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

Massachusetts had the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier of 51 states in January 2026, at 6%. Ohio had the lowest, at -0.8%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for the United States was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6Massachusetts
Lowest-0.8Ohio
Median1.351 states
United States1.6History

Map of states, January 2026

Alabama: 1.6 %Alaska: 0.1 %Arizona: 2 %Arkansas: -0.3 %California: 1.9 %Colorado: 1 %Connecticut: 4.7 %Delaware: 2.2 %District of Columbia: 4.1 %Florida: 0.9 %Georgia: 0.3 %Hawaii: 4.9 %Idaho: 0.8 %Illinois: 1.2 %Indiana: 2 %Iowa: 0 %Kansas: 0.6 %Kentucky: 1.4 %Louisiana: 3.3 %Maine: 1.3 %Maryland: 0.9 %Massachusetts: 6 %Michigan: 0.9 %Minnesota: 0.6 %Mississippi: -0.3 %Missouri: 1.1 %Montana: 3.1 %Nebraska: 0.9 %Nevada: 1.2 %New Hampshire: 3.7 %New Jersey: 2.5 %New Mexico: 1.8 %New York: 5 %North Carolina: 1.8 %North Dakota: 0.4 %Ohio: -0.8 %Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oregon: 1.7 %Pennsylvania: 3.1 %Rhode Island: 5.1 %South Carolina: 1.4 %South Dakota: 0.6 %Tennessee: 1.1 %Texas: 0.2 %Utah: 0.9 %Vermont: 2.2 %Virginia: 0.3 %Washington: 1.6 %West Virginia: 2.8 %Wisconsin: 1.6 %Wyoming: 0.2 %
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%, January 2026. 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, January 2026

Massachusetts: 6 %Massachusetts6Rhode Island: 5.1 %Rhode Island5.1New York: 5 %New York5Hawaii: 4.9 %Hawaii4.9Connecticut: 4.7 %Connecticut4.7District of Columbia: 4.1 %District of Columbia4.1New Hampshire: 3.7 %New Hampshire3.7Louisiana: 3.3 %Louisiana3.3Montana: 3.1 %Montana3.1Pennsylvania: 3.1 %Pennsylvania3.1West Virginia: 2.8 %West Virginia2.8New Jersey: 2.5 %New Jersey2.5Delaware: 2.2 %Delaware2.2Vermont: 2.2 %Vermont2.2Arizona: 2 %Arizona2Indiana: 2 %Indiana2California: 1.9 %California1.9New Mexico: 1.8 %New Mexico1.8North Carolina: 1.8 %North Carolina1.8Oregon: 1.7 %Oregon1.7Alabama: 1.6 %Alabama1.6Washington: 1.6 %Washington1.6Wisconsin: 1.6 %Wisconsin1.6Kentucky: 1.4 %Kentucky1.4South Carolina: 1.4 %South Carolina1.4Maine: 1.3 %Maine1.3Illinois: 1.2 %Illinois1.2Nevada: 1.2 %Nevada1.2Missouri: 1.1 %Missouri1.1Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oklahoma1.1Tennessee: 1.1 %Tennessee1.1Colorado: 1 %Colorado1Florida: 0.9 %Florida0.9Maryland: 0.9 %Maryland0.9Michigan: 0.9 %Michigan0.9Nebraska: 0.9 %Nebraska0.9Utah: 0.9 %Utah0.9Idaho: 0.8 %Idaho0.8Kansas: 0.6 %Kansas0.6Minnesota: 0.6 %Minnesota0.6South Dakota: 0.6 %South Dakota0.6North Dakota: 0.4 %North Dakota0.4Georgia: 0.3 %Georgia0.3Virginia: 0.3 %Virginia0.3Texas: 0.2 %Texas0.2Wyoming: 0.2 %Wyoming0.2Alaska: 0.1 %Alaska0.1Iowa: 0 %Iowa0Arkansas: -0.3 %Arkansas-0.3Mississippi: -0.3 %Mississippi-0.3Ohio: -0.8 %Ohio-0.8Massachusetts: 6 %Massachusetts6Rhode Island: 5.1 %Rhode Island5.1New York: 5 %New York5Hawaii: 4.9 %Hawaii4.9Connecticut: 4.7 %Connecticut4.7District of Columbia: 4.1 %District of Columbia4.1New Hampshire: 3.7 %New Hampshire3.7Louisiana: 3.3 %Louisiana3.3Montana: 3.1 %Montana3.1Pennsylvania: 3.1 %Pennsylvania3.1West Virginia: 2.8 %West Virginia2.8New Jersey: 2.5 %New Jersey2.5Delaware: 2.2 %Delaware2.2Vermont: 2.2 %Vermont2.2Arizona: 2 %Arizona2Indiana: 2 %Indiana2California: 1.9 %California1.9New Mexico: 1.8 %New Mexico1.8North Carolina: 1.8 %North Carolina1.8Oregon: 1.7 %Oregon1.7Alabama: 1.6 %Alabama1.6Washington: 1.6 %Washington1.6Wisconsin: 1.6 %Wisconsin1.6Kentucky: 1.4 %Kentucky1.4South Carolina: 1.4 %South Carolina1.4Maine: 1.3 %Maine1.3Illinois: 1.2 %Illinois1.2Nevada: 1.2 %Nevada1.2Missouri: 1.1 %Missouri1.1Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oklahoma1.1Tennessee: 1.1 %Tennessee1.1Colorado: 1 %Colorado1Florida: 0.9 %Florida0.9Maryland: 0.9 %Maryland0.9Michigan: 0.9 %Michigan0.9Nebraska: 0.9 %Nebraska0.9Utah: 0.9 %Utah0.9Idaho: 0.8 %Idaho0.8Kansas: 0.6 %Kansas0.6Minnesota: 0.6 %Minnesota0.6South Dakota: 0.6 %South Dakota0.6North Dakota: 0.4 %North Dakota0.4Georgia: 0.3 %Georgia0.3Virginia: 0.3 %Virginia0.3Texas: 0.2 %Texas0.2Wyoming: 0.2 %Wyoming0.2Alaska: 0.1 %Alaska0.1Iowa: 0 %Iowa0Arkansas: -0.3 %Arkansas-0.3Mississippi: -0.3 %Mississippi-0.3Ohio: -0.8 %Ohio-0.8
%. 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

RankStatesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Massachusetts6+3.9 pts
2Rhode Island5.1+3 pts
3New York5+1.1 pts
4Hawaii4.9-8.2 pts
5Connecticut4.7+2.3 pts
6District of Columbia4.10 pts
7New Hampshire3.70 pts
8Louisiana3.3+0.2 pts
9Montana3.1-1.3 pts
9Pennsylvania3.1+0.2 pts
11West Virginia2.8+0.4 pts
12New Jersey2.5-1.1 pts
13Delaware2.2-0.9 pts
13Vermont2.2-1.6 pts
15Arizona2-4.3 pts
15Indiana2-1.1 pts
17California1.9-3.1 pts
18New Mexico1.8-3.8 pts
18North Carolina1.8-1.7 pts
20Oregon1.7-4.4 pts
21Alabama1.6-2 pts
21Washington1.6-4.1 pts
21Wisconsin1.6-4.1 pts
24Kentucky1.4-1.2 pts
24South Carolina1.4-2.1 pts
26Maine1.3-2.7 pts
27Illinois1.2-3 pts
27Nevada1.2-7 pts
29Missouri1.1-4.7 pts
29Oklahoma1.1-3.4 pts
29Tennessee1.1-2.5 pts
32Colorado1-4.1 pts
33Florida0.9-2 pts
33Maryland0.9-3.3 pts
33Michigan0.9-3.9 pts
33Nebraska0.9-5.2 pts
33Utah0.9-7.5 pts
38Idaho0.8-8.4 pts
39Kansas0.6-4.4 pts
39Minnesota0.6-5.4 pts
39South Dakota0.6-6 pts
42North Dakota0.4-3.1 pts
43Georgia0.3-3.4 pts
43Virginia0.3-2.9 pts
45Texas0.2-5.4 pts
45Wyoming0.2-9.5 pts
47Alaska0.1-3.4 pts
48Iowa0-8.3 pts
49Arkansas-0.3-6 pts
49Mississippi-0.3-3.9 pts
51Ohio-0.8-6 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, 2026-01) [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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01. 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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01.

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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, 2026-01 [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=2026-01 (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, 2026-01}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Massachusetts, with 6% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ohio, with -0.8% in January 2026.

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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