| 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 | |
| New Hampshire | 6,645 | 15,890,108 | 84,170 | 1,428,238 | 1,172,140 | 13,556 | |
| Hillsborough County | 1,692 | 4,927,048 | 1 | 25,208 | 455,602 | 358,107 | 13,759 |
| Rockingham County | 1,617 | 4,218,787 | 2 | 22,905 | 356,820 | 266,871 | 15,808 |
| Merrimack County | 628 | 1,500,710 | 3 | 7,629 | 127,661 | 125,970 | 11,913 |
| Cheshire County | 402 | 1,155,373 | 4 | 5,097 | 92,021 | 71,615 | 16,133 |
| Grafton County | 589 | 1,031,611 | 5 | 6,164 | 110,161 | 78,060 | 13,216 |
| Strafford County | 436 | 1,020,041 | 6 | 5,807 | 92,764 | 107,993 | 9,445 |
| Belknap County | 414 | 713,788 | 7 | 4,073 | 69,201 | 51,779 | 13,785 |
| Carroll County | 428 | 551,146 | 8 | 3,267 | 55,425 | 38,753 | 14,222 |
| Coos County | 229 | 423,782 | 9 | 1,959 | 32,790 | 33,146 | 12,785 |
| Sullivan County | 210 | 347,822 | 10 | 2,061 | 35,793 | 39,846 | 8,729 |
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.