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Card shops by the numbers, 2026

8,758 trading card shops in 50 states and DC, with 1,501,467 Google reviews between them. Here is where they are, what they carry and how many buy cards. Writers and researchers can use these numbers with a link to this page.

The short version

Card shops listed	8,758
States with a listed shop	50 + DC
Cities with a listed shop	3,590
Google reviews, all shops	1,501,467
Shops that buy collections	1,221 (13.9%)
Shops with 2+ games	5,950 (67.9%)

Card shops per million residents, by state

#	State	Shops	Population	Per million
1	New Hampshire	64	1,409,032	45.4
2	Maine	60	1,405,012	42.7
3	Wyoming	25	587,618	42.5
4	Rhode Island	43	1,112,308	38.7
5	Oregon	161	4,272,371	37.7
6	Utah	128	3,503,613	36.5
7	Wisconsin	217	5,960,975	36.4
8	Montana	40	1,137,233	35.2
9	Idaho	69	2,001,619	34.5
10	Ohio	396	11,883,304	33.3
11	Kentucky	151	4,588,372	32.9
12	Iowa	106	3,241,488	32.7
13	Indiana	225	6,924,275	32.5
14	South Dakota	30	924,669	32.4
15	North Dakota	25	796,568	31.4

New Hampshire leads with 45.4 listed shops per million people. Full ranking on the card capitals page.

Share of shops that carry each game

Game	Shops	Share of all shops	States
Pokémon	6,749	77.1%	50
Magic: The Gathering	4,363	49.8%	50
Sports cards	2,876	32.8%	50
One Piece	2,507	28.6%	50
Yu-Gi-Oh!	1,910	21.8%	50
Lorcana	1,624	18.5%	50
Digimon	565	6.5%	49
Star Wars: Unlimited	503	5.7%	47
Flesh and Blood	418	4.8%	47

Shares add up to more than 100% because 67.9% of shops carry two or more games.

Shops that buy collections

1,221 of 8,758 listed shops (13.9%) buy cards, based on their customers' reviews or their own website. For 420 the proof is in reviews only, for 725 it is the shop's website only, and for 76 it is both. See the states and cities with the most buyers.

More data

Card capitals: the states and cities with the most card shops per person.
Underserved cities: large US cities with one listed card shop or none.
Where to sell cards: the states and cities with the most shops that buy collections.

Download the data (CSV): card-shops-per-capita.csv · card-shops-by-game.csv · card-shop-capitals.csv · underserved-cities.csv · where-to-sell-cards.csv

How we count

We count only shops that pass our check: a shop is listed when its customer reviews, its own website or its business listing show it sells trading cards. Shops Google already files as card stores need less review evidence than, say, a comic or game store. Big multi-category chains are left out. A shop counts for a game when its reviews mention that game or its website lists it, and as a buyer when its reviews or website say it buys cards. Population figures come from the US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates (July 1, 2024). Per-capita numbers count shops in this directory, so a state or city may have more shops than we list. Last updated 2026-11-08. Questions or a shop we missed? Email hello@cardshops.org.