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NAICS 446110
Pharmacies and drug 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
446110	Pharmacies & drug stores	40,234	153,748,566	15,477,928	783,392
4461101	Pharmacies & drug stores	39,121	152,728,021	15,338,152	774,775
4461102	Proprietary stores	1,113	1,020,545	139,776	8,617

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
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
446110	Pharmacies & drug stores	43,906	153,945,341	3,672	8.4	196,775	0.1	40,234	153,748,566

Definition: NAICS 446110 Pharmacies and drug stores

This industry comprises establishments known as pharmacies and drug stores engaged in retailing prescription or nonprescription drugs and medicines.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements,--are classified in U.S. Industry 446191, Food (Health) Supplement Stores; and
Retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 446110, Pharmacies and drug stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 446110 is comparable to SIC 5912. 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

446110	Pharmacies & drug stores	2002	40,234	153,748,566	15,477,928	783,392
		1997	43,615	98,630,857	11,587,516	703,752
		% change	-7.8	55.9	33.6	11.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Pharmacies and drug 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

40,234

153,748,566

100.00

534

15,477,928

783,392

California

4,011

17,635,808

11.47

504

2,298,226

86,779

New York

3,500

14,229,145

9.25

742

1,134,584

57,377

Florida

2,289

10,304,371

6.70

618

1,078,151

57,334

Pennsylvania

2,196

8,161,692

5.31

662

695,412

38,510

Texas

2,305

7,827,663

5.09

360

859,546

44,983

Ohio

1,622

6,815,133

4.43

597

610,230

36,715

Illinois

1,497

6,285,638

4.09

499

722,779

39,548

New Jersey

1,477

6,281,687

4.09

732

519,581

28,953

Michigan

1,504

5,742,985

3.74

572

528,626

28,178

Massachusetts

916

5,140,689

3.34

799

425,852

29,615

North Carolina

1,303

4,929,605

3.21

593

419,721

22,141

Georgia

1,282

3,829,148

2.49

445

357,650

19,330

Tennessee

979

3,792,540

2.47

655

359,256

18,435

Indiana

824

3,566,846

2.32

580

343,637

18,945

Virginia

954

3,502,938

2.28

481

313,092

17,728

Missouri

742

2,867,252

1.86

505

310,182

15,126

Maryland

700

2,801,456

1.82

515

236,891

12,341

Wisconsin

752

2,704,884

1.76

497

320,889

16,296

Connecticut

504

2,659,122

1.73

769

229,237

13,954

Louisiana

841

2,443,907

1.59

547

256,300

12,579

Alabama

879

2,382,766

1.55

532

220,049

10,984

Kentucky

744

2,382,182

1.55

583

232,456

10,989

Washington

644

2,293,953

1.49

378

272,799

11,173

Minnesota

605

2,251,228

1.46

448

233,887

13,358

South Carolina

649

2,150,305

1.40

524

165,587

9,377

Arizona

432

2,082,644

1.35

382

268,521

13,243

Oklahoma

590

1,540,724

1.00

442

164,081

8,321

Mississippi

597

1,424,397

0.93

498

144,374

6,793

Iowa

480

1,300,680

0.85

443

163,923

7,945

Colorado

342

1,161,248

0.76

258

140,005

7,562

West Virginia

349

1,139,604

0.74

632

98,660

4,619

Kansas

408

1,099,963

0.72

405

147,435

6,165

Arkansas

532

1,059,205

0.69

391

117,599

5,394

Oregon

348

1,059,041

0.69

301

143,111

5,777

Rhode Island

164

988,519

0.64

925

77,600

5,556

Nevada

206

896,138

0.58

413

118,926

5,247

Nebraska

286

862,876

0.56

500

102,135

5,424

Hawaii

113

841,690

0.55

682

79,117

3,835

New Hampshire

174

759,098

0.49

596

71,818

4,015

Maine

195

693,040

0.45

534

67,397

2,804

New Mexico

158

653,148

0.42

352

73,519

3,917

Delaware

128

604,719

0.39

751

59,766

2,732

Utah

176

414,509

0.27

178

48,118

2,079

District of Columbia

393,758

0.26

680

31,816

2,079

Vermont

109

373,630

0.24

606

37,525

1,539

Idaho

140

352,652

0.23

262

46,471

2,042

North Dakota

157

348,061

0.23

549

43,186

1,646

South Dakota

128

284,241

0.18

374

32,866

1,737

Montana

134

239,744

0.16

263

31,095

1,221

Wyoming

107,662

0.07

216

11,439

547

Alaska

84,632

0.06

132

12,805

405

Products Lines for Pharmacies and drug stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	153,748,56	100.00
20161	Prescriptions	105,442,07	68.58
20162	Nonprescription medicines	8,312,423	5.41
20166	Oth hygiene needs, incl deodorants; hair & shaving products, etc	4,267,085	2.78
	-Other	35,726,980	23.24

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Pharmacies and drug 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 446110
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
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