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Hundreds of Joann Stores are expected to close in the coming weeks, but the impact of the fabric and craft stores’ closures will be felt unevenly across the country, based on an analysis of their recent bankruptcy filing.

The retailer told USA TODAY in a statement Wednesday that it will close “approximately 500” of its roughly 850 locations across the U.S. The news comes after the company filed for bankruptcy a second time in less than a year in January after initially filing and then going private in March 2024.

Search the full list of planned Joann closures by state or city

Court documents list 533 stores that would close across 49 states (None are planned in Hawaii), but the impact of the closures will likely differ across the country.

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While Florida and California have the most closures, fewer residents may notice the losses. For every closing store, about 500,000 adults live in each state. In New Hampshire, the seven closures amount to about one for every 165,000 residents. Joann proposes to close 18 stores in Texas, but that’s just one for every 1.3 million.

Which Joann stores are closing in Illinois, Michigan and other Great Lakes states

Almost 200 of the closures will be in Great Lakes states with the largest number of closures in the metropolitan areas of Detroit and Chicago – a detailed look at the Chicagoland area below.

Which Joann stores are closing in California

The largest number of closures are planned for California, but six in 10 of the 61 closures are planned in Southern California towns and cities, including more than 20 in the Los Angeles area.

Which Joann stores are closing in Florida

The Joann closures in Florida are spread relatively evenly among the state’s population centers.

“This was a very difficult decision to make, given the major impact we know it will have on our Team Members, our customers and all of the communities we serve,” Joann’s statement said on Wednesday. “A careful analysis of store performance and future strategic fit for the Company determined which stores should remain operating as usual at this time.”

Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge