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NAICS 4461
Health and personal care 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
446	Health & personal care stores	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
4461	Health & personal care stores	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	40,234	153,748,566	15,477,928	783,392
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	10,796	6,281,436	919,109	75,836
44613	Optical goods stores	13,037	6,649,362	1,629,817	70,175
44619	Other health & personal care stores	17,730	11,267,727	2,239,303	95,026

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)

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
446	Health & personal care stores	185,615	180,143,095	103,818	55.9	2,196,004	1.2	81,797	177,947,091
4461	Health & personal care stores	185,615	180,143,095	103,818	55.9	2,196,004	1.2	81,797	177,947,091
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	43,906	153,945,341	3,672	8.4	196,775	0.1	40,234	153,748,566
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	75,428	7,111,725	64,632	85.7	830,289	11.7	10,796	6,281,436
44613	Optical goods stores	15,287	6,834,025	2,250	14.7	184,663	2.7	13,037	6,649,362
44619	Other health & personal care stores	50,994	12,252,004	33,264	65.2	984,277	8.0	17,730	11,267,727

Definition: NAICS 4461 Health and personal care stores

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care products.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4461, Health and personal care 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

4461	Health & personal care stores	2002	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
		1997	82,941	117,700,863	15,190,635	903,694
		% change	-1.4	51.2	33.4	13.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Health and personal care 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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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

81,797

177,947,091

100.00

618

20,266,157

1,024,429

California

8,453

20,744,273

11.66

592

2,869,382

113,541

New York

6,648

16,268,104

9.14

849

1,548,576

75,620

Florida

5,820

12,147,910

6.83

728

1,434,884

74,842

Texas

5,388

9,662,739

5.43

444

1,197,074

62,782

Pennsylvania

4,035

9,223,177

5.18

749

912,763

49,652

Ohio

3,284

7,809,855

4.39

684

814,821

46,614

Illinois

3,158

7,311,384

4.11

580

924,646

50,670

New Jersey

2,866

7,088,369

3.98

826

676,322

36,075

Michigan

2,861

6,621,439

3.72

660

725,256

36,770

Massachusetts

1,778

5,704,613

3.21

887

549,922

34,981

North Carolina

2,424

5,485,200

3.08

660

533,521

28,434

Georgia

2,581

4,502,698

2.53

524

483,710

26,403

Tennessee

1,724

4,184,326

2.35

723

440,552

22,670

Virginia

2,016

4,060,004

2.28

557

426,623

23,518

Indiana

1,598

3,975,363

2.23

646

430,286

23,833

Maryland

1,586

3,305,419

1.86

607

335,605

17,504

Missouri

1,513

3,267,968

1.84

575

397,682

19,844

Wisconsin

1,369

3,045,088

1.71

560

389,757

20,087

Connecticut

1,015

3,017,842

1.70

873

303,584

17,093

Washington

1,498

2,772,536

1.56

457

369,970

15,699

Louisiana

1,465

2,749,260

1.54

615

314,558

16,022

Alabama

1,522

2,684,822

1.51

600

279,595

14,329

Minnesota

1,279

2,651,089

1.49

528

322,041

17,916

Kentucky

1,222

2,646,864

1.49

647

285,194

14,053

Arizona

1,246

2,624,484

1.47

482

378,721

18,685

South Carolina

1,244

2,453,486

1.38

598

224,015

12,618

Oklahoma

1,071

1,752,974

0.99

503

204,724

11,009

Colorado

1,136

1,671,668

0.94

371

233,765

12,564

Mississippi

947

1,575,137

0.89

550

172,897

8,546

Iowa

859

1,484,681

0.83

506

201,690

10,138

Oregon

818

1,294,063

0.73

367

192,624

8,155

Kansas

798

1,283,733

0.72

473

188,095

8,494

West Virginia

583

1,245,733

0.70

690

120,221

5,876

Arkansas

794

1,179,879

0.66

436

137,908

6,729

Nevada

542

1,147,608

0.64

529

162,108

7,386

Rhode Island

296

1,076,515

0.60

1,007

95,641

6,269

Nebraska

520

973,513

0.55

564

123,729

6,744

Hawaii

295

961,240

0.54

779

100,170

4,915

New Hampshire

370

864,531

0.49

679

95,706

5,067

New Mexico

417

771,951

0.43

416

98,125

5,245

Maine

328

758,726

0.43

585

79,625

3,550

Delaware

248

676,220

0.38

839

72,175

3,447

Utah

515

573,576

0.32

247

77,367

3,900

District of Columbia

185

460,499

0.26

795

46,559

2,629

Idaho

310

446,559

0.25

332

62,018

2,984

Vermont

202

424,063

0.24

688

48,629

2,117

North Dakota

245

394,070

0.22

622

52,653

2,219

South Dakota

219

344,859

0.19

454

42,231

2,238

Montana

274

314,806

0.18

346

48,132

2,279

Alaska

109

132,586

0.07

207

24,909

856

Wyoming

123

129,589

0.07

260

15,396

818

Products Lines for Health and personal care stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	177,947,09	100.00
20161	Prescriptions	105,453,60	59.26
20166	Oth hygiene needs, incl deodorants; hair & shaving products, etc	8,486,729	4.77
20162	Nonprescription medicines	8,348,218	4.69
	-Other	55,658,538	31.28

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Health and personal care 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-06	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 4461
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
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Monthly Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
Monthly Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services back to 1992	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