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INDUSTRY IMPACT

Economic Impact

The Craft Beer Industry has a $5,077,000,000
Impact on the Texas Economy.
RANKS THIRD NATIONWIDE

Breweries per Capita

Texas has 1.7 Breweries Per Capita
(Per 100,000 21+ Adults)
RANKS 47TH NATIONWIDE

1,180,393 barrels of Texas craft beer brewed in 2019

Barrels of Texas Craft Beer
Brewed in 2019
Ranks EIGHTH Nationwide

Brewery count by year- 189 in 2015, 201 in 2016, 251 in 2017, 283 in 2018, and 341 in 2019.

Operating Texas Craft Brewery
Count By Year

Jobs

The Texas Craft Beer Industry
Supports 31,177 Full Time Jobs.

Every job in a brewery supports 1 job in agriculture, 1 job in transportation, 3 jobs in distribution, 7 jobs in business services, 13 jobs in packaging and machinery and 21 jobs in retail.

Jobs Generated for Every
One Job in an American Craft Brewery

Based on 2019 Brewers Association Data