What is the Brewery Density Index (BDI)?

The BDI measures the number of active breweries per 100,000 residents in a US ZIP code. It allows comparison of craft beer scenes across areas of different population sizes.

What is the Brewery Walkability Score (BWS)?

The BWS (0-100) measures how easy it is to do a brewery crawl on foot. It analyzes GPS coordinates to determine brewery clustering, average distance between locations, and the longest chain you can walk.

What is the Brewery Opportunity Score (BOS)?

The BOS identifies underserved markets for new breweries by analyzing income, age demographics, education, existing competition, and population for each US ZIP code.

How many breweries does BrewDensity track?

BrewDensity tracks 7,823 active breweries across 4,672 ZIP codes in 51 states, with data updated weekly from the Open Brewery DB and US Census Bureau.

Craft Beer Market Intelligence for Every US ZIP Code

Data-driven brewery analysis for every US ZIP code. We track 7,823 active breweries across 4,672 ZIP codes in 51 states — with unique density, walkability, and opportunity metrics you won't find anywhere else.

Brewery Density Index

BDI

Breweries per 100K residents — ranked for every ZIP code

Walkability Score

BWS

How walkable are breweries in your neighborhood?

Opportunity Score

BOS

Best locations to open a new brewery

Market Health

Openings vs closures by state and city

Top 10 Brewery-Dense ZIP Codes

#	ZIP	Location	BDI	Breweries
1	98134	Seattle, WA	641.9	5
2	14841	Hector, NY	362.8	3
3	92121	San Diego, CA	336.8	14
4	81433	Silverton, CO	319.5	2
5	72201	Little Rock, AR	277.4	2
6	97110	Cannon Beach, OR	266.0	3
7	81427	Ouray, CO	239.8	3
8	55802	Duluth, MN	234.4	6
9	22740	Sperryville, VA	229.1	2
10	49440	Muskegon, MI	227.5	3

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Top States by Brewery Count

California868 breweries Colorado440 breweries New York419 breweries Washington395 breweries Michigan375 breweries Texas350 breweries Pennsylvania345 breweries Florida312 breweries North Carolina311 breweries Ohio302 breweries

What is BrewDensity?

BrewDensity combines data from the Open Brewery DB and US Census Bureau to create unique metrics that don't exist anywhere else. Our Brewery Density Index (BDI) measures breweries per capita at the ZIP code level. The Walkability Score (BWS) evaluates how easy it is to do a brewery crawl on foot using coordinate-based clustering analysis. And the Opportunity Score (BOS) identifies underserved markets where a new brewery could thrive.

All data is updated weekly and covers 7,823 breweries across the United States.