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State & Local (History › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for State & Local (History › United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13, median 3,157 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.01 – $18.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,157 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 2.1× those of the parent category United States, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
Top 10 State & Local best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$11.81
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy
- List rank#2
- Price$20.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews114
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The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#3
- Price$32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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MeatEater's American History: The Alaskans (1896-1941)
- List rank#5
- Price$15.69
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
- List rank#6
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews31,548
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In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
- List rank#7
- Price$11.77
- Rating4.5
- Reviews26,830
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt
- List rank#8
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,154
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne
- List rank#9
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,988
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- List rank#10
- Price$10.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews92,410
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FAQ
Is State & Local a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,157 reviews and sells for $13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in State & Local?
The median best seller has 3,157 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do State & Local best sellers cost?
The median price is $13; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.01 and $18.43.
Can new books break into State & Local?
12% 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.