| 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 | |
| Massachusetts | 26,209 | 58,578,048 | 335,736 | 5,894,813 | 6,114,440 | 9,580 | |
| Middlesex County | 5,701 | 14,462,076 | 1 | 78,812 | 1,491,664 | 1,418,060 | 10,198 |
| Norfolk County | 2,599 | 7,332,919 | 2 | 38,832 | 715,487 | 639,705 | 11,463 |
| Worcester County | 2,796 | 6,231,700 | 3 | 35,415 | 606,721 | 725,377 | 8,591 |
| Essex County | 2,703 | 6,156,185 | 4 | 34,590 | 585,477 | 692,064 | 8,895 |
| Bristol County | 2,365 | 5,158,712 | 5 | 32,400 | 511,061 | 514,944 | 10,018 |
| Plymouth County | 1,917 | 4,895,904 | 6 | 27,147 | 472,261 | 461,569 | 10,607 |
| Suffolk County | 2,543 | 4,842,469 | 7 | 30,091 | 532,221 | 642,126 | 7,541 |
| Hampden County | 1,862 | 3,919,903 | 8 | 24,675 | 384,697 | 440,472 | 8,899 |
| Barnstable County | 1,592 | 2,518,765 | 9 | 13,675 | 256,460 | 204,978 | 12,288 |
| Berkshire County | 832 | 1,280,734 | 10 | 8,513 | 137,730 | 133,943 | 9,562 |
| Hampshire County | 604 | 964,589 | 11 | 6,976 | 107,547 | 149,376 | 6,457 |
| Franklin County | 295 | 410,816 | 12 | 2,880 | 46,156 | 70,749 | 5,807 |
| Dukes County | 222 | 207,564 | 13 | 931 | 24,299 | 13,588 | 15,276 |
| Nantucket County | 178 | 195,712 | 14 | 799 | 23,032 | 7,489 | 26,133 |
These data include establishments with paid employees, except auxiliaries.
Source: 1997 Economic Census, and 1997 population estimates, data available as of 01/28/2000
For data issued since that date, or other areas, see www.census.gov/econ97.