How many liquor stores open each month, by state?

Updated monthly from the New Retailer Leads dataset.

About 5,702 new liquor and package stores were licensed across the US in the last 30 days. Beverage-alcohol licensing is state-run, so volume swings with each state's process and season — but the national total stays in the thousands every month.

Top states for new liquor stores

The most new liquor licenses over the last 30 days came from: TX (2,580), NY (2,489), CT (633). These are the markets where a distributor or brand rep will find the most fresh accounts to open.

Turning openings into accounts

The window is short. A newly licensed store is stocking shelves and choosing vendors right now. Beverage distributors, brands, POS and payments providers who show up first — with the owner's name, the store address, and a phone number — win shelf space before the competition arrives.