231 ice cream shops with paid employees in 2023, from Census County Business Patterns, or 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
How many
How many ice cream shops are in the US?
Census County Business Patterns 2023: ice cream shops with paid employees in the United States and in each state, per 10,000 residents, and the change since five years ago.
231ice cream shops in the United States, County Business Patterns 2023
+180 since 2018 (+353%; 51 then). That is 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
What this count includes
The Census counts ice cream shops under NAICS 722515, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, which also covers coffee shops, juice bars, and bagel and doughnut shops. There is no separate code for ice cream alone.
By state
| State | Ice cream shops | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 375 | 1.0 |
| Utah | 359 | 1.0 |
| Nevada | 192 | 0.6 |
| Mississippi | 170 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | 165 | 1.2 |
| Maine | 165 | 1.2 |
| Montana | 145 | 1.3 |
| New Mexico | 138 | 0.7 |
| Nebraska | 114 | 0.6 |
| Hawaii | 92 | 0.6 |
| Alaska | 84 | 1.1 |
| Rhode Island | 78 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | 63 | 1.1 |
| West Virginia | 60 | 0.3 |
| Delaware | 55 | 0.5 |
| Vermont | 48 | 0.7 |
| New York | 34 | 0.0 |
| California | 32 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 30 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 14 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 0.0 |
| Alabama | 10 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 9 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 0.0 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 8 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 8 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 8 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 7 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 7 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 6 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 6 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 5 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 3 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 3 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.0 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0.0 |
Sources and dates
U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.