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

Iowa had the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier of 51 states in April 2026, at 8.1%. Pennsylvania had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for the United States was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.1Iowa
Lowest0.1Pennsylvania
Median3.951 states
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Map of states, April 2026

Alabama: 3.4 %Alaska: 5.5 %Arizona: 4.1 %Arkansas: 3.2 %California: 1.4 %Colorado: 1.9 %Connecticut: 4.1 %Delaware: 3.3 %District of Columbia: 1 %Florida: 2.7 %Georgia: 3.6 %Hawaii: 4.8 %Idaho: 4.8 %Illinois: 4.6 %Indiana: 5.5 %Iowa: 8.1 %Kansas: 4.5 %Kentucky: 6 %Louisiana: 3.2 %Maine: 2.5 %Maryland: 2.3 %Massachusetts: 3.6 %Michigan: 1.3 %Minnesota: 5 %Mississippi: 2.4 %Missouri: 6.5 %Montana: 4.9 %Nebraska: 4.3 %Nevada: 2.1 %New Hampshire: 0.8 %New Jersey: 5.2 %New Mexico: 4.5 %New York: 6.4 %North Carolina: 5.3 %North Dakota: 3.2 %Ohio: 4.6 %Oklahoma: 2.8 %Oregon: 1.2 %Pennsylvania: 0.1 %Rhode Island: 2.9 %South Carolina: 4.5 %South Dakota: 5.2 %Tennessee: 3.1 %Texas: 4 %Utah: 4.4 %Vermont: 2.3 %Virginia: 3.9 %Washington: 1.8 %West Virginia: 7.2 %Wisconsin: 4.7 %Wyoming: 3 %
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%, April 2026. 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, April 2026

Iowa: 8.1 %Iowa8.1West Virginia: 7.2 %West Virginia7.2Missouri: 6.5 %Missouri6.5New York: 6.4 %New York6.4Kentucky: 6 %Kentucky6Alaska: 5.5 %Alaska5.5Indiana: 5.5 %Indiana5.5North Carolina: 5.3 %North Carolina5.3New Jersey: 5.2 %New Jersey5.2South Dakota: 5.2 %South Dakota5.2Minnesota: 5 %Minnesota5Montana: 4.9 %Montana4.9Hawaii: 4.8 %Hawaii4.8Idaho: 4.8 %Idaho4.8Wisconsin: 4.7 %Wisconsin4.7Illinois: 4.6 %Illinois4.6Ohio: 4.6 %Ohio4.6Kansas: 4.5 %Kansas4.5New Mexico: 4.5 %New Mexico4.5South Carolina: 4.5 %South Carolina4.5Utah: 4.4 %Utah4.4Nebraska: 4.3 %Nebraska4.3Arizona: 4.1 %Arizona4.1Connecticut: 4.1 %Connecticut4.1Texas: 4 %Texas4Virginia: 3.9 %Virginia3.9Georgia: 3.6 %Georgia3.6Massachusetts: 3.6 %Massachusetts3.6Alabama: 3.4 %Alabama3.4Delaware: 3.3 %Delaware3.3Arkansas: 3.2 %Arkansas3.2Louisiana: 3.2 %Louisiana3.2North Dakota: 3.2 %North Dakota3.2Tennessee: 3.1 %Tennessee3.1Wyoming: 3 %Wyoming3Rhode Island: 2.9 %Rhode Island2.9Oklahoma: 2.8 %Oklahoma2.8Florida: 2.7 %Florida2.7Maine: 2.5 %Maine2.5Mississippi: 2.4 %Mississippi2.4Maryland: 2.3 %Maryland2.3Vermont: 2.3 %Vermont2.3Nevada: 2.1 %Nevada2.1Colorado: 1.9 %Colorado1.9Washington: 1.8 %Washington1.8California: 1.4 %California1.4Michigan: 1.3 %Michigan1.3Oregon: 1.2 %Oregon1.2District of Columbia: 1 %District of Columbia1New Hampshire: 0.8 %New Hampshire0.8Pennsylvania: 0.1 %Pennsylvania0.1Iowa: 8.1 %Iowa8.1West Virginia: 7.2 %West Virginia7.2Missouri: 6.5 %Missouri6.5New York: 6.4 %New York6.4Kentucky: 6 %Kentucky6Alaska: 5.5 %Alaska5.5Indiana: 5.5 %Indiana5.5North Carolina: 5.3 %North Carolina5.3New Jersey: 5.2 %New Jersey5.2South Dakota: 5.2 %South Dakota5.2Minnesota: 5 %Minnesota5Montana: 4.9 %Montana4.9Hawaii: 4.8 %Hawaii4.8Idaho: 4.8 %Idaho4.8Wisconsin: 4.7 %Wisconsin4.7Illinois: 4.6 %Illinois4.6Ohio: 4.6 %Ohio4.6Kansas: 4.5 %Kansas4.5New Mexico: 4.5 %New Mexico4.5South Carolina: 4.5 %South Carolina4.5Utah: 4.4 %Utah4.4Nebraska: 4.3 %Nebraska4.3Arizona: 4.1 %Arizona4.1Connecticut: 4.1 %Connecticut4.1Texas: 4 %Texas4Virginia: 3.9 %Virginia3.9Georgia: 3.6 %Georgia3.6Massachusetts: 3.6 %Massachusetts3.6Alabama: 3.4 %Alabama3.4Delaware: 3.3 %Delaware3.3Arkansas: 3.2 %Arkansas3.2Louisiana: 3.2 %Louisiana3.2North Dakota: 3.2 %North Dakota3.2Tennessee: 3.1 %Tennessee3.1Wyoming: 3 %Wyoming3Rhode Island: 2.9 %Rhode Island2.9Oklahoma: 2.8 %Oklahoma2.8Florida: 2.7 %Florida2.7Maine: 2.5 %Maine2.5Mississippi: 2.4 %Mississippi2.4Maryland: 2.3 %Maryland2.3Vermont: 2.3 %Vermont2.3Nevada: 2.1 %Nevada2.1Colorado: 1.9 %Colorado1.9Washington: 1.8 %Washington1.8California: 1.4 %California1.4Michigan: 1.3 %Michigan1.3Oregon: 1.2 %Oregon1.2District of Columbia: 1 %District of Columbia1New Hampshire: 0.8 %New Hampshire0.8Pennsylvania: 0.1 %Pennsylvania0.1
%. 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

RankStatesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Iowa8.1+2.4 pts
2West Virginia7.2+4.7 pts
3Missouri6.5+1.3 pts
4New York6.4+3 pts
5Kentucky6+2 pts
6Alaska5.5+7.4 pts
6Indiana5.5+1.7 pts
8North Carolina5.3+1.2 pts
9New Jersey5.2+1.6 pts
9South Dakota5.2+0.3 pts
11Minnesota5-1.7 pts
12Montana4.9+2 pts
13Hawaii4.8-13.7 pts
13Idaho4.8-1.6 pts
15Wisconsin4.7-0.4 pts
16Illinois4.6-0.3 pts
16Ohio4.6+1.4 pts
18Kansas4.5+1 pts
18New Mexico4.5-0.6 pts
18South Carolina4.5-0.2 pts
21Utah4.4-2.7 pts
22Nebraska4.3-0.8 pts
23Arizona4.1-0.9 pts
23Connecticut4.1-0.3 pts
25Texas4-1.6 pts
26Virginia3.9+1.2 pts
27Georgia3.6-0.6 pts
27Massachusetts3.6-1.4 pts
29Alabama3.4-2 pts
30Delaware3.3+0.9 pts
31Arkansas3.2-3.5 pts
31Louisiana3.2-3.8 pts
31North Dakota3.2-2.9 pts
34Tennessee3.1-2.4 pts
35Wyoming3-6.6 pts
36Rhode Island2.9-2 pts
37Oklahoma2.8-2.3 pts
38Florida2.7-0.5 pts
39Maine2.5-3.4 pts
40Mississippi2.4-3.5 pts
41Maryland2.3-1.5 pts
41Vermont2.3-1.3 pts
43Nevada2.1-6.2 pts
44Colorado1.9-3.2 pts
45Washington1.8-1.4 pts
46California1.4-3.6 pts
47Michigan1.3-0.7 pts
48Oregon1.2-1.5 pts
49District of Columbia1-5.7 pts
50New Hampshire0.8-5.5 pts
51Pennsylvania0.1-4.9 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, 2026-04) [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, 2026-04. 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=2026-04. 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, 2026-04. 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=2026-04.

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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, 2026-04 [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=2026-04 (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, 2026-04}},
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Which state has the highest retail sales excluding nonstore retailers, change from a year earlier?

Iowa, with 8.1% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pennsylvania, with 0.1% in April 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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