| 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 (preliminary) | 1,120,249 | 2,456,574,247 | 14,115,559 | 238,792,423 | 267,636,061 | 9,179 | |
| Rhode Island | 4,169 | 7,505,754 | 45,747 | 752,150 | 987,263 | 7,603 | |
| Providence County | 2,163 | 3,663,734 | 1 | 22,850 | 374,580 | 574,585 | 6,376 |
| Kent County | 804 | 1,985,877 | 2 | 11,839 | 187,928 | 161,498 | 12,297 |
| Washington County | 549 | 1,018,349 | 3 | 5,903 | 102,972 | 119,243 | 8,540 |
| Newport County | 485 | 626,157 | 4 | 3,844 | 66,111 | 82,962 | 7,548 |
| Bristol County | 168 | 211,637 | 5 | 1,311 | 20,559 | 48,975 | 4,321 |
These data include establishments with paid employees, except auxiliaries.
Source: 1997 Economic Census, and 1997 population estimates, data available as of 11/30/99
For data issued since that date, or other areas, see www.census.gov/econ97.