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REI locations map

REI has about 190 locations in the United States, spread across 43 states and Washington, D.C.. The most are in California (33), Texas (12) and Washington (11). Per person, Montana has the most, with 0.4 locations for every 100,000 residents.

LegendREI locationData from September 2026
Category
Sporting & outdoors
US locations
about 190 (193 mapped)
States
43 + D.C.
Founded
1938
Headquarters
Washington

REI locations by state

REI locations by state
StateLocationsPer 100,000 peopleShare
California330.0817.1%
Texas120.046.2%
Colorado110.25.7%
Washington110.15.7%
Oregon90.24.7%
Florida80.034.1%
North Carolina70.063.6%
Arizona60.083.1%
New York60.033.1%
Virginia60.073.1%
Georgia50.042.6%
Illinois50.042.6%
Ohio50.042.6%
Tennessee50.072.6%
Michigan40.042.1%
Montana40.42.1%
Pennsylvania40.032.1%
Connecticut30.081.6%
Maryland30.051.6%
Massachusetts30.041.6%
Minnesota30.051.6%
Nevada30.091.6%
New Jersey30.031.6%
South Carolina30.051.6%
Utah30.091.6%
Wisconsin30.051.6%
Alabama20.041.0%
Alaska20.31.0%
Kansas20.071.0%
Missouri20.031.0%
New Hampshire20.11.0%
New Mexico20.091.0%
Oklahoma20.051.0%
Delaware10.100.5%
District of Columbia10.10.5%
Idaho10.050.5%
Indiana10.010.5%
Iowa10.030.5%
Kentucky10.020.5%
Maine10.070.5%
Nebraska10.050.5%
Rhode Island10.090.5%
Vermont10.20.5%
Wyoming10.20.5%

States without a REI

7 states have no REI location in our data: Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia.

Chains with a similar footprint

These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:

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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 REI.