Table 2: 1997 Economic Census: Ranking by Retail Sales
District of Columbia

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Retail_Trade_____ Number of establish- ments Retail sales Number of employees Payroll ($1,000) Popu- lation Retail sales per capita ($)
($1,000) rank
 
United States 1,120,249 2,460,963,028   14,115,559 238,792,423 267,636,061 9,195
 
District of Columbia 2,075 2,788,831   19,608 351,473 529,895 5,263
 
District of Columbia 2,075 2,788,831 1 19,608 351,473 529,895 5,263

These data include establishments with paid employees, except auxiliaries.
Source: 1997 Economic Census, and 1997 population estimates, data available as of 2/25/00 For data issued since that date, or other areas, see www.census.gov/econ97.