Barnes & Noble locations map
Barnes & Noble has about 730 locations in the United States, spread across 50 states and Washington, D.C.. The most are in California (85), Texas (60) and Florida (49). Per person, Montana has the most, with 0.4 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Books & gifts
- US locations
- about 730 (728 mapped)
- States
- 50 + D.C.
- Founded
- 1873
- Headquarters
- New York
Barnes & Noble locations by state
| State | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 85 | 0.2 | 11.7% |
| Texas | 60 | 0.2 | 8.2% |
| Florida | 49 | 0.2 | 6.7% |
| New York | 43 | 0.2 | 5.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | 0.2 | 4.3% |
| Virginia | 29 | 0.3 | 4.0% |
| Illinois | 27 | 0.2 | 3.7% |
| North Carolina | 25 | 0.2 | 3.4% |
| New Jersey | 23 | 0.2 | 3.2% |
| Michigan | 22 | 0.2 | 3.0% |
| Ohio | 21 | 0.2 | 2.9% |
| Georgia | 20 | 0.2 | 2.7% |
| Washington | 20 | 0.3 | 2.7% |
| Arizona | 17 | 0.2 | 2.3% |
| Colorado | 17 | 0.3 | 2.3% |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 0.2 | 2.2% |
| Minnesota | 16 | 0.3 | 2.2% |
| Connecticut | 15 | 0.4 | 2.1% |
| Maryland | 13 | 0.2 | 1.8% |
| Indiana | 12 | 0.2 | 1.6% |
| Missouri | 12 | 0.2 | 1.6% |
| Utah | 11 | 0.3 | 1.5% |
| Tennessee | 10 | 0.1 | 1.4% |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 0.2 | 1.4% |
| Louisiana | 9 | 0.2 | 1.2% |
| South Carolina | 9 | 0.2 | 1.2% |
| Alabama | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1% |
| Iowa | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1% |
| Kentucky | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1% |
| Oregon | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1% |
| Kansas | 6 | 0.2 | 0.8% |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 0.4 | 0.8% |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| Arkansas | 5 | 0.2 | 0.7% |
| Montana | 5 | 0.4 | 0.7% |
| Nevada | 5 | 0.2 | 0.7% |
| Idaho | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5% |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5% |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5% |
| New Mexico | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5% |
| Delaware | 3 | 0.3 | 0.4% |
| Maine | 3 | 0.2 | 0.4% |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0.4 | 0.4% |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 0.3 | 0.4% |
| Alaska | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3% |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3% |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0.2 | 0.3% |
| Vermont | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3% |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.06 | 0.1% |
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Locations come from All the Places, which collects them from each chain's public store locator (data from September 2026). Counts can be a little off: new stores open, old ones close, and a few locations may be missing. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates for 2024. Guess the Chain is not affiliated with Barnes & Noble.