State by state
The leading bookstore chains in every state
Tracked bookstore chains ranked by consumer spend in each state, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. Barnes & Noble leads in 46 states, Books-A-Million in 1 state, and Deseret Book in 1 state. 6 chains lead at least one state. Against their share in the US as a whole, Barnes & Noble stands out in 19 states and DC, Books-A-Million in 7 states, and Half Price Books in 7 states.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Barnes & Noble
Relative #1 in 19 states and DC
Nevada 1.4×, New Jersey 1.3×, New Mexico 1.2×, Pennsylvania 1.2×, Rhode Island 1.2×, California 1.1×, Iowa 1.1×, Michigan 1.1×, Montana 1.1×, Nebraska 1.1×, New York 1.1×, Connecticut 1×, New Hampshire 1×, North Dakota 1×, Washington 1×, Delaware 0.9×, Hawaii 0.9×, Massachusetts 0.6×, Oregon 0.6×, District of Columbia 0.4×
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Books-A-Million
Relative #1 in 7 states
West Virginia 6.3×, Mississippi 4.3×, Maine 4.2×, South Carolina 4.1×, Florida 2.7×, Tennessee 2.7×, Maryland 1.6×
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Half Price Books
Relative #1 in 7 states
Kentucky 4.7×, Wisconsin 3.7×, Ohio 3.2×, Indiana 2.7×, Minnesota 2.6×, Illinois 2.5×, Missouri 2.5×
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2nd & Charles
Relative #1 in 6 states
Alabama 5.3×, Louisiana 4×, Georgia 3.5×, Colorado 3.2×, Virginia 2.8×, North Carolina 2.5×
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Mardel Christian & Education
Relative #1 in 4 states
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Deseret Book
Relative #1 in 3 states
No ranked chain with 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there: Alaska, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming
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Barnes & Noble
#1 in 46 states
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Books-A-Million
#1 in West Virginia
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Deseret Book
#1 in Utah
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Politics and Prose Bookstore
#1 in District of Columbia
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Powell's Books
#1 in Oregon
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UVM Bookstore
#1 in Vermont
A state shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked bookstore chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to the US compares a chain's share of the state's spend with its share in the US as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in the US and the chains that lead a state by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked bookstore chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Book Off and Deseret Book sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | Book Off | ▲4 | +16.1% |
| 2 | Deseret Book | - | +14.6% |
| 3 | Downtown Comics | - | +12.6% |
| 4 | Books Inc. | ▲5 | +9.5% |
| 5 | 2nd & Charles | - | +8.8% |
| 6 | The Nerd Store | ▲2 | +8.6% |
| 7 | Wonder Book | ▲6 | +7.8% |
| 8 | Third Place Books | ▲6 | +5.6% |
| 9 | Books-A-Million | - | +4.5% |
| 10 | Posman Books | ▲2 | +4.4% |
| 11 | Vault of Midnight | ▲2 | +3.1% |
| 12 | Walls of Books | ▲1 | +1.3% |
| 13 | Mr K's Used Books, Music and More | - | +0.2% |
| 14 | Heaven & Earth | ▲2 | +0.2% |
| 15 | Barnes & Noble | - | +0.2% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- Half Price Books
- Deseret Book
- 2nd & Charles
- Mardel Christian & Education
- Kinokuniya
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
7,154 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,417 of the 7,154 stores (20%); 4,685 of the 5,021 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Barnes & Noble (961)
- Books-A-Million (231)
- Half Price Books (129)
- Deseret Book (37)
- 2nd & Charles (52)
- Mardel Christian & Education (44)
- Kinokuniya (16)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Barnes & Noble 961
- 2 Books-A-Million 231
- 3 Half Price Books 129
- 4 2nd & Charles 52
- 5 Mardel Christian & Education 44
- 6 Deseret Book 37
- 7 Kinokuniya 16
- 8 Seagull Book 14
- 9 Indigo 14
- 10 Books Inc. 13
- 11 University Bookstore 13
- 12 The Book Rack 12
- 13 Campus Bookstore 10
- 14 Copperfield's Books 10
- 15 The Book House 9
- 16 Main Street Books 9
- 17 Walls of Books 9
- 18 BookEnds 8
- 19 The Core 8
- 20 Book Off 8
- 21 Bookstore 7
- 22 The Book Exchange 7
- 23 Campus Store 7
- 24 McNally Jackson Books 6
- 25 Dog Eared Books 6
- 26 Powell's Books 6
- 27 Posman Books 6
- 28 Tattered Cover Book Store 5
- 29 McKay's 5
- 30 McKay Used Books & CD's 5
- 31 Vault of Midnight 4
- 32 Island Bookstore 4
- 33 Nostalgia Ink 4
- 34 Heaven & Earth 4
- 35 Collectors Corner 4
- 36 Wonder Book 4
- 37 Joseph-Beth Booksellers 4
- 38 Schuler Books 4
- 39 Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy 4
- 40 Book Exchange 4
- 41 Parnassus Books 3
- 42 Mr K's Used Books, Music and More 3
- 43 Christian Publishers Outlet 3
- 44 Downtown Comics 3
- 45 Bookmans 3
- 46 Pressed 3
- 47 Ground Zero Comics 3
- 48 WHSmith 3
- 49 Third Place Books 3
- 50 The Nerd Store 3
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