| 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 | |
| Maine | 7,074 | 12,737,087 | 72,897 | 1,164,153 | 1,241,895 | 10,256 | |
| Cumberland County | 1,570 | 3,825,874 | 1 | 20,735 | 346,487 | 251,368 | 15,220 |
| Penobscot County | 796 | 1,654,584 | 2 | 9,433 | 148,019 | 143,300 | 11,546 |
| Kennebec County | 589 | 1,289,651 | 3 | 7,166 | 120,469 | 115,622 | 11,154 |
| York County | 901 | 1,265,068 | 4 | 7,439 | 125,146 | 173,413 | 7,295 |
| Androscoggin County | 533 | 1,247,102 | 5 | 6,362 | 96,385 | 101,228 | 12,320 |
| Aroostook County | 471 | 591,905 | 6 | 4,285 | 57,859 | 77,094 | 7,678 |
| Hancock County | 388 | 490,018 | 7 | 2,895 | 49,344 | 49,676 | 9,864 |
| Knox County | 278 | 394,034 | 8 | 2,309 | 35,819 | 37,675 | 10,459 |
| Somerset County | 260 | 356,453 | 9 | 2,234 | 35,113 | 52,224 | 6,825 |
| Oxford County | 280 | 320,436 | 10 | 2,104 | 30,648 | 53,715 | 5,965 |
| Lincoln County | 236 | 299,663 | 11 | 1,545 | 25,241 | 31,659 | 9,465 |
| Washington County | 204 | 260,193 | 12 | 1,712 | 23,537 | 35,852 | 7,257 |
| Franklin County | 179 | 245,463 | 13 | 1,537 | 22,448 | 28,997 | 8,465 |
| Waldo County | 165 | 192,519 | 14 | 1,226 | 18,237 | 36,061 | 5,339 |
| Sagadahoc County | 124 | 183,488 | 15 | 1,044 | 17,065 | 35,688 | 5,141 |
| Piscataquis County | 100 | 120,636 | 16 | 871 | 12,336 | 18,323 | 6,584 |
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.