1.5 %District of Columbia: 3.4 %Florida: 1.4 %Georgia: 0.2 %Hawaii: 12.9 %Idaho: 1.7 %Illinois: 1.7 %Indiana: 2 %Iowa: 3.2 %Kansas: 1.4 %Kentucky: 1.6 %Louisiana: 3 %Maine: 3.3 %Maryland: 1.5 %Massachusetts: 3.1 %Michigan: 0.3 %Minnesota: 4.5 %Mississippi: -0.3 %Missouri: 3.5 %Montana: 1.3 %Nebraska: 1.5 %Nevada: 2.8 %New Hampshire: 2.3 %New Jersey: 2.8 %New Mexico: 2.7 %New York: 6.1 %North Carolina: 1.3 %North Dakota: 3.2 %Ohio: 2 %Oklahoma: 3.7 %Oregon: 0 %Pennsylvania: 1.3 %Rhode Island: 1.6 %South Carolina: 1.4 %South Dakota: 1.5 %Tennessee: 2 %Texas: 2.8 %Utah: 2.6 %Vermont: -1.6 %Virginia: 0.4 %Washington: 1.2 %West Virginia: 4 %Wisconsin: 3.1 %Wyoming: -1.2 %
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%, October 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, October 2025

Hawaii: 12.9 %Hawaii12.9New York: 6.1 %New York6.1Minnesota: 4.5 %Minnesota4.5West Virginia: 4 %West Virginia4Oklahoma: 3.7 %Oklahoma3.7Missouri: 3.5 %Missouri3.5District of Columbia: 3.4 %District of Columbia3.4Maine: 3.3 %Maine3.3Iowa: 3.2 %Iowa3.2North Dakota: 3.2 %North Dakota3.2Massachusetts: 3.1 %Massachusetts3.1Wisconsin: 3.1 %Wisconsin3.1Louisiana: 3 %Louisiana3Arizona: 2.8 %Arizona2.8Connecticut: 2.8 %Connecticut2.8Nevada: 2.8 %Nevada2.8New Jersey: 2.8 %New Jersey2.8Texas: 2.8 %Texas2.8New Mexico: 2.7 %New Mexico2.7Utah: 2.6 %Utah2.6Arkansas: 2.5 %Arkansas2.5New Hampshire: 2.3 %New Hampshire2.3California: 2 %California2Indiana: 2 %Indiana2Ohio: 2 %Ohio2Tennessee: 2 %Tennessee2Colorado: 1.9 %Colorado1.9Alabama: 1.8 %Alabama1.8Idaho: 1.7 %Idaho1.7Illinois: 1.7 %Illinois1.7Kentucky: 1.6 %Kentucky1.6Rhode Island: 1.6 %Rhode Island1.6Delaware: 1.5 %Delaware1.5Maryland: 1.5 %Maryland1.5Nebraska: 1.5 %Nebraska1.5South Dakota: 1.5 %South Dakota1.5Florida: 1.4 %Florida1.4Kansas: 1.4 %Kansas1.4South Carolina: 1.4 %South Carolina1.4Montana: 1.3 %Montana1.3North Carolina: 1.3 %North Carolina1.3Pennsylvania: 1.3 %Pennsylvania1.3Washington: 1.2 %Washington1.2Virginia: 0.4 %Virginia0.4Michigan: 0.3 %Michigan0.3Georgia: 0.2 %Georgia0.2Oregon: 0 %Oregon0Mississippi: -0.3 %Mississippi-0.3Wyoming: -1.2 %Wyoming-1.2Alaska: -1.6 %Alaska-1.6Vermont: -1.6 %Vermont-1.6Hawaii: 12.9 %Hawaii12.9New York: 6.1 %New York6.1Minnesota: 4.5 %Minnesota4.5West Virginia: 4 %West Virginia4Oklahoma: 3.7 %Oklahoma3.7Missouri: 3.5 %Missouri3.5District of Columbia: 3.4 %District of Columbia3.4Maine: 3.3 %Maine3.3Iowa: 3.2 %Iowa3.2North Dakota: 3.2 %North Dakota3.2Massachusetts: 3.1 %Massachusetts3.1Wisconsin: 3.1 %Wisconsin3.1Louisiana: 3 %Louisiana3Arizona: 2.8 %Arizona2.8Connecticut: 2.8 %Connecticut2.8Nevada: 2.8 %Nevada2.8New Jersey: 2.8 %New Jersey2.8Texas: 2.8 %Texas2.8New Mexico: 2.7 %New Mexico2.7Utah: 2.6 %Utah2.6Arkansas: 2.5 %Arkansas2.5New Hampshire: 2.3 %New Hampshire2.3California: 2 %California2Indiana: 2 %Indiana2Ohio: 2 %Ohio2Tennessee: 2 %Tennessee2Colorado: 1.9 %Colorado1.9Alabama: 1.8 %Alabama1.8Idaho: 1.7 %Idaho1.7Illinois: 1.7 %Illinois1.7Kentucky: 1.6 %Kentucky1.6Rhode Island: 1.6 %Rhode Island1.6Delaware: 1.5 %Delaware1.5Maryland: 1.5 %Maryland1.5Nebraska: 1.5 %Nebraska1.5South Dakota: 1.5 %South Dakota1.5Florida: 1.4 %Florida1.4Kansas: 1.4 %Kansas1.4South Carolina: 1.4 %South Carolina1.4Montana: 1.3 %Montana1.3North Carolina: 1.3 %North Carolina1.3Pennsylvania: 1.3 %Pennsylvania1.3Washington: 1.2 %Washington1.2Virginia: 0.4 %Virginia0.4Michigan: 0.3 %Michigan0.3Georgia: 0.2 %Georgia0.2Oregon: 0 %Oregon0Mississippi: -0.3 %Mississippi-0.3Wyoming: -1.2 %Wyoming-1.2Alaska: -1.6 %Alaska-1.6Vermont: -1.6 %Vermont-1.6
%. 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

RankStatesOctober 2025 (%)Change on October 2024
1Hawaii12.9+8.7 pts
2New York6.1+2 pts
3Minnesota4.5+0.9 pts
4West Virginia40 pts
5Oklahoma3.7+1.1 pts
6Missouri3.5-1.6 pts
7District of Columbia3.4+0.8 pts
8Maine3.3+0.6 pts
9Iowa3.2+1.4 pts
9North Dakota3.2+0.6 pts
11Massachusetts3.1+1.2 pts
11Wisconsin3.1+2.5 pts
13Louisiana3+1.8 pts
14Arizona2.8-1.7 pts
14Connecticut2.8-0.8 pts
14Nevada2.8-3.1 pts
14New Jersey2.8+1.4 pts
14Texas2.8-1.9 pts
19New Mexico2.7+0.8 pts
20Utah2.6-1.8 pts
21Arkansas2.5+0.2 pts
22New Hampshire2.3+2 pts
23California2-1.3 pts
23Indiana2+0.2 pts
23Ohio2+1.2 pts
23Tennessee2-3.9 pts
27Colorado1.9-3.7 pts
28Alabama1.8-0.4 pts
29Idaho1.7-1.9 pts
29Illinois1.7+0.6 pts
31Kentucky1.6-1.5 pts
31Rhode Island1.6-1.2 pts
33Delaware1.5-2.5 pts
33Maryland1.5-3.6 pts
33Nebraska1.5-5.3 pts
33South Dakota1.5-0.3 pts
37Florida1.4-3.2 pts
37Kansas1.4-3.4 pts
37South Carolina1.4-8.7 pts
40Montana1.3-1.3 pts
40North Carolina1.3-3.3 pts
40Pennsylvania1.3-1.6 pts
43Washington1.2-2 pts
44Virginia0.4-4.3 pts
45Michigan0.3-3.1 pts
46Georgia0.2-3.7 pts
47Oregon0-3.4 pts
48Mississippi-0.3-3 pts
49Wyoming-1.20 pts
50Alaska-1.6-6.1 pts
50Vermont-1.6-2.2 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, 2025-10) [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, 2025-10. 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=2025-10. 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, 2025-10. 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=2025-10.

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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, 2025-10 [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=2025-10 (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, 2025-10}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Hawaii, with 12.9% in October 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 -1.6% in October 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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