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

New York had the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier of 51 states in November 2025, at 8.6%. Alaska had the lowest, at -2.4%. The median was 0.2% and the figure for the United States was 0.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.6New York
Lowest-2.4Alaska
Median0.251 states
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Map of states, November 2025

Alabama: 0.2 %Alaska: -2.4 %Arizona: 0.2 %Arkansas: 0.4 %California: 0 %Colorado: -0.4 %Connecticut: 1.8 %Delaware: 0 %District of Columbia: 2.4 %Florida: -1.7 %Georgia: -1.2 %Hawaii: 5 %Idaho: -0.4 %Illinois: -0.1 %Indiana: 0 %Iowa: -0.5 %Kansas: -0.1 %Kentucky: 1.7 %Louisiana: 2.3 %Maine: 0.6 %Maryland: -0.4 %Massachusetts: 2.8 %Michigan: -0.5 %Minnesota: 0.6 %Mississippi: -1.3 %Missouri: 1.3 %Montana: 0.7 %Nebraska: -0.6 %Nevada: 1.8 %New Hampshire: 0.8 %New Jersey: 1 %New Mexico: 1.3 %New York: 8.6 %North Carolina: 0.4 %North Dakota: 0.1 %Ohio: 0.6 %Oklahoma: 1.2 %Oregon: -0.3 %Pennsylvania: 1.4 %Rhode Island: 0.9 %South Carolina: -0.6 %South Dakota: -0.4 %Tennessee: 1.1 %Texas: -0.6 %Utah: -0.4 %Vermont: 1.8 %Virginia: -0.9 %Washington: -0.1 %West Virginia: 3.2 %Wisconsin: -0.2 %Wyoming: -1.7 %
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%, November 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, November 2025

New York: 8.6 %New York8.6Hawaii: 5 %Hawaii5West Virginia: 3.2 %West Virginia3.2Massachusetts: 2.8 %Massachusetts2.8District of Columbia: 2.4 %District of Columbia2.4Louisiana: 2.3 %Louisiana2.3Connecticut: 1.8 %Connecticut1.8Nevada: 1.8 %Nevada1.8Vermont: 1.8 %Vermont1.8Kentucky: 1.7 %Kentucky1.7Pennsylvania: 1.4 %Pennsylvania1.4Missouri: 1.3 %Missouri1.3New Mexico: 1.3 %New Mexico1.3Oklahoma: 1.2 %Oklahoma1.2Tennessee: 1.1 %Tennessee1.1New Jersey: 1 %New Jersey1Rhode Island: 0.9 %Rhode Island0.9New Hampshire: 0.8 %New Hampshire0.8Montana: 0.7 %Montana0.7Maine: 0.6 %Maine0.6Minnesota: 0.6 %Minnesota0.6Ohio: 0.6 %Ohio0.6Arkansas: 0.4 %Arkansas0.4North Carolina: 0.4 %North Carolina0.4Alabama: 0.2 %Alabama0.2Arizona: 0.2 %Arizona0.2North Dakota: 0.1 %North Dakota0.1California: 0 %California0Delaware: 0 %Delaware0Indiana: 0 %Indiana0Illinois: -0.1 %Illinois-0.1Kansas: -0.1 %Kansas-0.1Washington: -0.1 %Washington-0.1Wisconsin: -0.2 %Wisconsin-0.2Oregon: -0.3 %Oregon-0.3Colorado: -0.4 %Colorado-0.4Idaho: -0.4 %Idaho-0.4Maryland: -0.4 %Maryland-0.4South Dakota: -0.4 %South Dakota-0.4Utah: -0.4 %Utah-0.4Iowa: -0.5 %Iowa-0.5Michigan: -0.5 %Michigan-0.5Nebraska: -0.6 %Nebraska-0.6South Carolina: -0.6 %South Carolina-0.6Texas: -0.6 %Texas-0.6Virginia: -0.9 %Virginia-0.9Georgia: -1.2 %Georgia-1.2Mississippi: -1.3 %Mississippi-1.3Florida: -1.7 %Florida-1.7Wyoming: -1.7 %Wyoming-1.7Alaska: -2.4 %Alaska-2.4New York: 8.6 %New York8.6Hawaii: 5 %Hawaii5West Virginia: 3.2 %West Virginia3.2Massachusetts: 2.8 %Massachusetts2.8District of Columbia: 2.4 %District of Columbia2.4Louisiana: 2.3 %Louisiana2.3Connecticut: 1.8 %Connecticut1.8Nevada: 1.8 %Nevada1.8Vermont: 1.8 %Vermont1.8Kentucky: 1.7 %Kentucky1.7Pennsylvania: 1.4 %Pennsylvania1.4Missouri: 1.3 %Missouri1.3New Mexico: 1.3 %New Mexico1.3Oklahoma: 1.2 %Oklahoma1.2Tennessee: 1.1 %Tennessee1.1New Jersey: 1 %New Jersey1Rhode Island: 0.9 %Rhode Island0.9New Hampshire: 0.8 %New Hampshire0.8Montana: 0.7 %Montana0.7Maine: 0.6 %Maine0.6Minnesota: 0.6 %Minnesota0.6Ohio: 0.6 %Ohio0.6Arkansas: 0.4 %Arkansas0.4North Carolina: 0.4 %North Carolina0.4Alabama: 0.2 %Alabama0.2Arizona: 0.2 %Arizona0.2North Dakota: 0.1 %North Dakota0.1California: 0 %California0Delaware: 0 %Delaware0Indiana: 0 %Indiana0Illinois: -0.1 %Illinois-0.1Kansas: -0.1 %Kansas-0.1Washington: -0.1 %Washington-0.1Wisconsin: -0.2 %Wisconsin-0.2Oregon: -0.3 %Oregon-0.3Colorado: -0.4 %Colorado-0.4Idaho: -0.4 %Idaho-0.4Maryland: -0.4 %Maryland-0.4South Dakota: -0.4 %South Dakota-0.4Utah: -0.4 %Utah-0.4Iowa: -0.5 %Iowa-0.5Michigan: -0.5 %Michigan-0.5Nebraska: -0.6 %Nebraska-0.6South Carolina: -0.6 %South Carolina-0.6Texas: -0.6 %Texas-0.6Virginia: -0.9 %Virginia-0.9Georgia: -1.2 %Georgia-1.2Mississippi: -1.3 %Mississippi-1.3Florida: -1.7 %Florida-1.7Wyoming: -1.7 %Wyoming-1.7Alaska: -2.4 %Alaska-2.4
%. 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

RankStatesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1New York8.6+5.6 pts
2Hawaii5-2.4 pts
3West Virginia3.2+1 pts
4Massachusetts2.8+2.4 pts
5District of Columbia2.4+4.3 pts
6Louisiana2.3+2 pts
7Connecticut1.8-0.5 pts
7Nevada1.8-4 pts
7Vermont1.8+4.3 pts
10Kentucky1.7-0.6 pts
11Pennsylvania1.4+1.2 pts
12Missouri1.3-3.9 pts
12New Mexico1.3-0.8 pts
14Oklahoma1.2-1.7 pts
15Tennessee1.1-3.8 pts
16New Jersey1+0.1 pts
17Rhode Island0.9-0.1 pts
18New Hampshire0.8+1 pts
19Montana0.7-0.6 pts
20Maine0.6-0.9 pts
20Minnesota0.6-4.3 pts
20Ohio0.6+0.8 pts
23Arkansas0.4-1.1 pts
23North Carolina0.4-3.3 pts
25Alabama0.2-1.4 pts
25Arizona0.2-4.8 pts
27North Dakota0.1-5.8 pts
28California0-3.5 pts
28Delaware0-2.7 pts
28Indiana0-2 pts
31Illinois-0.1-2.1 pts
31Kansas-0.1-4.3 pts
31Washington-0.1-2.2 pts
34Wisconsin-0.2-2.1 pts
35Oregon-0.3-2.4 pts
36Colorado-0.4-6.9 pts
36Idaho-0.4-4.2 pts
36Maryland-0.4-5.7 pts
36South Dakota-0.4-2.8 pts
36Utah-0.4-5.3 pts
41Iowa-0.5-4.6 pts
41Michigan-0.5-3.2 pts
43Nebraska-0.6-10 pts
43South Carolina-0.6-9.7 pts
43Texas-0.6-6.1 pts
46Virginia-0.9-5.1 pts
47Georgia-1.2-4.7 pts
48Mississippi-1.3-3.1 pts
49Florida-1.7-7.1 pts
49Wyoming-1.7-1.1 pts
51Alaska-2.4-4.8 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, 2025-11) [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, 2025-11. 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=2025-11. 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, 2025-11. 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=2025-11.

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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, 2025-11 [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=2025-11 (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, 2025-11}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

New York, with 8.6% in November 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 -2.4% in November 2025.

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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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