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NAICS 4451
Grocery stores

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, monthly data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

44-45	Retail trade	1,114,637	3,056,421,997	302,113,581	14,647,675
445	Food & beverage stores	148,804	456,942,288	48,686,166	2,838,653
4451	Grocery stores	95,362	415,613,872	44,576,022	2,576,066
44511	Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores	66,150	395,233,897	42,790,166	2,437,750
44512	Convenience stores	29,212	20,379,975	1,785,856	138,316

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
N = Not available
44-45	Retail trade	2,953,629	3,134,317,733	1,838,992	62.3	77,895,736	2.5	1,114,637	3,056,421,997
445	Food & beverage stores	236,393	465,792,871	87,589	37.1	8,850,583	1.9	148,804	456,942,288
4451	Grocery stores	136,482	420,287,166	41,120	30.1	4,673,294	1.1	95,362	415,613,872

Definition: NAICS 4451 Grocery stores

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food products.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4451, Grocery stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

4451	Grocery stores	2002	95,362	415,613,872	44,576,022	2,576,066
		1997	96,542	368,250,471	37,426,166	2,643,608
		% change	-1.2	12.9	19.1	-2.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Grocery stores: 2002

Data for the Retail trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Indus-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

95,362

415,613,872

100.00

1,442

44,576,022

2,576,066

California

9,928

55,956,411

13.46

1,598

6,407,414

263,645

Texas

6,243

29,968,712

7.21

1,377

2,958,281

169,025

Florida

5,687

25,849,406

6.22

1,550

2,858,814

185,216

New York

9,469

25,743,730

6.19

1,343

2,775,183

164,306

Pennsylvania

3,899

18,449,618

4.44

1,497

1,941,861

131,354

Illinois

3,769

16,882,720

4.06

1,340

1,381,332

81,369

New Jersey

3,924

16,423,289

3.95

1,915

1,827,696

91,384

Ohio

3,930

16,344,771

3.93

1,432

1,708,036

110,720

Georgia

2,833

12,129,203

2.92

1,411

1,268,144

87,413

North Carolina

2,775

12,000,158

2.89

1,443

1,135,009

75,182

Michigan

4,001

11,761,262

2.83

1,172

1,295,910

82,664

Massachusetts

2,523

11,541,028

2.78

1,795

1,310,029

74,133

Virginia

2,629

11,165,447

2.69

1,533

1,148,898

67,590

Washington

2,053

10,223,541

2.46

1,684

1,165,032

54,491

Maryland

1,790

9,300,537

2.24

1,709

1,084,245

52,397

Wisconsin

1,317

7,580,746

1.82

1,394

731,304

51,829

Minnesota

1,231

7,418,287

1.78

1,476

765,357

48,459

Colorado

955

7,324,548

1.76

1,628

918,453

38,340

Tennessee

1,906

6,902,301

1.66

1,192

671,856

48,066

Missouri

1,526

6,767,818

1.63

1,191

731,883

45,438

Indiana

1,431

6,738,317

1.62

1,095

675,979

47,551

Connecticut

1,109

6,388,300

1.54

1,847

766,500

37,504

Oregon

1,453

5,690,408

1.37

1,615

628,539

33,695

Alabama

1,455

5,670,891

1.36

1,267

547,938

37,079

South Carolina

1,362

5,631,039

1.35

1,373

557,145

39,737

Louisiana

1,793

5,098,931

1.23

1,141

521,678

39,471

Kentucky

1,364

5,045,268

1.21

1,234

490,757

35,980

Iowa

802

4,062,290

0.98

1,384

480,814

34,118

Nevada

578

3,452,458

0.83

1,592

413,115

18,743

Kansas

690

3,382,455

0.81

1,246

358,175

24,614

Oklahoma

1,097

3,165,020

0.76

907

327,500

23,724

Utah

439

3,062,804

0.74

1,317

337,070

21,329

New Hampshire

560

3,025,613

0.73

2,375

287,384

18,712

Mississippi

1,055

2,650,360

0.64

926

275,371

20,788

Maine

738

2,596,502

0.62

2,002

256,815

16,985

Arkansas

877

2,522,307

0.61

932

246,655

18,890

Nebraska

557

2,249,406

0.54

1,302

243,513

18,233

Hawaii

499

2,108,993

0.51

1,710

215,435

10,751

West Virginia

734

2,093,825

0.50

1,161

196,908

16,942

New Mexico

414

1,879,863

0.45

1,013

225,838

12,537

Idaho

363

1,786,392

0.43

1,329

190,862

10,908

Rhode Island

360

1,629,977

0.39

1,525

169,276

9,488

Delaware

254

1,353,034

0.33

1,680

144,811

7,770

Montana

339

1,266,511

0.30

1,391

138,600

8,335

Vermont

406

1,225,745

0.29

1,989

133,847

9,186

Alaska

248

1,113,525

0.27

1,738

130,840

6,406

South Dakota

292

963,718

0.23

1,268

106,607

8,084

North Dakota

205

796,866

0.19

1,258

75,571

6,206

Wyoming

127

679,990

0.16

1,363

78,309

4,351

All other states, including those below

1,373

8,549,531

2.06

1,269,433

54,928

Arizona

1,094

(50k-99k)

District of Columbia

279

(2500-4999)

Products Lines for Grocery stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	415,613,87	100.00
20100	Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises	299,282,87	72.01
20160	Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics	36,115,340	8.69
20140	Packaged liquor, wine, & beer	16,124,988	3.88
	-Other	64,090,670	15.42

For more product detail, see the AFF links below for Product Lines

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Grocery stores
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Kinds of Business by Broad Product Line	US, states, metros
EC02-44SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-44SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Sales by Class of Customer	US
EC02-44I-07	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4451
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services	Monthly	Estimated monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations.	US
Annual Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Annual	Sales by year, starting with 1992	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Monthly Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas