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Size of the US Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers industry

NAICS 4453, Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers. 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)
$73.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$6.4 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$70.9 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
164,648
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
34,489
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
32,201
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Sales, seasonally adjusted · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $6.0 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $3.4 billion2011-09: $3.4 billion2011-10: $3.4 billion2011-11: $3.4 billion2011-12: $3.4 billion2012-01: $3.5 billion2012-02: $3.5 billion2012-03: $3.5 billion2012-04: $3.5 billion2012-05: $3.6 billion2012-06: $3.5 billion2012-07: $3.5 billion2012-08: $3.5 billion2012-09: $3.5 billion2012-10: $3.6 billion2012-11: $3.6 billion2012-12: $3.7 billion2013-01: $3.6 billion2013-02: $3.6 billion2013-03: $3.6 billion2013-04: $3.6 billion2013-05: $3.7 billion2013-06: $3.6 billion2013-07: $3.7 billion2013-08: $3.7 billion2013-09: $3.7 billion2013-10: $3.7 billion2013-11: $3.7 billion2013-12: $3.7 billion2014-01: $3.8 billion2014-02: $3.7 billion2014-03: $3.7 billion2014-04: $3.8 billion2014-05: $3.8 billion2014-06: $3.9 billion2014-07: $3.8 billion2014-08: $3.8 billion2014-09: $3.8 billion2014-10: $3.9 billion2014-11: $3.8 billion2014-12: $3.9 billion2015-01: $3.9 billion2015-02: $3.9 billion2015-03: $3.9 billion2015-04: $3.9 billion2015-05: $3.9 billion2015-06: $3.9 billion2015-07: $4.0 billion2015-08: $4.0 billion2015-09: $4.0 billion2015-10: $4.0 billion2015-11: $4.0 billion2015-12: $4.1 billion2016-01: $4.0 billion2016-02: $4.1 billion2016-03: $4.0 billion2016-04: $4.1 billion2016-05: $4.1 billion2016-06: $4.1 billion2016-07: $4.2 billion2016-08: $4.2 billion2016-09: $4.2 billion2016-10: $4.2 billion2016-11: $4.2 billion2016-12: $4.1 billion2017-01: $4.2 billion2017-02: $4.2 billion2017-03: $4.2 billion2017-04: $4.2 billion2017-05: $4.3 billion2017-06: $4.2 billion2017-07: $4.2 billion2017-08: $4.3 billion2017-09: $4.3 billion2017-10: $4.4 billion2017-11: $4.4 billion2017-12: $4.3 billion2018-01: $4.4 billion2018-02: $4.4 billion2018-03: $4.4 billion2018-04: $4.4 billion2018-05: $4.5 billion2018-06: $4.4 billion2018-07: $4.5 billion2018-08: $4.4 billion2018-09: $4.5 billion2018-10: $4.5 billion2018-11: $4.6 billion2018-12: $4.6 billion2019-01: $4.6 billion2019-02: $4.5 billion2019-03: $4.5 billion2019-04: $4.5 billion2019-05: $4.6 billion2019-06: $4.6 billion2019-07: $4.7 billion2019-08: $4.7 billion2019-09: $4.7 billion2019-10: $4.7 billion2019-11: $4.7 billion2019-12: $4.7 billion2020-01: $4.8 billion2020-02: $4.7 billion2020-03: $5.5 billion2020-04: $5.0 billion2020-05: $5.5 billion2020-06: $5.5 billion2020-07: $5.6 billion2020-08: $5.6 billion2020-09: $5.6 billion2020-10: $5.5 billion2020-11: $5.6 billion2020-12: $5.5 billion2021-01: $5.8 billion2021-02: $5.7 billion2021-03: $5.9 billion2021-04: $5.9 billion2021-05: $5.8 billion2021-06: $5.8 billion2021-07: $5.6 billion2021-08: $5.7 billion2021-09: $5.7 billion2021-10: $5.7 billion2021-11: $5.7 billion2021-12: $5.7 billion2022-01: $5.7 billion2022-02: $5.8 billion2022-03: $5.8 billion2022-04: $5.7 billion2022-05: $5.7 billion2022-06: $5.7 billion2022-07: $5.7 billion2022-08: $5.8 billion2022-09: $5.8 billion2022-10: $5.8 billion2022-11: $5.8 billion2022-12: $5.7 billion2023-01: $6.0 billion2023-02: $5.9 billion2023-03: $5.8 billion2023-04: $5.8 billion2023-05: $5.9 billion2023-06: $5.8 billion2023-07: $5.9 billion2023-08: $5.8 billion2023-09: $5.9 billion2023-10: $5.9 billion2023-11: $5.9 billion2023-12: $5.9 billion2024-01: $5.9 billion2024-02: $6.0 billion2024-03: $6.0 billion2024-04: $6.0 billion2024-05: $6.0 billion2024-06: $6.1 billion2024-07: $6.0 billion2024-08: $6.0 billion2024-09: $6.1 billion2024-10: $6.1 billion2024-11: $6.1 billion2024-12: $6.1 billion2025-01: $5.9 billion2025-02: $5.9 billion2025-03: $6.0 billion2025-04: $6.0 billion2025-05: $6.0 billion2025-06: $5.9 billion2025-07: $6.0 billion2025-08: $6.0 billion2025-09: $5.9 billion2025-10: $5.9 billion2025-11: $5.9 billion2025-12: $5.9 billion2026-01: $6.0 billion2026-02: $6.0 billion2026-03: $6.0 billion2026-04: $6.0 billion2026-05: $6.0 billion2026-06: $6.0 billion2026-07: $6.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-07$6.0 billion
2026-06$6.0 billion
2026-05$6.0 billion
2026-04$6.0 billion
2026-03$6.0 billion
2026-02$6.0 billion
2026-01$6.0 billion
2025-12$5.9 billion
2025-11$5.9 billion
2025-10$5.9 billion
2025-09$5.9 billion
2025-08$6.0 billion
2025-07$6.0 billion
2025-06$5.9 billion
2025-05$6.0 billion
2025-04$6.0 billion
2025-03$6.0 billion
2025-02$5.9 billion
2025-01$5.9 billion
2024-12$6.1 billion
2024-11$6.1 billion
2024-10$6.1 billion
2024-09$6.1 billion
2024-08$6.0 billion
2024-07$6.0 billion
2024-06$6.1 billion
2024-05$6.0 billion
2024-04$6.0 billion
2024-03$6.0 billion
2024-02$6.0 billion
2024-01$5.9 billion
2023-12$5.9 billion
2023-11$5.9 billion
2023-10$5.9 billion
2023-09$5.9 billion
2023-08$5.8 billion
2023-07$5.9 billion
2023-06$5.8 billion
2023-05$5.9 billion
2023-04$5.8 billion
2023-03$5.8 billion
2023-02$5.9 billion
2023-01$6.0 billion
2022-12$5.7 billion
2022-11$5.8 billion
2022-10$5.8 billion
2022-09$5.8 billion
2022-08$5.8 billion
2022-07$5.7 billion
2022-06$5.7 billion
2022-05$5.7 billion
2022-04$5.7 billion
2022-03$5.8 billion
2022-02$5.8 billion
2022-01$5.7 billion
2021-12$5.7 billion
2021-11$5.7 billion
2021-10$5.7 billion
2021-09$5.7 billion
2021-08$5.7 billion
2021-07$5.6 billion
2021-06$5.8 billion
2021-05$5.8 billion
2021-04$5.9 billion
2021-03$5.9 billion
2021-02$5.7 billion
2021-01$5.8 billion
2020-12$5.5 billion
2020-11$5.6 billion
2020-10$5.5 billion
2020-09$5.6 billion
2020-08$5.6 billion
2020-07$5.6 billion
2020-06$5.5 billion
2020-05$5.5 billion
2020-04$5.0 billion
2020-03$5.5 billion
2020-02$4.7 billion
2020-01$4.8 billion
2019-12$4.7 billion
2019-11$4.7 billion
2019-10$4.7 billion
2019-09$4.7 billion
2019-08$4.7 billion
2019-07$4.7 billion
2019-06$4.6 billion
2019-05$4.6 billion
2019-04$4.5 billion
2019-03$4.5 billion
2019-02$4.5 billion
2019-01$4.6 billion
2018-12$4.6 billion
2018-11$4.6 billion
2018-10$4.5 billion
2018-09$4.5 billion
2018-08$4.4 billion
2018-07$4.5 billion
2018-06$4.4 billion
2018-05$4.5 billion
2018-04$4.4 billion
2018-03$4.4 billion
2018-02$4.4 billion
2018-01$4.4 billion
2017-12$4.3 billion
2017-11$4.4 billion
2017-10$4.4 billion
2017-09$4.3 billion
2017-08$4.3 billion
2017-07$4.2 billion
2017-06$4.2 billion
2017-05$4.3 billion
2017-04$4.2 billion
2017-03$4.2 billion
2017-02$4.2 billion
2017-01$4.2 billion
2016-12$4.1 billion
2016-11$4.2 billion
2016-10$4.2 billion
2016-09$4.2 billion
2016-08$4.2 billion
2016-07$4.2 billion
2016-06$4.1 billion
2016-05$4.1 billion
2016-04$4.1 billion
2016-03$4.0 billion
2016-02$4.1 billion
2016-01$4.0 billion
2015-12$4.1 billion
2015-11$4.0 billion
2015-10$4.0 billion
2015-09$4.0 billion
2015-08$4.0 billion
2015-07$4.0 billion
2015-06$3.9 billion
2015-05$3.9 billion
2015-04$3.9 billion
2015-03$3.9 billion
2015-02$3.9 billion
2015-01$3.9 billion
2014-12$3.9 billion
2014-11$3.8 billion
2014-10$3.9 billion
2014-09$3.8 billion
2014-08$3.8 billion
2014-07$3.8 billion
2014-06$3.9 billion
2014-05$3.8 billion
2014-04$3.8 billion
2014-03$3.7 billion
2014-02$3.7 billion
2014-01$3.8 billion
2013-12$3.7 billion
2013-11$3.7 billion
2013-10$3.7 billion
2013-09$3.7 billion
2013-08$3.7 billion
2013-07$3.7 billion
2013-06$3.6 billion
2013-05$3.7 billion
2013-04$3.6 billion
2013-03$3.6 billion
2013-02$3.6 billion
2013-01$3.6 billion
2012-12$3.7 billion
2012-11$3.6 billion
2012-10$3.6 billion
2012-09$3.5 billion
2012-08$3.5 billion
2012-07$3.5 billion
2012-06$3.5 billion
2012-05$3.6 billion
2012-04$3.5 billion
2012-03$3.5 billion
2012-02$3.5 billion
2012-01$3.5 billion
2011-12$3.4 billion
2011-11$3.4 billion
2011-10$3.4 billion
2011-09$3.4 billion
2011-08$3.4 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: Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $70.9 billion · 2022
1992: $20.3 billion1993: $20.2 billion1994: $20.7 billion1995: $20.6 billion1996: $21.7 billion1997: $22.7 billion1998: $23.9 billion1999: $24.9 billion2000: $26.9 billion2001: $28.0 billion2002: $28.2 billion2003: $28.8 billion2004: $30.5 billion2005: $31.8 billion2006: $34.3 billion2007: $36.3 billion2008: $37.7 billion2009: $38.5 billion2010: $39.6 billion2011: $40.6 billion2012: $42.6 billion2013: $44.0 billion2014: $45.7 billion2015: $47.4 billion2016: $49.7 billion2017: $51.1 billion2018: $53.9 billion2019: $56.0 billion2020: $65.7 billion2021: $70.3 billion2022: $70.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$70.9 billion
2021$70.3 billion
2020$65.7 billion
2019$56.0 billion
2018$53.9 billion
2017$51.1 billion
2016$49.7 billion
2015$47.4 billion
2014$45.7 billion
2013$44.0 billion
2012$42.6 billion
2011$40.6 billion
2010$39.6 billion
2009$38.5 billion
2008$37.7 billion
2007$36.3 billion
2006$34.3 billion
2005$31.8 billion
2004$30.5 billion
2003$28.8 billion
2002$28.2 billion
2001$28.0 billion
2000$26.9 billion
1999$24.9 billion
1998$23.9 billion
1997$22.7 billion
1996$21.7 billion
1995$20.6 billion
1994$20.7 billion
1993$20.2 billion
1992$20.3 billion

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

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 164,648 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 158,3362019-Q2: 162,2722019-Q3: 161,7142019-Q4: 167,0882020-Q1: 158,7732020-Q2: 157,7622020-Q3: 162,2462020-Q4: 168,4112021-Q1: 163,1792021-Q2: 169,8372021-Q3: 169,8502021-Q4: 174,3182022-Q1: 170,8202022-Q2: 175,2372022-Q3: 174,7402022-Q4: 178,5652023-Q1: 172,1242023-Q2: 177,2272023-Q3: 174,6652023-Q4: 178,4202024-Q1: 170,3002024-Q2: 173,2662024-Q3: 171,3012024-Q4: 174,4372025-Q1: 168,3012025-Q2: 171,3642025-Q3: 168,7252025-Q4: 171,5992026-Q1: 164,648NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1164,6482022
2025-Q4171,5992022
2025-Q3168,7252022
2025-Q2171,3642022
2025-Q1168,3012022
2024-Q4174,4372022
2024-Q3171,3012022
2024-Q2173,2662022
2024-Q1170,3002022
2023-Q4178,4202022
2023-Q3174,6652022
2023-Q2177,2272022
2023-Q1172,1242022
2022-Q4178,5652022
2022-Q3174,7402022
2022-Q2175,2372022
2022-Q1170,8202022
2021-Q4174,3182017
2021-Q3169,8502017
2021-Q2169,8372017
2021-Q1163,1792017
2020-Q4168,4112017
2020-Q3162,2462017
2020-Q2157,7622017
2020-Q1158,7732017
2019-Q4167,0882017
2019-Q3161,7142017
2019-Q2162,2722017
2019-Q1158,3362017

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 193,533 · 2023
2017: 170,4742018: 175,1672019: 174,2772020: 177,6642021: 184,3642022: 193,9672023: 193,533
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PeriodValue
2023193,533
2022193,967
2021184,364
2020177,664
2019174,277
2018175,167
2017170,474

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 34,489 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 30,6942019-Q2: 31,0322019-Q3: 31,1512019-Q4: 31,3592020-Q1: 31,2762020-Q2: 31,2842020-Q3: 31,5252020-Q4: 31,7742021-Q1: 31,6722021-Q2: 31,8952021-Q3: 32,1972021-Q4: 32,3752022-Q1: 32,8042022-Q2: 33,0342022-Q3: 33,3882022-Q4: 33,6202023-Q1: 33,6712023-Q2: 33,8522023-Q3: 34,0492023-Q4: 34,2522024-Q1: 33,8892024-Q2: 34,0402024-Q3: 34,1802024-Q4: 34,3332025-Q1: 34,2542025-Q2: 34,4122025-Q3: 34,5332025-Q4: 34,5912026-Q1: 34,489NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q134,4892022
2025-Q434,5912022
2025-Q334,5332022
2025-Q234,4122022
2025-Q134,2542022
2024-Q434,3332022
2024-Q334,1802022
2024-Q234,0402022
2024-Q133,8892022
2023-Q434,2522022
2023-Q334,0492022
2023-Q233,8522022
2023-Q133,6712022
2022-Q433,6202022
2022-Q333,3882022
2022-Q233,0342022
2022-Q132,8042022
2021-Q432,3752017
2021-Q332,1972017
2021-Q231,8952017
2021-Q131,6722017
2020-Q431,7742017
2020-Q331,5252017
2020-Q231,2842017
2020-Q131,2762017
2019-Q431,3592017
2019-Q331,1512017
2019-Q231,0322017
2019-Q130,6942017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 36,433 · 2023
2017: 34,5102018: 34,5762019: 34,6182020: 34,6922021: 35,5332022: 36,1732023: 36,433
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PeriodValue
202336,433
202236,173
202135,533
202034,692
201934,618
201834,576
201734,510

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: $949.9 million2019-Q2: $976.8 million2019-Q3: $989.1 million2019-Q4: $1.1 billion2020-Q1: $986.9 million2020-Q2: $1.0 billion2020-Q3: $1.1 billion2020-Q4: $1.2 billion2021-Q1: $1.1 billion2021-Q2: $1.2 billion2021-Q3: $1.2 billion2021-Q4: $1.3 billion2022-Q1: $1.2 billion2022-Q2: $1.3 billion2022-Q3: $1.3 billion2022-Q4: $1.4 billion2023-Q1: $1.3 billion2023-Q2: $1.3 billion2023-Q3: $1.3 billion2023-Q4: $1.4 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.3 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.4 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$986.9 million2017
2019-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$989.1 million2017
2019-Q2$976.8 million2017
2019-Q1$949.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.4 billion · 2023
2017: $3.8 billion2018: $4.0 billion2019: $4.1 billion2020: $4.4 billion2021: $5.0 billion2022: $5.3 billion2023: $5.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.4 billion
2022$5.3 billion
2021$5.0 billion
2020$4.4 billion
2019$4.1 billion
2018$4.0 billion
2017$3.8 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 Wages164,6482026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages34,4892026-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
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$70.9 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns193,53320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns36,43320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census198,88220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census36,61620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census32,20120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$73.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$6.4 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published
Sales, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$6.0 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published

Breakdown

Industries within Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
44531Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores$51.1 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census193,5332023 · CBP
44532Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers$73.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census164,6482026-Q1 · QCEW

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.