Below are the US Census numbers
for new car dealers operating in the United
States as of 1997
| State |
Estab-
lish-
ments |
Sales
($1,000) |
Sales
% of
U.S. |
Annual
payroll
($1,000) |
Paid
employees |
| United States |
25,897 |
518,971,824 |
100.00 |
35,202,751 |
1,046,243 |
| California |
2,085 |
53,256,178 |
10.26 |
4,102,794 |
105,076 |
| Texas |
1,531 |
40,910,639 |
7.88 |
2,694,757 |
77,810 |
| Florida |
1,211 |
35,421,187 |
6.83 |
2,251,974 |
65,406 |
| New York |
1,426 |
24,670,451 |
4.75 |
1,624,092 |
47,476 |
| Illinois |
1,249 |
24,072,835 |
4.64 |
1,625,070 |
46,483 |
| Michigan |
954 |
23,648,817 |
4.56 |
1,559,748 |
41,653 |
| Ohio |
1,156 |
23,295,280 |
4.49 |
1,489,685 |
47,940 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,526 |
23,163,844 |
4.46 |
1,543,573 |
51,765 |
| New Jersey |
777 |
17,674,835 |
3.41 |
1,146,273 |
30,075 |
| Georgia |
727 |
15,834,523 |
3.05 |
1,056,383 |
31,391 |
| North Carolina |
857 |
15,818,112 |
3.05 |
1,008,447 |
30,795 |
| Virginia |
650 |
12,281,596 |
2.37 |
920,330 |
28,824 |
| Indiana |
643 |
11,817,953 |
2.28 |
731,266 |
22,911 |
| Massachusetts |
620 |
11,528,529 |
2.22 |
797,065 |
22,837 |
| Tennessee |
583 |
11,378,360 |
2.19 |
756,719 |
22,926 |
| Missouri |
660 |
11,080,071 |
2.14 |
743,762 |
22,918 |
| Wisconsin |
668 |
10,808,194 |
2.08 |
683,523 |
23,431 |
| Minnesota |
549 |
10,257,228 |
1.98 |
626,225 |
19,591 |
| Maryland |
399 |
10,070,762 |
1.94 |
767,801 |
22,933 |
| Arizona |
280 |
9,562,218 |
1.84 |
716,204 |
19,897 |
| Washington |
462 |
9,176,513 |
1.77 |
721,375 |
19,886 |
| Colorado |
324 |
8,264,839 |
1.59 |
601,851 |
16,532 |
| Louisiana |
349 |
7,758,997 |
1.50 |
525,483 |
17,589 |
| Alabama |
434 |
7,461,836 |
1.44 |
454,534 |
15,121 |
| Connecticut |
395 |
7,078,314 |
1.36 |
522,091 |
14,092 |
| Oregon |
338 |
6,817,546 |
1.31 |
496,256 |
14,529 |
| South Carolina |
417 |
6,710,707 |
1.29 |
431,953 |
13,969 |
| Kentucky |
430 |
6,442,715 |
1.24 |
424,593 |
14,979 |
| Oklahoma |
379 |
6,372,036 |
1.23 |
398,484 |
14,424 |
| Iowa |
490 |
5,654,771 |
1.09 |
373,233 |
13,164 |
| Kansas |
356 |
4,949,299 |
0.95 |
339,338 |
10,699 |
| Arkansas |
324 |
4,573,467 |
0.88 |
244,594 |
8,646 |
| Mississippi |
287 |
4,259,397 |
0.82 |
278,722 |
9,238 |
| Utah |
187 |
4,044,712 |
0.78 |
265,567 |
8,137 |
| Nevada |
99 |
3,524,667 |
0.68 |
287,564 |
6,710 |
| New Hampshire |
195 |
3,343,593 |
0.64 |
221,140 |
6,629 |
| Nebraska |
267 |
3,155,814 |
0.61 |
203,605 |
6,659 |
| New Mexico |
167 |
2,960,386 |
0.57 |
209,261 |
6,854 |
| West Virginia |
248 |
2,911,882 |
0.56 |
176,515 |
7,019 |
| Idaho |
145 |
2,435,207 |
0.47 |
159,054 |
5,138 |
| Maine |
170 |
2,279,090 |
0.44 |
154,650 |
5,203 |
| Delaware |
79 |
1,752,179 |
0.34 |
118,720 |
3,915 |
| South Dakota |
131 |
1,535,343 |
0.30 |
102,107 |
3,587 |
| Montana |
148 |
1,519,919 |
0.29 |
99,182 |
3,880 |
| North Dakota |
135 |
1,513,272 |
0.29 |
97,993 |
3,640 |
| Hawaii |
62 |
1,425,299 |
0.27 |
113,912 |
3,475 |
| Rhode Island |
93 |
1,409,338 |
0.27 |
99,267 |
2,924 |
| Vermont |
108 |
1,184,482 |
0.23 |
76,364 |
2,678 |
| Alaska |
39 |
922,792 |
0.18 |
86,247 |
2,227 |
| Wyoming |
83 |
898,648 |
0.17 |
65,418 |
2,312 |
| District of
Columbia |
5 |
83,152 |
0.02 |
7,987 |
250 |
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