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Book Stores aren't as common as as many other business types in the United States. Still, across the entire United States, there are more than 10,000 Book Stores. Given the current population of the United States, each one of those Book Stores serves about 30,000 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Book Stores will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. As such, Book Stores account for substantial employment of workers across the country.

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States with Book Stores
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
District of Columbia
57
10.06
2.
Vermont
59
9.69
3.
Wyoming
47
9.56
4.
Alaska
54
8.64
5.
Montana
64
7.10
6.
New Hampshire
81
6.55
7.
73
5.74
8.
Delaware
43
5.49
9.
Utah
122
5.47
10.
Oregon
184
5.39
11.
Washington
305
5.21
12.
Virginia
345
4.87
13.
Nebraska
83
4.85
14.
Massachusetts
303
4.77
15.
136
4.65
16.
Idaho
60
4.64
17.
Kentucky
186
4.61
18.
New Mexico
83
4.58
19.
West Virginia
82
4.57
20.
Colorado
195
4.53
21.
Georgia
356
4.41
22.
Arizona
223
4.35
23.
52
4.29
24.
Connecticut
143
4.27
25.
North Carolina
342
4.25
26.
South Carolina
170
4.24
27.
Tennessee
240
4.22
28.
Wisconsin
222
4.14
29.
North Dakota
26
4.06
30.
Indiana
246
4.05
31.
179
4.03
32.
Arkansas
104
3.89
33.
Missouri
217
3.88
34.
Pennsylvania
472
3.84
35.
Minnesota
188
3.83
36.
Kansas
102
3.79
37.
Mississippi
104
3.67
38.
Michigan
364
3.66
39.
1,198
3.54
40.
Florida
564
3.53
41.
Rhode Island
37
3.53
42.
Illinois
438
3.53
43.
Maryland
184
3.47
44.
South Dakota
26
3.47
45.
Ohio
392
3.46
46.
New York
655
3.45
47.
118
3.42
48.
Nevada
68
3.41
49.
New Jersey
278
3.30
50.
Louisiana
145
3.25
51.
Texas
655
3.14

Number of Book Stores by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
4646
5 to 9
2810
10 to 19
1699
20 to 49
1414
50 to 99
447
100 to 249
54
250 to 499
5
500 to 999
2
1000 or more
0

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