Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Citi Trends Inc
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 01, 2020
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 166,153,095
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,841,564
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001318484
Amendment Flag	false