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Size of the US Pharmacies and Drug Stores industry

NAICS 44611, Pharmacies and Drug Stores. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$269 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$34.7 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$323 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
691,152
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
41,792
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
19,259
2017 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Sales, seasonally adjusted · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $34.5 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $19.3 billion2011-09: $19.3 billion2011-10: $19.4 billion2011-11: $19.3 billion2011-12: $19.3 billion2012-01: $19.4 billion2012-02: $19.4 billion2012-03: $19.3 billion2012-04: $19.4 billion2012-05: $19.2 billion2012-06: $18.8 billion2012-07: $19.0 billion2012-08: $19.0 billion2012-09: $18.9 billion2012-10: $18.9 billion2012-11: $18.9 billion2012-12: $19.0 billion2013-01: $19.3 billion2013-02: $19.2 billion2013-03: $19.2 billion2013-04: $19.1 billion2013-05: $19.1 billion2013-06: $19.2 billion2013-07: $19.3 billion2013-08: $19.4 billion2013-09: $19.8 billion2013-10: $19.7 billion2013-11: $19.8 billion2013-12: $19.8 billion2014-01: $19.8 billion2014-02: $19.9 billion2014-03: $20.0 billion2014-04: $20.2 billion2014-05: $20.4 billion2014-06: $20.6 billion2014-07: $20.6 billion2014-08: $20.7 billion2014-09: $20.7 billion2014-10: $20.6 billion2014-11: $20.7 billion2014-12: $20.9 billion2015-01: $20.9 billion2015-02: $20.7 billion2015-03: $21.4 billion2015-04: $20.9 billion2015-05: $20.9 billion2015-06: $21.0 billion2015-07: $21.2 billion2015-08: $21.3 billion2015-09: $21.9 billion2015-10: $21.5 billion2015-11: $21.6 billion2015-12: $21.8 billion2016-01: $21.6 billion2016-02: $22.1 billion2016-03: $22.0 billion2016-04: $22.2 billion2016-05: $22.1 billion2016-06: $22.1 billion2016-07: $22.2 billion2016-08: $22.0 billion2016-09: $22.0 billion2016-10: $21.2 billion2016-11: $21.4 billion2016-12: $21.5 billion2017-01: $21.6 billion2017-02: $21.9 billion2017-03: $22.0 billion2017-04: $22.2 billion2017-05: $22.3 billion2017-06: $22.6 billion2017-07: $22.4 billion2017-08: $22.6 billion2017-09: $22.8 billion2017-10: $22.9 billion2017-11: $23.0 billion2017-12: $22.9 billion2018-01: $23.0 billion2018-02: $22.7 billion2018-03: $22.9 billion2018-04: $23.0 billion2018-05: $23.4 billion2018-06: $23.1 billion2018-07: $23.3 billion2018-08: $23.6 billion2018-09: $23.4 billion2018-10: $23.6 billion2018-11: $24.0 billion2018-12: $23.1 billion2019-01: $23.9 billion2019-02: $24.2 billion2019-03: $24.1 billion2019-04: $24.1 billion2019-05: $24.3 billion2019-06: $24.1 billion2019-07: $24.0 billion2019-08: $24.0 billion2019-09: $23.8 billion2019-10: $24.1 billion2019-11: $23.7 billion2019-12: $23.5 billion2020-01: $24.1 billion2020-02: $24.5 billion2020-03: $27.1 billion2020-04: $24.2 billion2020-05: $23.9 billion2020-06: $24.9 billion2020-07: $25.8 billion2020-08: $25.2 billion2020-09: $25.6 billion2020-10: $25.5 billion2020-11: $25.1 billion2020-12: $25.2 billion2021-01: $25.2 billion2021-02: $25.2 billion2021-03: $27.1 billion2021-04: $27.1 billion2021-05: $26.4 billion2021-06: $27.4 billion2021-07: $27.3 billion2021-08: $27.5 billion2021-09: $27.2 billion2021-10: $27.1 billion2021-11: $27.5 billion2021-12: $27.5 billion2022-01: $27.8 billion2022-02: $27.5 billion2022-03: $27.6 billion2022-04: $27.7 billion2022-05: $27.7 billion2022-06: $28.1 billion2022-07: $28.5 billion2022-08: $28.0 billion2022-09: $28.3 billion2022-10: $28.4 billion2022-11: $28.6 billion2022-12: $27.9 billion2023-01: $29.1 billion2023-02: $29.5 billion2023-03: $29.9 billion2023-04: $29.9 billion2023-05: $30.3 billion2023-06: $30.3 billion2023-07: $30.1 billion2023-08: $30.7 billion2023-09: $30.5 billion2023-10: $31.9 billion2023-11: $31.7 billion2023-12: $30.7 billion2024-01: $30.4 billion2024-02: $30.2 billion2024-03: $30.1 billion2024-04: $30.5 billion2024-05: $30.5 billion2024-06: $30.5 billion2024-07: $32.1 billion2024-08: $32.1 billion2024-09: $32.9 billion2024-10: $32.7 billion2024-11: $32.6 billion2024-12: $32.5 billion2025-01: $32.3 billion2025-02: $33.5 billion2025-03: $33.7 billion2025-04: $33.7 billion2025-05: $33.8 billion2025-06: $34.2 billion2025-07: $34.6 billion2025-08: $34.6 billion2025-09: $35.0 billion2025-10: $34.8 billion2025-11: $34.8 billion2025-12: $34.5 billion2026-01: $33.4 billion2026-02: $34.1 billion2026-03: $34.5 billion2026-04: $34.5 billion2026-05: $34.6 billion2026-06: $34.5 billion2026-07: $34.5 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-07$34.5 billion
2026-06$34.5 billion
2026-05$34.6 billion
2026-04$34.5 billion
2026-03$34.5 billion
2026-02$34.1 billion
2026-01$33.4 billion
2025-12$34.5 billion
2025-11$34.8 billion
2025-10$34.8 billion
2025-09$35.0 billion
2025-08$34.6 billion
2025-07$34.6 billion
2025-06$34.2 billion
2025-05$33.8 billion
2025-04$33.7 billion
2025-03$33.7 billion
2025-02$33.5 billion
2025-01$32.3 billion
2024-12$32.5 billion
2024-11$32.6 billion
2024-10$32.7 billion
2024-09$32.9 billion
2024-08$32.1 billion
2024-07$32.1 billion
2024-06$30.5 billion
2024-05$30.5 billion
2024-04$30.5 billion
2024-03$30.1 billion
2024-02$30.2 billion
2024-01$30.4 billion
2023-12$30.7 billion
2023-11$31.7 billion
2023-10$31.9 billion
2023-09$30.5 billion
2023-08$30.7 billion
2023-07$30.1 billion
2023-06$30.3 billion
2023-05$30.3 billion
2023-04$29.9 billion
2023-03$29.9 billion
2023-02$29.5 billion
2023-01$29.1 billion
2022-12$27.9 billion
2022-11$28.6 billion
2022-10$28.4 billion
2022-09$28.3 billion
2022-08$28.0 billion
2022-07$28.5 billion
2022-06$28.1 billion
2022-05$27.7 billion
2022-04$27.7 billion
2022-03$27.6 billion
2022-02$27.5 billion
2022-01$27.8 billion
2021-12$27.5 billion
2021-11$27.5 billion
2021-10$27.1 billion
2021-09$27.2 billion
2021-08$27.5 billion
2021-07$27.3 billion
2021-06$27.4 billion
2021-05$26.4 billion
2021-04$27.1 billion
2021-03$27.1 billion
2021-02$25.2 billion
2021-01$25.2 billion
2020-12$25.2 billion
2020-11$25.1 billion
2020-10$25.5 billion
2020-09$25.6 billion
2020-08$25.2 billion
2020-07$25.8 billion
2020-06$24.9 billion
2020-05$23.9 billion
2020-04$24.2 billion
2020-03$27.1 billion
2020-02$24.5 billion
2020-01$24.1 billion
2019-12$23.5 billion
2019-11$23.7 billion
2019-10$24.1 billion
2019-09$23.8 billion
2019-08$24.0 billion
2019-07$24.0 billion
2019-06$24.1 billion
2019-05$24.3 billion
2019-04$24.1 billion
2019-03$24.1 billion
2019-02$24.2 billion
2019-01$23.9 billion
2018-12$23.1 billion
2018-11$24.0 billion
2018-10$23.6 billion
2018-09$23.4 billion
2018-08$23.6 billion
2018-07$23.3 billion
2018-06$23.1 billion
2018-05$23.4 billion
2018-04$23.0 billion
2018-03$22.9 billion
2018-02$22.7 billion
2018-01$23.0 billion
2017-12$22.9 billion
2017-11$23.0 billion
2017-10$22.9 billion
2017-09$22.8 billion
2017-08$22.6 billion
2017-07$22.4 billion
2017-06$22.6 billion
2017-05$22.3 billion
2017-04$22.2 billion
2017-03$22.0 billion
2017-02$21.9 billion
2017-01$21.6 billion
2016-12$21.5 billion
2016-11$21.4 billion
2016-10$21.2 billion
2016-09$22.0 billion
2016-08$22.0 billion
2016-07$22.2 billion
2016-06$22.1 billion
2016-05$22.1 billion
2016-04$22.2 billion
2016-03$22.0 billion
2016-02$22.1 billion
2016-01$21.6 billion
2015-12$21.8 billion
2015-11$21.6 billion
2015-10$21.5 billion
2015-09$21.9 billion
2015-08$21.3 billion
2015-07$21.2 billion
2015-06$21.0 billion
2015-05$20.9 billion
2015-04$20.9 billion
2015-03$21.4 billion
2015-02$20.7 billion
2015-01$20.9 billion
2014-12$20.9 billion
2014-11$20.7 billion
2014-10$20.6 billion
2014-09$20.7 billion
2014-08$20.7 billion
2014-07$20.6 billion
2014-06$20.6 billion
2014-05$20.4 billion
2014-04$20.2 billion
2014-03$20.0 billion
2014-02$19.9 billion
2014-01$19.8 billion
2013-12$19.8 billion
2013-11$19.8 billion
2013-10$19.7 billion
2013-09$19.8 billion
2013-08$19.4 billion
2013-07$19.3 billion
2013-06$19.2 billion
2013-05$19.1 billion
2013-04$19.1 billion
2013-03$19.2 billion
2013-02$19.2 billion
2013-01$19.3 billion
2012-12$19.0 billion
2012-11$18.9 billion
2012-10$18.9 billion
2012-09$18.9 billion
2012-08$19.0 billion
2012-07$19.0 billion
2012-06$18.8 billion
2012-05$19.2 billion
2012-04$19.4 billion
2012-03$19.3 billion
2012-02$19.4 billion
2012-01$19.4 billion
2011-12$19.3 billion
2011-11$19.3 billion
2011-10$19.4 billion
2011-09$19.3 billion
2011-08$19.3 billion

Last 15 years shown; published since 1992-01, all of it in the API. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $323 billion · 2022
1992: $77.5 billion1993: $79.4 billion1994: $81.8 billion1995: $85.6 billion1996: $91.6 billion1997: $98.6 billion1998: $108 billion1999: $121 billion2000: $131 billion2001: $142 billion2002: $154 billion2003: $165 billion2004: $169 billion2005: $179 billion2006: $191 billion2007: $202 billion2008: $211 billion2009: $217 billion2010: $222 billion2011: $231 billion2012: $230 billion2013: $233 billion2014: $245 billion2015: $255 billion2016: $263 billion2017: $269 billion2018: $277 billion2019: $283 billion2020: $295 billion2021: $313 billion2022: $323 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$323 billion
2021$313 billion
2020$295 billion
2019$283 billion
2018$277 billion
2017$269 billion
2016$263 billion
2015$255 billion
2014$245 billion
2013$233 billion
2012$230 billion
2011$231 billion
2010$222 billion
2009$217 billion
2008$211 billion
2007$202 billion
2006$191 billion
2005$179 billion
2004$169 billion
2003$165 billion
2002$154 billion
2001$142 billion
2000$131 billion
1999$121 billion
1998$108 billion
1997$98.6 billion
1996$91.6 billion
1995$85.6 billion
1994$81.8 billion
1993$79.4 billion
1992$77.5 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Pharmacies and drug stores

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 724,432 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 696,8962019-Q2: 689,4642019-Q3: 677,1802019-Q4: 680,5822020-Q1: 676,0182020-Q2: 670,5762020-Q3: 659,9232020-Q4: 679,6142021-Q1: 692,9402021-Q2: 694,9612021-Q3: 681,7902021-Q4: 724,432
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4724,432
2021-Q3681,790
2021-Q2694,961
2021-Q1692,940
2020-Q4679,614
2020-Q3659,923
2020-Q2670,576
2020-Q1676,018
2019-Q4680,582
2019-Q3677,180
2019-Q2689,464
2019-Q1696,896

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 691,152 · 2023
2017: 663,7962018: 690,1672019: 675,7662020: 666,5972021: 663,3842022: 673,0842023: 691,152
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PeriodValue
2023691,152
2022673,084
2021663,384
2020666,597
2019675,766
2018690,167
2017663,796

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 64,757 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 64,0432019-Q2: 63,8312019-Q3: 64,1922019-Q4: 64,1942020-Q1: 64,2932020-Q2: 63,9982020-Q3: 64,1042020-Q4: 64,0352021-Q1: 64,3032021-Q2: 64,5092021-Q3: 64,7362021-Q4: 64,757
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PeriodValue
2021-Q464,757
2021-Q364,736
2021-Q264,509
2021-Q164,303
2020-Q464,035
2020-Q364,104
2020-Q263,998
2020-Q164,293
2019-Q464,194
2019-Q364,192
2019-Q263,831
2019-Q164,043

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 41,792 · 2023
2017: 48,0242018: 44,3582019: 44,9022020: 44,3572021: 43,8792022: 42,7072023: 41,792
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202341,792
202242,707
202143,879
202044,357
201944,902
201844,358
201748,024

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $9.3 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $7.8 billion2019-Q2: $7.2 billion2019-Q3: $7.5 billion2019-Q4: $7.5 billion2020-Q1: $7.8 billion2020-Q2: $7.4 billion2020-Q3: $7.6 billion2020-Q4: $8.4 billion2021-Q1: $7.6 billion2021-Q2: $7.9 billion2021-Q3: $8.0 billion2021-Q4: $9.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$9.3 billion
2021-Q3$8.0 billion
2021-Q2$7.9 billion
2021-Q1$7.6 billion
2020-Q4$8.4 billion
2020-Q3$7.6 billion
2020-Q2$7.4 billion
2020-Q1$7.8 billion
2019-Q4$7.5 billion
2019-Q3$7.5 billion
2019-Q2$7.2 billion
2019-Q1$7.8 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $30.7 billion · 2023
2017: $26.4 billion2018: $26.8 billion2019: $27.3 billion2020: $27.7 billion2021: $25.9 billion2022: $28.9 billion2023: $30.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$30.7 billion
2022$28.9 billion
2021$25.9 billion
2020$27.7 billion
2019$27.3 billion
2018$26.8 billion
2017$26.4 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 Wages724,4322021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages64,7572021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$9.3 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$323 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$30.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns691,15220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns41,79220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$24.9 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census690,02120172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census45,35820172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census19,25920172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$269 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$34.7 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published
Sales, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$34.5 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published

Breakdown

Industries within Pharmacies and Drug Stores

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
446110Pharmacies and Drug Stores$269 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census691,1522023 · CBP

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.