Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Figures are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Additional information on sample design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found .
The source states a notice of revision: monthly retail sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios estimates were revised on April 25, 2025 to reflect historical corrections and the restated results of the 2022 Annual Retail Trade Survey and the Service Annual Survey.
In 2025, department stores in the United States generated sales of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars, down from about ****Â billion registered a year earlier, and the lowest total over the displayed time period, with the exception of 2020.
A struggling sector
Since the beginning of the 21st century, U.S. department store sales have been falling, despite total retail sales in the country steadily increasing. This has led to bankruptcies of several well-known companies, with the coronavirus pandemic the final straw for brands such as J.C. Penney and Neimann Marcus. Of the leading department stores only Dillard’s registered higher sales in the financial year 2024 compared to five years previously.
The leading department store
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U.S. Census Bureau. (March 1, 2026). Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 1, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Department Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2025 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2026, /statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau, Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, March 1, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
