[1][2] From 2017 data, according to the Beer Institute, the beer industry generated a nearly 2.33 million jobs in brewing, distribution and supply which had a combined economic impact of more than $350 billion.
[3] As of 2012[update], the U.S. state with the highest number of craft breweries per capita was Vermont, with 1 brewery for every 24,067 people.
[4] In 2022, Vermont remained first with 15 breweries per 100,000 people.
[5] In 2022, craft brewers had retail sales of $28.4 billion.
[6] That accounted for 24.6% of the total US beer market.