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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 February 2026, at 7.7%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at -2.9%. The median was 2.4% and the figure for the United States was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.7New York
Lowest-2.9District of Columbia
Median2.451 states
United States2.4History

Map of states, February 2026

Alabama: 3.6 %Alaska: -0.2 %Arizona: 1.9 %Arkansas: 3.7 %California: 1 %Colorado: 0.7 %Connecticut: 4.1 %Delaware: 1.3 %District of Columbia: -2.9 %Florida: 2.4 %Georgia: 2 %Hawaii: 2.9 %Idaho: 0.5 %Illinois: 2.4 %Indiana: 2.6 %Iowa: 2 %Kansas: 2 %Kentucky: 3.9 %Louisiana: 5.3 %Maine: 5.1 %Maryland: 1.4 %Massachusetts: 5.2 %Michigan: 1.4 %Minnesota: 2.5 %Mississippi: 2.2 %Missouri: 3 %Montana: 2.4 %Nebraska: 1.3 %Nevada: 1.4 %New Hampshire: 4.7 %New Jersey: 2.4 %New Mexico: 2.4 %New York: 7.7 %North Carolina: 3.9 %North Dakota: 1.4 %Ohio: 2.8 %Oklahoma: 4.7 %Oregon: 0.6 %Pennsylvania: 1.7 %Rhode Island: 2.4 %South Carolina: 3 %South Dakota: 1.3 %Tennessee: 4.6 %Texas: 2.5 %Utah: 1.2 %Vermont: 3.9 %Virginia: 1.4 %Washington: 0.9 %West Virginia: 2.7 %Wisconsin: 2.2 %Wyoming: -0.3 %
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%, February 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, February 2026

New York: 7.7 %New York7.7Louisiana: 5.3 %Louisiana5.3Massachusetts: 5.2 %Massachusetts5.2Maine: 5.1 %Maine5.1New Hampshire: 4.7 %New Hampshire4.7Oklahoma: 4.7 %Oklahoma4.7Tennessee: 4.6 %Tennessee4.6Connecticut: 4.1 %Connecticut4.1Kentucky: 3.9 %Kentucky3.9North Carolina: 3.9 %North Carolina3.9Vermont: 3.9 %Vermont3.9Arkansas: 3.7 %Arkansas3.7Alabama: 3.6 %Alabama3.6Missouri: 3 %Missouri3South Carolina: 3 %South Carolina3Hawaii: 2.9 %Hawaii2.9Ohio: 2.8 %Ohio2.8West Virginia: 2.7 %West Virginia2.7Indiana: 2.6 %Indiana2.6Minnesota: 2.5 %Minnesota2.5Texas: 2.5 %Texas2.5Florida: 2.4 %Florida2.4Illinois: 2.4 %Illinois2.4Montana: 2.4 %Montana2.4New Jersey: 2.4 %New Jersey2.4New Mexico: 2.4 %New Mexico2.4Rhode Island: 2.4 %Rhode Island2.4Mississippi: 2.2 %Mississippi2.2Wisconsin: 2.2 %Wisconsin2.2Georgia: 2 %Georgia2Iowa: 2 %Iowa2Kansas: 2 %Kansas2Arizona: 1.9 %Arizona1.9Pennsylvania: 1.7 %Pennsylvania1.7Maryland: 1.4 %Maryland1.4Michigan: 1.4 %Michigan1.4Nevada: 1.4 %Nevada1.4North Dakota: 1.4 %North Dakota1.4Virginia: 1.4 %Virginia1.4Delaware: 1.3 %Delaware1.3Nebraska: 1.3 %Nebraska1.3South Dakota: 1.3 %South Dakota1.3Utah: 1.2 %Utah1.2California: 1 %California1Washington: 0.9 %Washington0.9Colorado: 0.7 %Colorado0.7Oregon: 0.6 %Oregon0.6Idaho: 0.5 %Idaho0.5Alaska: -0.2 %Alaska-0.2Wyoming: -0.3 %Wyoming-0.3District of Columbia: -2.9 %District of Columbia-2.9New York: 7.7 %New York7.7Louisiana: 5.3 %Louisiana5.3Massachusetts: 5.2 %Massachusetts5.2Maine: 5.1 %Maine5.1New Hampshire: 4.7 %New Hampshire4.7Oklahoma: 4.7 %Oklahoma4.7Tennessee: 4.6 %Tennessee4.6Connecticut: 4.1 %Connecticut4.1Kentucky: 3.9 %Kentucky3.9North Carolina: 3.9 %North Carolina3.9Vermont: 3.9 %Vermont3.9Arkansas: 3.7 %Arkansas3.7Alabama: 3.6 %Alabama3.6Missouri: 3 %Missouri3South Carolina: 3 %South Carolina3Hawaii: 2.9 %Hawaii2.9Ohio: 2.8 %Ohio2.8West Virginia: 2.7 %West Virginia2.7Indiana: 2.6 %Indiana2.6Minnesota: 2.5 %Minnesota2.5Texas: 2.5 %Texas2.5Florida: 2.4 %Florida2.4Illinois: 2.4 %Illinois2.4Montana: 2.4 %Montana2.4New Jersey: 2.4 %New Jersey2.4New Mexico: 2.4 %New Mexico2.4Rhode Island: 2.4 %Rhode Island2.4Mississippi: 2.2 %Mississippi2.2Wisconsin: 2.2 %Wisconsin2.2Georgia: 2 %Georgia2Iowa: 2 %Iowa2Kansas: 2 %Kansas2Arizona: 1.9 %Arizona1.9Pennsylvania: 1.7 %Pennsylvania1.7Maryland: 1.4 %Maryland1.4Michigan: 1.4 %Michigan1.4Nevada: 1.4 %Nevada1.4North Dakota: 1.4 %North Dakota1.4Virginia: 1.4 %Virginia1.4Delaware: 1.3 %Delaware1.3Nebraska: 1.3 %Nebraska1.3South Dakota: 1.3 %South Dakota1.3Utah: 1.2 %Utah1.2California: 1 %California1Washington: 0.9 %Washington0.9Colorado: 0.7 %Colorado0.7Oregon: 0.6 %Oregon0.6Idaho: 0.5 %Idaho0.5Alaska: -0.2 %Alaska-0.2Wyoming: -0.3 %Wyoming-0.3District of Columbia: -2.9 %District of Columbia-2.9
%. 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

RankStatesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1New York7.7+12 pts
2Louisiana5.3+7.7 pts
3Massachusetts5.2+9 pts
4Maine5.1+10.4 pts
5New Hampshire4.7+9.4 pts
5Oklahoma4.7+7.2 pts
7Tennessee4.6+7.6 pts
8Connecticut4.1+7.2 pts
9Kentucky3.9+6.2 pts
9North Carolina3.9+6.4 pts
9Vermont3.9+5.9 pts
12Arkansas3.7+5.3 pts
13Alabama3.6+5.4 pts
14Missouri3+3.9 pts
14South Carolina3+4.6 pts
16Hawaii2.9-5.7 pts
17Ohio2.8+5 pts
18West Virginia2.7+5.8 pts
19Indiana2.6+4.1 pts
20Minnesota2.5+3.1 pts
20Texas2.5+3.2 pts
22Florida2.4+4.8 pts
22Illinois2.4+3.7 pts
22Montana2.4+3.8 pts
22New Jersey2.4+4.6 pts
22New Mexico2.4+2.9 pts
22Rhode Island2.4+5.3 pts
28Mississippi2.2+4.4 pts
28Wisconsin2.2+3.5 pts
30Georgia2+3.4 pts
30Iowa2+2.9 pts
30Kansas2+3.9 pts
33Arizona1.9+1.3 pts
34Pennsylvania1.7+4.3 pts
35Maryland1.4+3.7 pts
35Michigan1.4+3.7 pts
35Nevada1.4-2.9 pts
35North Dakota1.4+2.6 pts
35Virginia1.4+3.9 pts
40Delaware1.3+4.7 pts
40Nebraska1.3+3 pts
40South Dakota1.3+2.3 pts
43Utah1.2-1.5 pts
44California10 pts
45Washington0.9+1.3 pts
46Colorado0.7+0.2 pts
47Oregon0.6+1.1 pts
48Idaho0.5-2.8 pts
49Alaska-0.2+1 pts
50Wyoming-0.3-4.1 pts
51District of Columbia-2.9-4.4 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, 2026-02) [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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02. 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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02.

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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, 2026-02 [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=2026-02 (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, 2026-02}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

New York, with 7.7% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with -2.9% in February 2026.

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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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