Biggest Retail Cities in Nevada: Top 25 Towns Ranked
Nevada has 20,234 independent retail places spread across 52 towns. Las Vegas leads with 11,674 — 57.7% of the state. The top 25 towns, and the eight most common store types, by count.
Published September 15, 2026 · Useful Economy Research
Nevada by the numbers
Where the stores are
Nevada has 20,234 independent retail places — 633.5 per 100,000 residents, 0.87× the national average of 724.8 and 46th of the 50 states and D.C. on retail density.
Las Vegas holds 11,674 of them (57.7% of the state total). Reno is second with 2,326 (11.5%). The 25 towns below account for 97.5% of Nevada's retail; 52 towns in the state have at least five places.
The most common store type is the construction supplies store (1,848, 9.1% of the state's retail), followed by miscellaneous stores (1,543).
Top 25 retail towns in Nevada
Independent retail places per city or town, with each town's share of Nevada's 20,234 total. Only towns with at least five places are counted.
| # | City / town | Retail places | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas | 11,674 | 57.7% |
| 2 | Reno | 2,326 | 11.5% |
| 3 | Henderson | 1,671 | 8.3% |
| 4 | Sparks | 919 | 4.5% |
| 5 | North Las Vegas | 734 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Carson City | 530 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Elko | 268 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Pahrump | 193 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Gardnerville | 188 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Fallon | 148 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Paradise | 144 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Boulder City | 135 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Mesquite | 111 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Laughlin | 96 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Winnemucca | 92 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Incline Village | 91 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Minden | 88 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Virginia City | 65 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Fernley | 59 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Stateline | 51 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Dayton | 39 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Ely | 32 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Yerington | 24 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Mound House | 23 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Spring Creek | 22 | 0.1% |
Counts use the city/town label on each place, so boroughs, villages and unincorporated areas appear separately from their parent city.
Most common store types in Nevada
The eight largest independent-retail categories in Nevada, with each one's share of the state's 20,234 places.
| # | Store type | Places | Share of state retail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction Supplies Store | 1,848 | 9.1% |
| 2 | Miscellaneous Store | 1,543 | 7.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 1,485 | 7.3% |
| 4 | Furniture and Home Store | 975 | 4.8% |
| 5 | Cosmetics Store | 941 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Print Store | 852 | 4.2% |
| 7 | Electronics Store | 811 | 4.0% |
| 8 | Jewelry Store | 773 | 3.8% |
Each place is counted once under its primary retail category. Grocery, pharmacy, fuel, liquor, cannabis, automotive and mall categories are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- Which city in Nevada has the most retail stores?
- Las Vegas, with 11,674 independent retail places — 57.7% of Nevada's 20,234 total. Reno is next with 2,326.
- How many independent retail stores are in Nevada?
- 20,234 shoppable independent retail places, or 633.5 per 100,000 residents (0.87× the U.S. average of 724.8). That ranks Nevada 46th of 51 for retail density.
- What is the most common type of store in Nevada?
- The construction supplies store: 1,848 places, or 9.1% of Nevada's retail. Miscellaneous Stores are second at 1,543.
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Data & method
- Source: Foursquare Open Source Places (U.S. slice, Apache-2.0), counted by Useful Economy. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2023 estimates (July 1, 2023).
- What counts as retail: an open place carrying a Retail category label. Grocery and other food retail, pharmacies, convenience stores and fuel, liquor, cannabis, tobacco and vape, automotive, gun and hunting, adult, betting, fireworks, markets and shopping malls are excluded, so the counts describe shoppable independent storefronts rather than all commerce.
- Counting rule: each place is counted once, under its primary retail category and the city/town label on its address. Town tables include only towns with at least five places. Per-100k figures divide by state population; city populations are not used.
- Generated: September 15, 2026. Figures refresh when the source data is re-counted.
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