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Pawn shops by the numbers, 2026

6,288 pawn shops in 50 states and DC, with 1,528,979 Google reviews between them. Here is where they are, how many are chains, how many buy gold and how many open on Sundays. Writers and researchers are welcome to use these numbers with a link to this page.

The short versionAs of 2026-11-08

Pawn shops listed: 6,288
States with a listed shop: 50 + DC
Cities with a listed shop: 2,344
Shops per 100,000 people: 1.85
Independent shops: 4,066 (64.7%)
Chain locations: 2,222 (35.3%)
Buy gold (proof shown): 2,830 (45.0%)
Open on Sundays: 1,551 (24.7%)
Google reviews, all shops: 1,528,979

Pawn shops per 100,000 residents, by state #

#	State	Shops	Population	Per 100k
1	Arkansas	153	3,088,354	4.95
2	Montana	47	1,137,233	4.13
3	Wyoming	22	587,618	3.74
4	Texas	1,064	31,290,831	3.40
5	Oklahoma	136	4,095,393	3.32
6	Mississippi	89	2,943,045	3.02
7	Kentucky	136	4,588,372	2.96
8	Alabama	152	5,157,699	2.95
9	Florida	661	23,372,215	2.83
10	Georgia	305	11,180,878	2.73
11	West Virginia	45	1,769,979	2.54
12	Louisiana	115	4,597,740	2.50
13	South Dakota	22	924,669	2.38
14	North Carolina	256	11,046,024	2.32
15	Alaska	17	740,133	2.30

Arkansas leads with 4.95 listed pawn shops per 100,000 people, against 1.85 for the whole country. Every state is ranked on the pawn capitals page.

Cities with the most pawn shops per person #

Cities with at least 50,000 residents and 3 or more listed shops.

#	City	Shops	Population	Per 100k
1	Marietta, GA	13	63,122	20.6
2	Pensacola, FL	9	53,898	16.7
3	Sarasota, FL	9	57,764	15.6
4	Flint, MI	11	79,735	13.8
5	Bradenton, FL	8	58,184	13.7
6	Fort Myers, FL	13	99,918	13.0
7	Miami, FL	60	487,014	12.3
8	Springdale, AR	11	89,368	12.3
9	Kissimmee, FL	10	84,756	11.8
10	Margate, FL	7	60,650	11.5

A shop counts for the city in its mailing address, and mailing addresses often reach past city limits, so smaller cities with a big postal area can rank high. Top 25 cities.

Independent shops vs chain locations #

4,066 of the 6,288 listed shops (64.7%) are independents. The other 2,222 belong to 145 chains, counted as any shop name that appears at three or more listed locations sharing one website. The mix differs a lot by state. Among states with at least 20 listed shops:

Most independent

State	Shops	Independent
West Virginia	45	100.0%
Idaho	40	100.0%
New Mexico	30	100.0%
Mississippi	89	96.6%
Wyoming	22	95.5%
Kansas	50	94.0%
Montana	47	93.6%
Connecticut	72	91.7%

Most chain locations

State	Shops	Chain
Nevada	74	82.4%
Texas	1,064	72.6%
Colorado	114	48.2%
Arizona	149	47.7%
Minnesota	47	46.8%
Indiana	110	44.5%
Ohio	172	43.0%
Louisiana	115	42.6%

How chains and independents compare on ratings, Sunday hours and gold buying: chains vs independents.

Where the gold buyers are #

2,830 listed shops (45.0%) buy gold and jewelry, going by a customer review that describes selling or pawning gold there or by the shop's own website. For 1,084 the proof is a review, for 1,217 it is the shop's website, and for 529 it is both.

#	State	Buy gold	All shops	Share
1	Texas	510	1,064	47.9%
2	Florida	373	661	56.4%
3	California	265	459	57.7%
4	New York	165	264	62.5%
5	North Carolina	108	256	42.2%
6	Illinois	106	193	54.9%
7	Arizona	101	149	67.8%
8	Georgia	100	305	32.8%
9	Ohio	58	172	33.7%
10	Colorado	57	114	50.0%

States and cities in full on where to sell gold. To find a buyer near you, see sell gold and jewelry.

Share of pawn shops open on Sundays #

1,551 listed shops (24.7%) have Sunday hours on their Google listing. The states with the highest share, among those with at least 20 listed shops:

#	State	Open Sundays	All shops	Share
1	Nevada	60	74	81.1%
2	Arizona	84	149	56.4%
3	Texas	529	1,064	49.7%
4	Montana	23	47	48.9%
5	Idaho	19	40	47.5%
6	Washington	45	105	42.9%
7	Nebraska	11	27	40.7%
8	Minnesota	19	47	40.4%
9	New York	89	264	33.7%
10	Florida	212	661	32.1%

Chains open on Sundays far more often than independents (42.6% vs 14.9%). Find one near you: pawn shops open on Sundays.

What pawn shops deal in #

A shop counts for an item when a customer review mentions it or the shop's own website lists it. "Customers sold it there" counts shops where a review describes selling or pawning that item to the shop.

Item	Shops	Share	In reviews	Customers sold it there
Electronics	3,870	61.5%	2,698	468
Tools	3,191	50.7%	1,584	113
Musical instruments	2,197	34.9%	1,130	89
Watches	1,340	21.3%	445	54
Coins & silver	1,225	19.5%	558	97
Designer handbags	1,176	18.7%	225	36
Sneakers	660	10.5%	159	24
Bikes	371	5.9%	219	21

Also on listings: layaway at 2,225 shops (35.4%) and jewelry repair at 1,213 (19.3%), each backed by a review or the shop's website. Browse pawn shops by item.

More data

Pawn capitalsstates and cities per 100,000 people
Chains vs independentsratings, Sundays, gold, by chain
Where to sell goldgold buyers by state and city
Underserved citiesbig cities with one shop or none

Download the data

Free to use under CC BY 4.0: credit pawnstores.net and link to this page.

pawn-shops-by-state.csv Pawn shops by state: per capita, gold buyers, chains, open Sundays
pawn-shop-capitals.csv Cities with the most pawn shops per 100,000 residents
pawn-shops-gold-buyers.csv Pawn shops that buy gold, by state
pawn-shops-by-item.csv Pawn shops by item department
pawn-chains.csv Pawn chains with 10 or more listed locations
underserved-cities.csv Large cities with one listed pawn shop or none

Columns: pawn_shops = listed shops; shops_per_100k = shops ÷ population × 100,000; buy_gold = shops with review or website proof that they buy gold; chain_locations = shops whose name appears at 3+ listed locations that share a website; open_sundays = shops with Sunday hours on Google; population_2024 = Census Vintage 2024 estimate.

How we count

Where the shops come from. We searched Google Maps for pawn shops across the country and kept a shop only when Google files it as a pawn shop and its name, its customer reviews (people describing a pawn loan there) or its own website confirms that it makes pawn loans. Gold buyers and "we buy anything" stores that turned up in the search are left out unless their reviews or website describe pawn loans.

What a shop counts for. A shop counts as a gold buyer, or for an item such as tools or guitars, only when a customer review or the shop's own website says so. Many shops do more than their reviews and websites mention, so these counts are a floor, not a ceiling. Sunday opening comes from the hours on each shop's Google listing. A chain is a shop name with three or more listed locations that share one website; everything else counts as independent.

Population. State and city populations come from the US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates (July 1, 2024). A shop counts for the city in its mailing address. New York City shops are addressed by borough, so New York City has no per-capita figure here.

Limits. The numbers describe the shops in this directory, so a state or city may have more pawn shops than we list. Shops open and close, and we refresh the data regularly. Last updated 2026-11-08. Questions, or a shop we missed? Email hello@pawnstores.net.