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State & Local (Teens › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for State & Local (Teens › United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.99, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.37 – $20 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category United States (167), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 14 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 State & Local best sellers
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Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir
by Colleen Frakes
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews54
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Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
by Rosalyn Schanzer
- List rank#2
- Price$16.09
- Rating4.4
- Reviews433
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong
by Rebecca Stefoff
- List rank#3
- Price$15.07
- Rating4.7
- Reviews405
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Exploring the 50 States: U.S. Geography, Map Skills & State Facts Activity Workbook (U.S. Geography & Map Skills Workbook Series for Kids & Teens)
by Erin Lisser
- List rank#4
- Price$15.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23
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The Great American Dust Bowl: A Graphic Novel – Don Brown's Illustrated History of the Catastrophic 1930s
by Don Brown
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews162
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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (Newbery Honor Book)
by Jim Murphy
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews436
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The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century
by Sarah Miller
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews761
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Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis (Unbarred)
by Alexis Coe
- List rank#8
- Price$10.74
- Rating3.7
- Reviews246
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When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during WWII
by Susan H. Kamei
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews55
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Black Pioneers of Science and Invention: Fourteen Innovators Who Saved Lives and Altered American History
by Louis Haber
- List rank#10
- Price$7.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,182
FAQ
Is State & Local a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in State & Local?
The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 92% of them have fewer than 100.
What do State & Local best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.37 and $20.
Can new books break into State & Local?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.