America’s Craft Beer Hotspots: Which States Have the Most Breweries?
America’s Craft Beer Hotspots: Which States Have the Most Breweries?
Last April the Boulder, CO-based trade organization, the Brewers Association released its annual production report describing the state of the craft brewing industry in the US.
In 2024, the number of craft breweries that closed outpaced the total number of brewery openings nationwide for the first time since 2005. Over the course of last year, 529 breweries closed their doors, while only 430 opened them.
That said, the total number of breweries in the United States still increased from 9,838 in 2023 to 9,922 in 2024.
And here are the states with the most (and least) craft breweries in 2024..
| Rank | State | Number of Craft Breweries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 946 |
| 2 | New York | 545 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 533 |
| 4 | Colorado | 456 |
| 5 | Washington | 444 |
| 6 | Texas | 440 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 430 |
| 8 | Ohio | 421 |
| 9 | Michigan | 420 |
| 10 | Florida | 391 |
| 11 | Virginia | 345 |
| 12 | Oregon | 307 |
| 13 | Illinois | 296 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 262 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 234 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 228 |
| 17 | Indiana | 194 |
| 18 | Georgia | 190 |
| 19 | Missouri | 181 |
| 20 | New Jersey | 168 |
| 21 | Maine | 158 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 157 |
| 23 | Maryland | 134 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 131 |
| 25 | Arizona | 127 |
| 26 | Iowa | 127 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 122 |
| 28 | Montana | 109 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 107 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 103 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 102 |
| 32 | Idaho | 100 |
| 33 | Kansas | 85 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 78 |
| 35 | Vermont | 77 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 70 |
| 37 | Alaska | 61 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 58 |
| 39 | Alabama | 53 |
| 40 | Louisiana | 52 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 51 |
| 42 | Nevada | 50 |
| 43 | Utah | 48 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 44 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 42 |
| 46 | Delaware | 38 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 36 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 26 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 22 |
| 50 | North Dakota | 22 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 14 |
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