This Is the No. 1 Retail Store in Every State

Each of the 50 states is home to a highly rated business whose industry is a retailer making money selling directly to customers. To find the number one retail store in every state, GOBankingRates sourced Fortune 500’s Best Retail Companies of 2023 and Zippia’s Best Retail Companies of the year to find the highest rated company in every state.

GOBankingRates also analyzed each company’s 2023 revenue, its number of employees, headquarters location and CEO. The results run the gamut from regional enterprises like Mississippi’s Franklin to global behemoths like Walmart, Lowe’s and Amazon.

In alphabetical order, read on to discover the number one retail store in every state.

• Company name: Hibbett Sports
• Revenue: $1.7 billion
• Headquarters: Birmingham
• Industry: Sporting goods retailer
• Number of employees: 4,350
• CEO: Michael E. Longo

• Company name: Sadler’s Home Furnishings
• Revenue: $40 million
• Headquarters: Anchorage
• Industry: Furniture store
• Number of employees: 150
• CEO: Dave Cavitt

• Company name: Carvana
• Revenue: $13.6 billion
• Headquarters: Tempe
• Industry: Automotive retailing
• Number of employees: 16,600
• CEO: Ernest C. Garcia III

• Company name: Walmart
• Revenue:  $638.8 billion
• Headquarters: Bentonville
• Industry: General merchandisers
• Number of employees: 2,100,000
• CEO: C. Douglas McMillon

• Company name: Ross Stores
• Revenue: $18.7 billion
• Headquarters: Dublin
• Industry: Specialty retailers: apparel
• Number of employees: 101,000
• CEO: Barbara Rentler

• Company name: Qurate Retail
• Revenue: $12.1 billion
• Headquarters: Englewood
• Industry: Internet services and retailing
• Number of employees: 24,683
• CEO: David L. Rawlinson II

• Company name: MBI Inc.
• Revenue: $170 million
• Headquarters: Norwalk
• Industry: Luxury goods & jewelry
• Number of employees: 500
• CEO: Peter Maglathlin

• Company name: Rubik’s
• Revenue: $40 million
• Headquarters: Newark
• Industry: Consumer discretionary
• Number of employees: 50
• CEO: Christoph Bettin

• Company name: OMA
• Revenue: $214 million
• Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
• Industry: Specialty retailers: other
• Number of employees: 1,750
• CEO: Rem Koolhaas

• Company name: Autonation
• Revenue: $26.9 billion
• Headquarters: Fort Lauderdale
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 23,600
• CEO: Michael M. Manley

• Company name: Home Depot
• Revenue: $153.7 billion
• Headquarters: Atlanta
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 471,600
• CEO: Edward P. Decker

• Company name: Don Quijote
• Revenue: $5.7 billion
• Headquarters: Urban Honolulu
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 4,391
• CEO: Naoki Yoshida

• Company name: Albertsons
• Revenue: $77.6 billion
• Headquarters: Boise
• Industry: Grocery store
• Number of employees: 325,000
• CEO: Vivek Sankaran

• Company name: Ulta Beauty
• Revenue: $10.2 billion
• Headquarters: Bolingbrook
• Industry: Specialty retailers: other
• Number of employees: 35,750
• CEO: David C. Kimbell

• Company name: Finish Line
• Revenue: $2 billion
• Headquarters: Indianapolis
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 10,000
• CEO: Samuel Sato

• Company name: Casey’s General Stores
• Revenue: $13 billion
• Headquarters: Ankeny
• Industry: Specialty retailers: other
• Number of employees: 31,466
• CEO: Darren M. Rebelez

• Company name: Payless Shoesource
• Revenue: $3 billion
• Headquarters: Topeka
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 18,000
• CEO: Jared Margolis

• Company name: Gould’s Discount Medical
• Revenue: $33 million
• Headquarters: Louisville
• Industry: Medical supply store
• Number of employees: 100
• CEO: Ed Gould

• Company name: H&E Equipment Services
• Revenue: $1.2 billion
• Headquarters: Baton Rouge
• Industry: Equipment rental agency
• Number of employees: 3,500
• CEO: Bradley W. Barber

• Company name: L.L. Bean
• Revenue: $1.6 billion
• Headquarters: Freeport
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 5,100
• CEO: Stephen Smith (Steve)

• Company name: Darcars Automotive Group
• Revenue: $460 million
• Headquarters: Silver Spring
• Industry: Car dealer
• Number of employees: 1,000
• CEO: John Darvish

• Company name: The TJX Companies, Inc.
• Revenue: $52.3 billion
• Headquarters: Framingham
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 329,000
• CEO: Ernie L. Herrman

• Company name: Penske Automotive Group
• Revenue: $29.3 billion
• Headquarters: Bloomfield Hills
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 26,500
• CEO: Roger S. Penske

• Company name: Target
• Revenue: $106.9 billion
• Headquarters: Minneapolis
• Industry: General merchandisers
• Number of employees: 440,000
• CEO: Brian C. Cornell

• Company name: Franklin
• Revenue: $140 million
• Headquarters: Houston
• Industry: Furniture manufacturing
• Number of employees: 750
• CEO: Hassell Franklin

• Company name: O’Reilly Automotive
• Revenue: $14.4 billion
• Headquarters: Springfield
• Industry: Specialty retailers: other
• Number of employees: 79,679
• CEO: Brad Beckham

• Company name: Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply
• Revenue: $280 million
• Headquarters: Bozeman
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 1,230
• CEO: Rick Ungersma

• Company name: B&R Stores
• Revenue: $380 million
• Headquarters: Lincoln
• Industry: Supermarkets
• Number of employees: 2,200
• CEO: Pat Raybould

• Company name: Zappos
• Revenue: $69 million
• Headquarters: Las Vegas
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 1,677
• CEO: Scott Schaefer

• Company name: PC Connection
• Revenue: $3.1 billion
• Headquarters: Merrimack
• Industry: Non-store retail
• Number of employees: 1,400
• CEO: Timothy McGrath

• Company name: Avis Budget Group
• Revenue: $12 billion
• Headquarters: Parsippany
• Industry: Automotive retailing
• Number of employees: 21,500
• CEO: Joseph A. Ferraro

• Company name: Chalmers Ford
• Revenue: $86 million
• Headquarters: Rio Rancho
• Industry: Ford dealer
• Number of employees: 100
• CEO: Kirk Meyer

• Company name: Macy’s
• Revenue: $25.3 billion
• Headquarters: New York
• Industry: General merchandisers
• Number of employees: 94,570
• CEO: Tony Spring

• Company name: Lowe’s
• Revenue: $90.2 billion
• Headquarters: Mooresville
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 244,500
• CEO: Marvin R. Ellison

• Company name: Shazzam Inc.
• Revenue: $220 million
• Headquarters: Fargo
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 1,600
• CEO: Rich Riley

• Company name: Travelcenters Of America
• Revenue: $10.8 billion
• Headquarters: Westlake
• Industry: Specialty retailers: other
• Number of employees: 17,195
• CEO: Jonathan M. Pertchik

• Company name: Hobby Lobby
• Revenue: $5 billion
• Headquarters: Oklahoma City
• Industry: Sporting goods and recreation stores
• Number of employees: 43,000
• CEO: David Green

• Company name: Lithia Motors
• Revenue: $28.5 billion
• Headquarters: Medford
• Industry: Automotive retailing
• Number of employees: 21,875
• CEO: Bryan B. DeBoer

• Company name: Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Revenue: $12.4 billion
• Headquarters: Coraopolis
• Industry: Specialty retailers: other
• Number of employees: 35,800
• CEO: Lauren R. Hobart

• Company name: The Hinckley Company
• Revenue: $200 million
• Headquarters: Portsmouth
• Industry: Boat dealer
• Number of employees: 740
• CEO: Geoffrey Berger

• Company name: Opal Holdings LLC
• Revenue: $26 million
• Headquarters: Greenville
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 50
• CEO: Brian Haimm

• Company name: Riddle’s Jewelry
• Revenue: $190 million
• Headquarters: Rapid City
• Industry: Apparel & fashion
• Number of employees: 750
• CEO: Brett Riddle

• Company name: Dollar General
• Revenue: $37.8 billion
• Headquarters: Goodlettsville
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 170,000
• CEO: Todd J. Vasos

• Company name: Group 1 Automotive
• Revenue: $16.4 billion
• Headquarters: Houston
• Industry: Automotive retailing
• Number of employees: 15,491
• CEO: Daryl A. Kenningham

• Company name: Usana Health Sciences
• Revenue: $999 million
• Headquarters: Salt Lake City
• Industry: Multi-level marketing
• Number of employees: 1,943
• CEO: Kevin G. Guest

• Company name: Burton Snowboards
• Revenue: $260 million
• Headquarters: Burlington
• Industry: Sporting goods
• Number of employees: 600
• CEO: John Lacy

• Company name: Carmax
• Revenue: $31.1 billion
• Headquarters: Richmond
• Industry: Specialty retailers
• Number of employees: 30,621
• CEO: William D. Nash

• Company name: Amazon
• Revenue: $554 billion
• Headquarters: Seattle
• Industry: Internet services and retailing
• Number of employees: 1,500,000
• CEO: Andrew R. Jassy

• Company name: Woodcraft
• Revenue: $240 million
• Headquarters: Parkersburg
• Industry: Specialty retail
• Number of employees: 1,000
• CEO: Jack Bigger

• Company name: Kohl’s
• Revenue: $17.5 billion
• Headquarters: Menomonee Falls
• Industry: General merchandisers
• Number of employees: 66,500
• CEO: Thomas A. Kingsbury

• Company name: SpecSavers
• Revenue: $3.5 billion
• Headquarters: Guernsey
• Industry: Retail
• Number of employees: 32,501
• CEO: John Perkins

Heather Taylor contributed to the reporting for this piece.

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates studied retail stores across the United States to find the number one retail store in every state, using Fortune 500’s Best Retail Companies of 2023 and Zippia’s Best Retail Companies of the Year to find the highest rated company in every state whose industry was a retailer selling directly to customers. For each company, GOBankingRates analyzed the [1] company name, [2] CEO, [3] 2023 revenue in millions USD, [4] headquarters location and [5] number of employees as sourced from Fortune 500 and Zippia. If the company CEO was not listed, they were sourced from the company’s website or related media. All data was collected and is up to date as of Feb. 27, 2024.

Photo Disclaimer: Please note photos are for representational purposes only. As a result, some of the photos might not reflect the retail stores listed in this article.