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Plus Size Clothing Prices by State, 2026

Nobody surveys plus size prices — so we mined them. Across 795 stores in our directory, shoppers' public reviews and the stores' own websites mention real prices for everyday pieces: tops, jeans, dresses off the regular rack. The median mentioned price nationally is $22 — but where you shop matters a lot: South Carolina runs around $10 while Connecticut runs around $45.

Median mentioned item price, by state

Cheapest first. A low number usually means an off-price and consignment-heavy market; a high one means boutique-heavy. Neither is "better" — it's the difference between a $12 Rainbow top and a $45 boutique blouse, and most good shopping trips include both.

#	State	Median item price	Priced stores
1	South Carolina	$10	15
2	Mississippi	$10	7
3	Oregon	$13	8
4	Louisiana	$13.24	11
5	Alabama	$15	22
6	New York	$15	26
7	Missouri	$15.99	19
8	Massachusetts	$18	9
9	Florida	$20	69
10	Pennsylvania	$20	36
11	New Jersey	$20	18
12	Tennessee	$20	19
13	Minnesota	$20	13
14	Michigan	$20	26
15	Virginia	$20	15
16	Colorado	$21	9
17	Georgia	$22	44
18	Iowa	$22.49	6
19	North Carolina	$22.49	30
20	Ohio	$22.64	40
21	Illinois	$23	34
22	Texas	$23.99	71
23	Wisconsin	$24.50	12
24	Indiana	$25	35
25	Kentucky	$25.43	19
26	Kansas	$27.50	6
27	Arizona	$28.99	16
28	Maryland	$30	9
29	California	$30	42
30	Arkansas	$31.48	20
31	Utah	$32.50	12
32	Oklahoma	$35	11
33	Nevada	$37	7
34	Washington	$37.50	18
35	New Hampshire	$40	5
36	Connecticut	$45	6
	Northeast (other states)	$30	7
	South (other states)	$14	8
	West (other states)	$25	11

States need 5+ stores with a price signal to get their own row; the rest roll into the regional rows in italics. These are floors-and-signals, not survey averages — see the methodology below before quoting a single state to the penny.

What the numbers actually measure

Each store's price signal is the price its own website lists or the median dollar amount shoppers mention in reviews — capped to the $3–$60 everyday range, so a $1,400 bridal gown never skews a state's number (bridal is its own world; see the bridal & formal hub). That makes this an everyday-basics price index: what a top, a tee, or a clearance-rack find actually costs where you live. Hunting the low end of the curve? The consignment & resale stores are where the $10 states get their edge.

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Methodology: price signals mined from 795 stores (of 6,551 in the directory) — a store's own posted website price where available, otherwise the median of dollar amounts mentioned in its public shopper reviews, restricted to $3–$60 to capture everyday garments rather than gowns or gift cards. State value = median of its stores' signals; 5+ priced stores per state row, remainder grouped by census region. Review-mined numbers are signals with real sampling noise — treat the ranking and the ranges as solid, single dollars as approximate. Updated July 15, 2026. More cuts of the data: the plus size stats hub.