State by state
The leading hardware store chains in every state
Tracked hardware store chains ranked by consumer spend in each state, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. Harbor Freight Tools leads in 37 states, Ace Hardware in 11 states, and Aubuchon Hardware in 1 state. 4 chains lead at least one state. Against their share in the US as a whole, Harbor Freight Tools stands out in 23 states, Ace Hardware in 18 states, and True Value in 4 states.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Harbor Freight Tools
Relative #1 in 23 states
Louisiana 1.9×, Nevada 1.6×, Oklahoma 1.6×, Texas 1.5×, Arkansas 1.4×, Georgia 1.3×, Mississippi 1.3×, North Carolina 1.3×, Kentucky 1.2×, South Carolina 1.2×, Virginia 1.2×, Alabama 1.1×, Missouri 1.1×, Nebraska 1.1×, Pennsylvania 1.1×, Tennessee 1.1×, West Virginia 1.1×, California 1×, New Jersey 1×, Ohio 1×, Washington 1×, Maryland 0.9×, North Dakota 0.8×
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Ace Hardware
Relative #1 in 18 states
Wyoming 2.1×, Illinois 1.8×, Rhode Island 1.7×, Utah 1.6×, Delaware 1.5×, Montana 1.5×, Arizona 1.4×, Colorado 1.4×, Florida 1.4×, Minnesota 1.4×, Oregon 1.4×, Iowa 1.3×, South Dakota 1.3×, Idaho 1.2×, Kansas 1.1×, Michigan 1.1×, Indiana 1×, Hawaii 0.9×
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True Value
Relative #1 in 4 states
Alaska 4.8×, Connecticut 3.6×, New Mexico 3.1×, Wisconsin 3×
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Aubuchon Hardware
Relative #1 in 4 states
Vermont over 10×, New Hampshire over 10×, Massachusetts over 10×, Maine over 10×
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Curtis Lumber Co Inc
Relative #1 in New York, over 10× its share in the US
Not enough tracked stores: District of Columbia
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Harbor Freight Tools
#1 in 37 states
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
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Ace Hardware
#1 in 11 states
Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Aubuchon Hardware
#1 in Vermont
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City Mill
#1 in Hawaii
Not enough tracked stores: District of Columbia
A state shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked hardware store 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 hardware store 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. Ganahl Lumber Company and Famous Supply sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | Ganahl Lumber Company | ▲6 | +19.1% |
| 2 | Famous Supply | ▲4 | +15.3% |
| 3 | Hatchet Hardware | ▲4 | +14.6% |
| 4 | Curtis Lumber Co Inc | - | +12.7% |
| 5 | Ricciardi Brothers | ▲6 | +12.7% |
| 6 | Ihrie Supply Company | ▲9 | +11.8% |
| 7 | Aubuchon Hardware | ▲1 | +11.2% |
| 8 | Gateway Supply Co. | ▲11 | +11.1% |
| 9 | Northeastern Supply | ▲1 | +10.0% |
| 10 | Jaeger Lumber | ▲4 | +9.9% |
| 11 | HomeBase USA | ▲7 | +8.1% |
| 12 | Acme Tools | ▲8 | +6.7% |
| 13 | Cole's Hardware | ▲8 | +6.4% |
| 14 | Cole Hardware | ▲4 | +5.0% |
| 15 | Ace Hardware | - | +3.4% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- True Value
- Curtis Lumber Co Inc
- Aubuchon Hardware
- Elder's Ace Hardware
- Sneade's Ace Home Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
13,777 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 5,112 of the 13,777 stores (37%); 6,342 of the 6,881 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Harbor Freight Tools (1,638)
- Ace Hardware (2,602)
- True Value (694)
- Curtis Lumber Co Inc (17)
- Aubuchon Hardware (119)
- Elder's Ace Hardware (3)
- Sneade's Ace Home Center (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 2,602
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 1,638
- 3 True Value 694
- 4 Aubuchon Hardware 119
- 5 Westlake Ace Hardware 59
- 6 Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 49
- 7 R.P. Lumber 48
- 8 Ricciardi Brothers 43
- 9 Direct Tools Factory Outlet 42
- 10 Woodcraft 39
- 11 Rocky's Ace Hardware 33
- 12 Northeastern Supply 33
- 13 Marvin's 29
- 14 Northern Tool + Equipment 27
- 15 Gill-Roy's Hardware 26
- 16 AMES Tools 23
- 17 Do It Best 23
- 18 Famous Supply 21
- 19 PARR Lumber 21
- 20 Valu Home Centers 20
- 21 Great Lakes Ace Hardware 18
- 22 Bloedorn Lumber 17
- 23 Gillman Home Center 17
- 24 Curtis Lumber Co Inc 17
- 25 General Plumbing Supply 13
- 26 Big C Lumber 12
- 27 Acme Tools 12
- 28 Plumbers Supply Co. 12
- 29 Cole's Hardware 11
- 30 Valu Home Center 11
- 31 Gateway Supply Co. 11
- 32 Outdoor Supply Hardware 10
- 33 South Fork Hardware 10
- 34 Snap-On Tools 10
- 35 Bridgeport Equipment and Tool 9
- 36 Ziegler's Ace 9
- 37 Keller Supply Company 9
- 38 Master Halco 8
- 39 George T. Sanders Company 8
- 40 Taylor's Do it Center 8
- 41 Sunshine Ace Hardware 8
- 42 Russell Do It Centers 8
- 43 McLendon Hardware 8
- 44 Ganahl Lumber Company 8
- 45 HPM Building Supply 7
- 46 Arrow Lumber & Hardware 7
- 47 Jaeger Lumber 7
- 48 Costello's Ace Hardware 7
- 49 Lee Supply 6
- 50 Rommel's Ace Home Center 6
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