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Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Pharmacies and Drug Stores are a well-established type of venture to start. In fact, across the entire United States, there are more than 40,000 Pharmacies and Drug Stores. Given the current population of the United States, each one of those Pharmacies and Drug Stores serves about 7,500 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Pharmacies and Drug Stores will typically employ 20 to 49 employees. As such, Pharmacies and Drug Stores are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.

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States with Pharmacies and Drug Stores
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
North Dakota
157
24.51
2.
Mississippi
578
20.40
3.
890
20.03
4.
Arkansas
523
19.58
5.
West Virginia
349
19.44
6.
New York
3,683
19.41
7.
Louisiana
840
18.82
8.
Kentucky
755
18.70
9.
New Jersey
1,492
17.73
10.
Pennsylvania
2,130
17.34
11.
981
17.27
12.
Vermont
105
17.25
13.
Oklahoma
592
17.16
14.
Delaware
133
16.97
15.
South Carolina
673
16.78
16.
Nebraska
286
16.72
17.
North Carolina
1,340
16.65
18.
South Dakota
122
16.26
19.
1,307
16.19
20.
Florida
2,460
15.39
21.
Iowa
448
15.31
22.
Kansas
408
15.18
23.
Rhode Island
159
15.17
24.
Michigan
1,505
15.14
25.
District of Columbia
84
14.82
26.
Connecticut
490
14.63
27.
126
13.99
28.
Maine
177
13.92
29.
Wisconsin
740
13.80
30.
Massachusetts
876
13.80
31.
New Hampshire
165
13.35
32.
Ohio
1,507
13.31
33.
Maryland
698
13.18
34.
Missouri
730
13.05
35.
1,615
13.01
36.
Indiana
789
12.98
37.
Virginia
914
12.91
38.
Wyoming
62
12.62
39.
Minnesota
605
12.31
40.
California
3,995
11.80
41.
Texas
2,403
11.53
42.
Washington
660
11.27
43.
211
10.58
44.
Idaho
136
10.53
45.
Oregon
337
9.87
46.
Hawaii
111
9.16
47.
Arizona
441
8.60
48.
New Mexico
153
8.44
49.
Utah
184
8.25
50.
Colorado
352
8.18
51.
32
5.12

Number of Pharmacies and Drug Stores by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
7705
5 to 9
7402
10 to 19
10783
20 to 49
11956
50 to 99
2542
100 to 249
135
250 to 499
16
500 to 999
5
1000 or more
0

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