Pharmacies and Drug Stores are a well-established type of venture to start. In fact, across the entire United States, there are more than 40,000 Pharmacies and Drug Stores. Given the current population of the United States, each one of those Pharmacies and Drug Stores serves about 7,500 citizens on average. According to national labor statistics, Pharmacies and Drug Stores will typically employ 20 to 49 employees. As such, Pharmacies and Drug Stores are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.
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States with Pharmacies and Drug Stores
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)
| |
State |
Businesses |
Businesses per 100K Residents |
| 1. |
North Dakota |
157 |
24.51 |
| 2. |
Mississippi |
578 |
20.40 |
| 3. |
Alabama |
890 |
20.03 |
| 4. |
Arkansas |
523 |
19.58 |
| 5. |
West Virginia |
349 |
19.44 |
| 6. |
New York |
3,683 |
19.41 |
| 7. |
Louisiana |
840 |
18.82 |
| 8. |
Kentucky |
755 |
18.70 |
| 9. |
New Jersey |
1,492 |
17.73 |
| 10. |
Pennsylvania |
2,130 |
17.34 |
| 11. |
Tennessee |
981 |
17.27 |
| 12. |
Vermont |
105 |
17.25 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma |
592 |
17.16 |
| 14. |
Delaware |
133 |
16.97 |
| 15. |
South Carolina |
673 |
16.78 |
| 16. |
Nebraska |
286 |
16.72 |
| 17. |
North Carolina |
1,340 |
16.65 |
| 18. |
South Dakota |
122 |
16.26 |
| 19. |
Georgia |
1,307 |
16.19 |
| 20. |
Florida |
2,460 |
15.39 |
| 21. |
Iowa |
448 |
15.31 |
| 22. |
Kansas |
408 |
15.18 |
| 23. |
Rhode Island |
159 |
15.17 |
| 24. |
Michigan |
1,505 |
15.14 |
| 25. |
District of Columbia |
84 |
14.82 |
| 26. |
Connecticut |
490 |
14.63 |
| 27. |
Montana |
126 |
13.99 |
| 28. |
Maine |
177 |
13.92 |
| 29. |
Wisconsin |
740 |
13.80 |
| 30. |
Massachusetts |
876 |
13.80 |
| 31. |
New Hampshire |
165 |
13.35 |
| 32. |
Ohio |
1,507 |
13.31 |
| 33. |
Maryland |
698 |
13.18 |
| 34. |
Missouri |
730 |
13.05 |
| 35. |
Illinois |
1,615 |
13.01 |
| 36. |
Indiana |
789 |
12.98 |
| 37. |
Virginia |
914 |
12.91 |
| 38. |
Wyoming |
62 |
12.62 |
| 39. |
Minnesota |
605 |
12.31 |
| 40. |
California |
3,995 |
11.80 |
| 41. |
Texas |
2,403 |
11.53 |
| 42. |
Washington |
660 |
11.27 |
| 43. |
Nevada |
211 |
10.58 |
| 44. |
Idaho |
136 |
10.53 |
| 45. |
Oregon |
337 |
9.87 |
| 46. |
Hawaii |
111 |
9.16 |
| 47. |
Arizona |
441 |
8.60 |
| 48. |
New Mexico |
153 |
8.44 |
| 49. |
Utah |
184 |
8.25 |
| 50. |
Colorado |
352 |
8.18 |
| 51. |
Alaska |
32 |
5.12 |
Number of Pharmacies and Drug Stores by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)
| Range | Number of Employees |
| 1 to 4 | 7705 |
| 5 to 9 | 7402 |
| 10 to 19 | 10783 |
| 20 to 49 | 11956 |
| 50 to 99 | 2542 |
| 100 to 249 | 135 |
| 250 to 499 | 16 |
| 500 to 999 | 5 |
| 1000 or more | 0 |
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