Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Mar. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Citi Trends Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001318484
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 02, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 221,699,749
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,466,970
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY