The number of food and beverage retail stores in the United States in 2021 amounted to about 154 thousand. Of those around 22 thousand were specialty food stores. In 2021 there were nearly 11 thousand stores with less than five employees, while stores with more than 500 employees numbered 1,686.
Number of specialty food stores in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by employment size
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US Census Bureau. (December 31, 2023). Number of specialty food stores in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291200/number-of-us-specialty-food-stores-by-employment-size/
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US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of specialty food stores in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by employment size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291200/number-of-us-specialty-food-stores-by-employment-size/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Specialty Food Stores in The United States from 2017 to 2021, by Employment Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291200/number-of-us-specialty-food-stores-by-employment-size/
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Number of specialty food stores in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by employment size [Graph], US Census Bureau, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291200/number-of-us-specialty-food-stores-by-employment-size/
