US Discount Code Index
How deep are US discounts right now? This live study breaks down every verified coupon code in our database — by size, type and category — as of August 2026.
266 live verified codes analyzedThe Headline Numbers
Across 14 retail categories. The average and median figures cover the 181 percentage-type codes live at the time of writing; the median discount is 15%.
How US Codes Break Down
Live codes by offer type. Percentage and fixed-$ codes dominate; free shipping is the rarest.
How Big Are the Discounts?
Distribution of the 181 percentage-type codes by size. Most sit at 20% or below, but a meaningful tail reaches 30% and beyond.
The Most Generous Categories
Ranked by the average headline percentage across live percentage-type codes.
Where the Codes Are
Live codes by category. Some retailers appear in more than one category, so a code can count toward each of its store’s categories.
The Biggest Live Discounts
The deepest single percentage code we currently hold per retailer, at the time of writing.
Methodology
Every figure on this page is computed from our live coupon database — the same set of codes shown across the site — filtered to those marked verified and not yet expired, as of August 2026. Nothing is modelled, estimated or seeded.
Average and median discounts are taken only from percentage-type codes, where a headline figure can be read directly from the offer. Fixed “$ off” codes, free shipping and other deals are included in the discount-type breakdown but excluded from the percentage average, because expressing them as a percentage would require assuming a cartsize. Figures change as codes are added and expire, so please note the access date if you cite them. See also our code lifespan report for how long these codes last, our welcome-discount study for whether new-customer offers run deeper, our free shipping index for how common free shipping is, and read more about how we verify codes and how we rank deals.