US Number of Private Business Establishments By State in the NAICS 44-45 Retail trade Industry in 2024 Q4

Updated on January 29, 2026.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q4, among all US states, California had the highest number of private business establishments in the NAICS 44-45 Retail trade Industry (107,992), followed by Texas (85,584), and Florida (84,417).

The chart and table below shows the number of business establishments for each state.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).

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State	Number of Business Establishments
Alabama	19447
Alaska	2360
Arizona	17003
Arkansas	10914
California	107992
Colorado	17474
Connecticut	12668
Delaware	3861
Florida	84417
Georgia	38297
Hawaii	4621
Idaho	7596
Illinois	35408
Indiana	20941
Iowa	11144
Kansas	9047
Kentucky	17442
Louisiana	18971
Maine	6011
Maryland	17444
Massachusetts	21648
Michigan	31663
Minnesota	18007
Mississippi	12389
Missouri	20720
Montana	4840
Nebraska	6794
Nevada	8343
New Hampshire	5798
New Jersey	29204
New Mexico	6485
New York	67971
North Carolina	38340
North Dakota	3221
Ohio	36147
Oklahoma	13800
Oregon	14476
Pennsylvania	39699
Rhode Island	3905
South Carolina	20910
South Dakota	3822
Tennessee	25287
Texas	85584
Utah	11134
Vermont	2974
Virginia	25596
Washington	19770
West Virginia	6514
Wisconsin	17905
Wyoming	2444