In 2024, U.S. shoe store sales amounted to around 38.2 billion U.S. dollars. According to the NAICS definition, this industry is comprised of establishments who are primarily engaged in retailing all types of new footwear, except hosiery and specialty sports footwear, such as golf shoes, bowling shoes, and spiked shoes.
Shoe stores typically sell branded shoes. For example, Foot Locker is an American sportswear and footwear retailer that buys and sells shoes from the most popular brands such as Adidas, Nike, and Reebok. Athletic shoes account for a significant portion of shoe store sales in the United States, with wholesale sales generating over 20 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.
Shoe store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Year
Retail sales in billion U.S. dollars
2024
38.2
2023
39.97
2022
40.05
2021
39.41
2020
29.39
2019
37.28
2018
36.92
2017
36.33
2016
36.92
2015
35.31
2014
33.96
2013
32.76
2012
31.04
2011
29.26
2010
27.23
2009
25.65
2008
26.98
2007
26.81
2006
26.68
2005
25.26
2004
23.69
2003
23.17
2002
23.2
2001
22.88
2000
22.88
1999
22.69
1998
22.24
1997
21.45
1996
21.24
1995
20.34
1994
19.91
1993
19.03
1992
18.62
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US Census Bureau. (March 17, 2025). Shoe store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197650/annual-shoe-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Shoe store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197650/annual-shoe-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2025). Shoe store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197650/annual-shoe-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Shoe Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197650/annual-shoe-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, Shoe store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197650/annual-shoe-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Shoe store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, March 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197650/annual-shoe-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
