Which state has the most furniture and home stores per capita?

Vermont, with 66.9 furniture and home stores per 100,000 residents (433 in total) — 1.7× the national rate of 39.1. New Hampshire is second at 52.6.

How many furniture and home stores are there in the United States?

130,785 independent furniture and home stores across the 50 states and D.C., or 39.1 per 100,000 residents. That is 5.4% of the 2,427,402 shoppable independent retail places counted.

Which state has the most furniture and home stores in total?

California, with 15,292 — 5.64% of its retail places. Texas (10,645) and Florida (10,233) follow.

Furniture Stores by State: Every State Ranked

The U.S. has 130,785 independent furniture and home stores — 39.1 per 100,000 residents. Vermont has 66.9 per 100k, 1.7× the national rate; Nebraska has 26.4. All 50 states and D.C., ranked.

Published September 15, 2026 · Useful Economy Research

Furniture Stores in America

130,785

furniture and home stores in the U.S.

5.4% of all independent retail

39.1

per 100,000 residents

national rate

66.9

per 100k in Vermont

the densest state · 1.7× the national rate

15,292

furniture and home stores in California

the largest total of any state

Leaders and laggards

Per capita, the five states with the most furniture and home stores are Vermont (66.9), New Hampshire (52.6), Maine (49.2), North Carolina (49.2), Montana (47.4) per 100,000 residents. The five with the fewest are Alaska (30.5), Nevada (30.5), West Virginia (28.9), Washington, D.C. (28.1), Nebraska (26.4). The gap between Vermont and Nebraska is 2.5×.

By raw count, California has the most furniture and home stores (15,292), followed by Texas (10,645) and Florida (10,233). Nationally, furniture and home stores are 5.4% of all 2,427,402 independent retail places counted.

Furniture Stores in every state, densest to sparsest

Independent furniture and home stores per state: total count, stores per 100,000 residents, and the category's share of the state's retail.

#	State	Furniture Stores	Per 100k	Share of state retail
1	Vermont	433	66.9	6.3%
2	New Hampshire	737	52.6	5.3%
3	Maine	686	49.2	5.1%
4	North Carolina	5,329	49.2	6.5%
5	Montana	537	47.4	5.2%
6	Connecticut	1,646	45.5	5.8%
7	Florida	10,233	45.3	5.8%
8	Wyoming	258	44.2	4.4%
9	Oregon	1,849	43.7	5.2%
10	Georgia	4,776	43.3	5.7%
11	Minnesota	2,442	42.6	5.3%
12	North Dakota	325	41.5	4.6%
13	Tennessee	2,957	41.5	5.4%
14	Massachusetts	2,898	41.4	5.4%
15	Pennsylvania	5,337	41.2	5.4%
16	New Jersey	3,785	40.7	5.6%
17	Delaware	417	40.4	5.8%
18	Arkansas	1,230	40.1	5.3%
19	South Carolina	2,154	40.1	5.5%
20	Illinois	4,956	39.5	5.4%
21	Wisconsin	2,333	39.5	4.8%
22	Colorado	2,318	39.4	5.0%
23	California	15,292	39.2	5.6%
24	Missouri	2,410	38.9	5.0%
25	New York	7,592	38.8	5.4%
26	Mississippi	1,136	38.6	5.3%
27	Arizona	2,847	38.3	6.2%
28	Alabama	1,950	38.2	5.4%
29	South Dakota	348	37.9	4.7%
30	Kentucky	1,705	37.7	5.3%
31	New Mexico	796	37.6	5.3%
32	Indiana	2,575	37.5	5.2%
33	Idaho	733	37.3	5.1%
34	Iowa	1,153	36	4.4%
35	Washington	2,792	35.7	5.3%
36	Ohio	4,192	35.6	5.1%
37	Virginia	3,094	35.5	5.5%
38	Texas	10,645	34.9	5.4%
39	Louisiana	1,586	34.7	4.7%
40	Maryland	2,145	34.7	5.7%
41	Michigan	3,463	34.5	4.7%
42	Utah	1,168	34.2	5.6%
43	Kansas	1,002	34.1	4.5%
44	Hawaii	475	33.1	3.9%
45	Rhode Island	349	31.8	4.3%
46	Oklahoma	1,277	31.5	4.5%
47	Alaska	224	30.5	3.7%
48	Nevada	975	30.5	4.8%
49	West Virginia	511	28.9	4.2%
50	Washington, D.C.	191	28.1	5.4%
51	Nebraska	523	26.4	4.7%

Rank is by stores per 100,000 residents (Census 2023 population). Share is the category's portion of the state's independent retail places. Home appliance, mattress, carpet and housewares stores carry their own label and are counted separately.

Frequently asked questions

Which state has the most furniture and home stores per capita?: Vermont, with 66.9 furniture and home stores per 100,000 residents (433 in total) — 1.7× the national rate of 39.1. New Hampshire is second at 52.6.
How many furniture and home stores are there in the United States?: 130,785 independent furniture and home stores across the 50 states and D.C., or 39.1 per 100,000 residents. That is 5.4% of the 2,427,402 shoppable independent retail places counted.
Which state has the most furniture and home stores in total?: California, with 15,292 — 5.64% of its retail places. Texas (10,645) and Florida (10,233) follow.

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Where furniture stores are densest

Biggest Retail Cities in Vermont: Top 25 Towns Ranked#1 for furniture stores — 66.9 per 100k
Biggest Retail Cities in New Hampshire: Top 25 Towns Ranked#2 for furniture stores — 52.6 per 100k
Biggest Retail Cities in Maine: Top 25 Towns Ranked#3 for furniture stores — 49.2 per 100k
Biggest Retail Cities in North Carolina: Top 25 Towns Ranked#4 for furniture stores — 49.2 per 100k
Biggest Retail Cities in Montana: Top 25 Towns Ranked#5 for furniture stores — 47.4 per 100k

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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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