| 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 | |
| Connecticut | 14,574 | 34,938,893 | 186,935 | 3,634,321 | 3,267,240 | 10,694 | |
| Fairfield County | 4,008 | 11,563,916 | 1 | 54,012 | 1,217,954 | 833,967 | 13,866 |
| Hartford County | 3,683 | 8,829,023 | 2 | 51,121 | 943,552 | 827,087 | 10,675 |
| New Haven County | 3,335 | 7,725,188 | 3 | 41,942 | 775,934 | 792,360 | 9,750 |
| New London County | 1,182 | 2,405,028 | 4 | 13,923 | 240,349 | 248,838 | 9,665 |
| Litchfield County | 816 | 1,611,013 | 5 | 8,193 | 158,024 | 180,552 | 8,923 |
| Middlesex County | 742 | 1,344,970 | 6 | 8,050 | 143,129 | 148,802 | 9,039 |
| Tolland County | 428 | 763,948 | 7 | 5,028 | 81,767 | 130,806 | 5,840 |
| Windham County | 380 | 695,807 | 8 | 4,666 | 73,612 | 104,828 | 6,638 |
These data include establishments with paid employees, except auxiliaries.
Source: 1997 Economic Census, and 1997 population estimates, data available as of 12/ 1/99
For data issued since that date, or other areas, see www.census.gov/econ97.