County & state
- In February 2026, Cochise County’s retail, restaurant and bar, and hotel/motel receipts were up compared to February 2025 (after adjusting for inflation).
- February retail sales in Cochise County were up 1.7% from February 2025, compared to a 1.9% increase for all of Arizona. For the first two months of 2026, however, Cochise County retail sales were down 1.0% while statewide sales were up 0.2% (compared to the same period a year ago).
- The inflation adjustment subtracted 2.4 percentage points from both February year-over-year and January-February growth rates. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of 4.1% in February was adjusted downward to 1.7%. For the first two months, nominal growth of 1.4% was adjusted to -1.0%. Inflation adjustments are made using CPI-U measuring the general rate of inflation.
- Sales by remote sellers (those without a physical presence in Arizona and with annual gross sales in-state of $100,000 or more, including online sales from sellers in other states) were up 21.5% in Cochise County in February, after inflation, compared to a 13.2% increase statewide. For January and February, remote sales were up 14.8% in Cochise County and 11.4% statewide.
- Cochise County's restaurant and bar sales were up 5.9% in February, after inflation, and 4.6% for the first two months of the year. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant and bar sales were up 4.0% in February and 4.3% for January and February.
- Hotel/motel receipts in Cochise County were up 8.1% in the February comparisons and 1.2% for the first two months. Statewide, lodging receipts were up 9.4% in February and 7.1% for January and February.
City & town
- Retail sales in Benson were down 0.3% in February, after inflation, and 3.4% for the first two months of 2026. Restaurant and bar sales were down 0.7% in February and 6.7% for the first two months. Hotel/motel receipts in Benson were up 12.5% in February but were down 4.2% for January and February combined.
- In Bisbee, retail sales were down 9.4% in the February comparisons and 1.9% for the first two months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were up 29.6% in February and 36.8% for the first two months. Bisbee’s hotel/motel receipts were up 18.0% in February and 17.7% for January and February, compared to the same period a year ago.
- In Douglas, retail sales were up 13.9% in February and 11.6% for January and February, after inflation. Restaurant and bar sales were up 11.8% in February and 1.9% for the first two months of the year. (Hotel/motel estimates are unavailable for Douglas due to the small number of establishments and state department of revenue confidentiality rules.)
- Huachuca City’s retail sales were down 23.6% in the February comparisons and 8.0% for the first two months. (Restaurant and bar and hotel/motel estimates are not available for Huachuca City due to the small number of businesses and tax confidentiality rules.)
- Retail sales in Sierra Vista were down 1.7% in February and 2.6% for January and February, after the inflation adjustment. Restaurant and bar sales were up 3.8% in February and 4.6% for the first two months of the year. Sierra Vista’s hotel/motel receipts were up 15.1% in February but were down 4.6% for the first two months.
- Tombstone’s retail sales were down 7.5% in February but were up 2.4% for the first two months of 2026. Restaurant and bar sales were up 3.2% in February, after inflation, and 5.3% for January and February. Hotel/motel receipts in Tombstone were down 6.8% in February and 2.9% for the first two months of 2026.
- In Willcox, retail sales were up 28.1% in the February comparisons and 5.1% for the first two months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 10.5% in February and 10.6% for January and February. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were down 14.3% in February, after inflation, and 21.8% for the first two months of 2026.
See spreadsheets, below, for monthly and annual Cochise County, city, and town major industry sales data (retail, restaurant/bar, and hotel/motel/lodging).