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NAICS 446191
Food (health) supplement stores

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
44619	Other health & personal care stores	17,730	11,267,727	2,239,303	95,026
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	9,526	4,654,310	691,020	46,897

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
44619	Other health & personal care stores	50,994	12,252,004	33,264	65.2	984,277	8.0	17,730	11,267,727
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	N	N	N	N	N	N	9,526	4,654,310

Definition: NAICS 446191 Food (health) supplement stores

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing food supplement products via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs and medicines--are classified in Industry 446110, Pharmacies and Drug Stores; and
Retailing naturally organic foods, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and cereals and grains,--are classified in Subsector 445, Food and Beverage Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 446191, Food (health) supplement 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

446191	Food (health) supplement stores	2002	9,526	4,654,310	691,020	46,897
		1997	7,404	3,488,590	484,956	38,537
		% change	28.7	33.4	42.5	21.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Food (health) supplement 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

9,526

4,654,310

100.00

691,020

46,897

California

1,124

769,466

16.53

111,910

6,358

Florida

861

425,307

9.14

62,268

4,065

New York

673

419,551

9.01

57,346

3,536

Texas

643

281,688

6.05

41,986

2,953

Pennsylvania

420

190,633

4.10

27,213

2,039

New Jersey

332

181,624

3.90

24,181

1,454

Illinois

361

170,321

3.66

26,505

1,652

Colorado

211

147,196

3.16

18,120

1,114

Ohio

332

139,947

3.01

22,122

1,762

Michigan

277

134,626

2.89

21,750

1,461

Georgia

310

113,920

2.45

17,462

1,275

North Carolina

246

108,297

2.33

16,877

1,270

Virginia

262

100,578

2.16

15,625

1,199

Massachusetts

184

97,220

2.09

16,652

1,047

Washington

226

93,634

2.01

17,369

1,086

Maryland

165

92,206

1.98

12,897

937

Connecticut

111

71,598

1.54

10,529

633

Indiana

178

68,165

1.46

10,742

851

South Carolina

106

58,927

1.27

9,270

678

Minnesota

154

55,616

1.19

10,197

794

Missouri

166

53,879

1.16

8,296

789

Tennessee

159

52,571

1.13

8,433

623

Nevada

46,972

1.01

6,644

397

Oregon

113

46,102

0.99

7,298

515

Wisconsin

150

44,430

0.95

6,794

564

Hawaii

42,347

0.91

6,159

392

Louisiana

117

41,794

0.90

6,267

561

Kentucky

100

40,507

0.87

6,796

577

Alabama

111

40,091

0.86

5,595

450

Utah

38,933

0.84

5,291

443

Oklahoma

112

37,812

0.81

5,612

478

Iowa

29,075

0.62

3,913

366

Kansas

26,197

0.56

3,935

337

Arkansas

25,392

0.55

4,266

324

New Mexico

23,546

0.51

3,968

267

New Hampshire

22,310

0.48

3,745

238

Nebraska

20,625

0.44

3,098

243

Montana

20,149

0.43

3,183

249

Maine

19,529

0.42

3,117

212

Mississippi

19,051

0.41

3,123

251

Vermont

17,943

0.39

2,932

234

Delaware

16,169

0.35

2,241

139

Idaho

14,942

0.32

1,761

202

Rhode Island

13,945

0.30

2,102

124

West Virginia

12,417

0.27

2,131

182

Alaska

9,623

0.21

1,646

108

South Dakota

7,330

0.16

999

116

North Dakota

6,739

0.14

776

Wyoming

4,652

0.10

603

All other states, including those below

248

138,718

2.98

19,275

1,214

Arizona

225

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

Products Lines for Food (health) supplement stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	4,654,310	100.00
20163	Vitamins, minerals, & other dietary supplements	3,230,237	69.40
20108	Bottled, canned, or packaged soft drinks	131,841	2.83
20165	Cosmetics, incl face cream, make-up, perfumes & colognes etc	126,726	2.72
	-Other	1,165,506	25.04

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Food (health) supplement 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 446191
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	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