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Size of the US Breweries industry

NAICS 312120, Breweries. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$29.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
98,115
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,775
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
4,857
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 98,115 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 82,6682019-Q2: 88,5632019-Q3: 90,0862019-Q4: 89,0952020-Q1: 88,0352020-Q2: 75,9192020-Q3: 82,8392020-Q4: 78,4742021-Q1: 83,8582021-Q2: 97,8582021-Q3: 100,9402021-Q4: 100,5412022-Q1: 100,5762022-Q2: 109,1182022-Q3: 108,4982022-Q4: 105,6682023-Q1: 106,0242023-Q2: 113,8172023-Q3: 112,0162023-Q4: 108,2632024-Q1: 106,0572024-Q2: 112,8102024-Q3: 109,7502024-Q4: 105,5062025-Q1: 102,2352025-Q2: 109,1052025-Q3: 105,7342025-Q4: 102,0772026-Q1: 98,115NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q198,1152022
2025-Q4102,0772022
2025-Q3105,7342022
2025-Q2109,1052022
2025-Q1102,2352022
2024-Q4105,5062022
2024-Q3109,7502022
2024-Q2112,8102022
2024-Q1106,0572022
2023-Q4108,2632022
2023-Q3112,0162022
2023-Q2113,8172022
2023-Q1106,0242022
2022-Q4105,6682022
2022-Q3108,4982022
2022-Q2109,1182022
2022-Q1100,5762022
2021-Q4100,5412017
2021-Q3100,9402017
2021-Q297,8582017
2021-Q183,8582017
2020-Q478,4742017
2020-Q382,8392017
2020-Q275,9192017
2020-Q188,0352017
2019-Q489,0952017
2019-Q390,0862017
2019-Q288,5632017
2019-Q182,6682017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 98,647 · 2023
2017: 65,4492018: 74,5612019: 84,5032020: 88,2742021: 81,4832022: 95,1862023: 98,647
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PeriodValue
202398,647
202295,186
202181,483
202088,274
201984,503
201874,561
201765,449

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,775 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,5262019-Q2: 4,6762019-Q3: 4,8042019-Q4: 4,9272020-Q1: 5,0302020-Q2: 5,0352020-Q3: 5,1152020-Q4: 5,1932021-Q1: 5,2772021-Q2: 5,4152021-Q3: 5,5302021-Q4: 5,5842022-Q1: 5,6712022-Q2: 5,7382022-Q3: 5,8082022-Q4: 5,8702023-Q1: 5,9032023-Q2: 5,9312023-Q3: 6,0202023-Q4: 6,0972024-Q1: 6,0292024-Q2: 6,0572024-Q3: 6,0622024-Q4: 6,0282025-Q1: 5,9152025-Q2: 5,8822025-Q3: 5,8482025-Q4: 5,8372026-Q1: 5,775NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,7752022
2025-Q45,8372022
2025-Q35,8482022
2025-Q25,8822022
2025-Q15,9152022
2024-Q46,0282022
2024-Q36,0622022
2024-Q26,0572022
2024-Q16,0292022
2023-Q46,0972022
2023-Q36,0202022
2023-Q25,9312022
2023-Q15,9032022
2022-Q45,8702022
2022-Q35,8082022
2022-Q25,7382022
2022-Q15,6712022
2021-Q45,5842017
2021-Q35,5302017
2021-Q25,4152017
2021-Q15,2772017
2020-Q45,1932017
2020-Q35,1152017
2020-Q25,0352017
2020-Q15,0302017
2019-Q44,9272017
2019-Q34,8042017
2019-Q24,6762017
2019-Q14,5262017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,218 · 2023
2017: 3,3052018: 3,8842019: 4,3172020: 4,4932021: 4,8252022: 5,1652023: 5,218
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PeriodValue
20235,218
20225,165
20214,825
20204,493
20194,317
20183,884
20173,305

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $986.0 million2019-Q2: $921.8 million2019-Q3: $1.0 billion2019-Q4: $954.7 million2020-Q1: $1.0 billion2020-Q2: $844.7 million2020-Q3: $956.7 million2020-Q4: $1.0 billion2021-Q1: $989.5 million2021-Q2: $1.1 billion2021-Q3: $1.2 billion2021-Q4: $1.2 billion2022-Q1: $1.2 billion2022-Q2: $1.2 billion2022-Q3: $1.3 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.3 billion2023-Q2: $1.3 billion2023-Q3: $1.3 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $1.4 billion2024-Q2: $1.3 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.4 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$989.5 million2017
2020-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$956.7 million2017
2020-Q2$844.7 million2017
2020-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$954.7 million2017
2019-Q3$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q2$921.8 million2017
2019-Q1$986.0 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.6 billion · 2023
2017: $3.0 billion2018: $3.2 billion2019: $3.7 billion2020: $3.5 billion2021: $4.0 billion2022: $4.2 billion2023: $4.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.6 billion
2022$4.2 billion
2021$4.0 billion
2020$3.5 billion
2019$3.7 billion
2018$3.2 billion
2017$3.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages98,1152026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,7752026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns98,64720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,21820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census89,82320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,09320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,85720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$29.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.