Thrift Stores That Sell Online: How Many Shops Run a Web Store, State by State

Exactly 2,056 thrift stores run an online store across the United States

The ThriftAtlas catalog records 20,629 stores across the United States. Of those locations, 11,632 stores (56.4%) operate an official website. Confirmed online stores account for 2,056 locations, representing 10.0% of all cataloged thrift shops. By comparison, federal statistics report that e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2026 accounted for 17.1 percent of total sales in the retail sector¹. EPA data shows that landfills received 11.3 million tons of MSW textiles in 2018, emphasizing the volume handled by physical reuse operations².

State	Stores confirming	Share of state's stores
California	266	15.0%
Florida	163	11.6%
Pennsylvania	103	11.8%
New York	91	11.8%
Texas	90	5.9%
Arizona	85	18.6%
Indiana	83	17.2%
North Carolina	67	7.1%
Georgia	65	9.1%
Ohio	61	8.3%

Source: ThriftAtlas directory, data as of 2026-09-26.

Hawaii leads the nation with 23.7% of shops selling online

Digital adoption varies widely between state markets. Hawaii ranks first by share, with 14 out of 59 shops (23.7%) linking to an online store. Arizona follows with 85 online shops among 458 locations (18.6%).

By raw store volume, California leads the nation with 266 hybrid locations out of 1,775 total shops (15.0%). Florida lists 163 online storefronts among 1,405 stores (11.6%).

Rhode Island records 1.6% and Louisiana records 2.1% online store presence

Rhode Island shows the lowest digital store rate in the country, where only 1 of 61 locations (1.6%) provides an online shop. Louisiana reports 6 online stores among 290 locations (2.1%). Vermont also records a low share at 4.8%. Even populous states can report modest shares; Texas lists 90 online stores across 1,522 locations, an adoption rate of 5.9%.

Shoppers can verify inventory across 2,056 online thrift shops

For shoppers, a verified online storefront makes it possible to browse inventory remotely. Buyers looking for large household goods can also examine dedicated thrift stores with furniture sections, while local donors can research drop-off points using listings of thrift stores accepting donations. Calling a store before visiting or ordering remains a reliable way to check current inventory, pickup rules, and local shop hours.

Three limitations define the directory dataset

This dataset reflects strict measurement boundaries. A store counts as selling online only when its own website links to a web shop it runs. Stores without a website are not counted, so the true share is higher. Online-only resellers without a shop are not in the directory.

How we measured

A store counts as selling online when its own website links to a web store, an online auction or a marketplace shop run by the store. We read the websites of the 11,632 listed stores that have one; stores without a website are not counted, so the true share is higher than the confirmed share shown here.

Data: ThriftAtlas listings as published on 2026-09-26 · U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024.csv).

Sources

1. U.S. Census Bureau — Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales — E-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2026 accounted for 17.1 percent of total sales.
2. U.S. EPA — Textiles: Material-Specific Data — Landfills received 11.3 million tons of MSW textiles in 2018.

By the ThriftAtlas editorial team · data as of 2026-09-26 · published 2026-09-26. Spotted an error or a missing store? Tell us and we will correct it.