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How many bars are in the US?

By Louis-Marie Giudicenti. Published . Updated . Data read .

There are 112,940 bars on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 3,011 residents. The Census counted 40,835 drinking places with paid employees in 2023 and 30,184 with none in 2024; no federation publishes a count.

112,940
bars on Google Maps in the US
3.3
per 10,000 residentsone for every 3,011
11,473
in Texas, the most of any state
9.1
per 10,000 residents in North Dakota, the most of any state

Source: Primavera’s database of Google Maps listings, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. Population: Census 2024 estimates. See method.

Our count next to the Census and the official figures

Each source counts something different: Google Maps lists places, the Census counts businesses with or without paid staff, and federations count their members or their own definition. Here they are side by side.

Number of bars in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: bars open on the map, service points left out2026112,940
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Drinking places with paid employees, mostly serving alcohol (NAICS 722410)202340,835
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Drinking places with no employees (NAICS 7224)202430,184

Primavera’s count is 2.8 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (40,835 in 2023).

Sources: Census national files and federation pages read on November 4, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • Food or drink. The Census files a place as a drinking place only when it mainly sells alcohol. A bar that sells more food than drinks is a restaurant there.
  • What counts as a bar. Night clubs, lounges, pubs and hookah bars are in this count. Bar & grills are not: they count as restaurants.
  • Bars inside other places. A bar in a hotel, a store or a venue often has its own listing.

Which state has the most bars?

Texas, with 11,473 listings, ahead of California (9,530). Per resident, North Dakota has the most: 9.1 per 10,000 residents, against 3.3 for the US.

Bars per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 3.3 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 241 bars, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsDE2.3District of Columbia: 498 bars, 7.1 per 10,000 residentsDC7.1Florida: 7,617 bars, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsFL3.3Georgia: 2,574 bars, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsGA2.3Hawaii: 483 bars, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsHI3.3Idaho: 780 bars, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsID3.9Illinois: 5,873 bars, 4.6 per 10,000 residentsIL4.6Indiana: 1,896 bars, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsIN2.7Iowa: 1,869 bars, 5.8 per 10,000 residentsIA5.8Kansas: 1,018 bars, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsKS3.4Kentucky: 1,189 bars, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsKY2.6Louisiana: 2,625 bars, 5.7 per 10,000 residentsLA5.7Maine: 445 bars, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsME3.2Maryland: 1,343 bars, 2.1 per 10,000 residentsMD2.1Massachusetts: 1,778 bars, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsMA2.5Michigan: 3,076 bars, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsMI3.0Minnesota: 1,733 bars, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsMN3.0Mississippi: 864 bars, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsMS2.9Missouri: 2,325 bars, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsMO3.7Montana: 797 bars, 7.0 per 10,000 residentsMT7.0Nebraska: 1,088 bars, 5.4 per 10,000 residentsNE5.4Nevada: 1,703 bars, 5.2 per 10,000 residentsNV5.2New Hampshire: 311 bars, 2.2 per 10,000 residentsNH2.2New Jersey: 2,017 bars, 2.1 per 10,000 residentsNJ2.1New Mexico: 493 bars, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsNM2.3New York: 8,159 bars, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsNY4.1North Carolina: 3,523 bars, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsNC3.2North Dakota: 727 bars, 9.1 per 10,000 residentsND9.1Ohio: 4,349 bars, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsOH3.7Oklahoma: 1,509 bars, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsOK3.7Oregon: 1,974 bars, 4.6 per 10,000 residentsOR4.6Pennsylvania: 4,630 bars, 3.5 per 10,000 residentsPA3.5Rhode Island: 451 bars, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsRI4.1South Carolina: 1,788 bars, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsSC3.3South Dakota: 617 bars, 6.7 per 10,000 residentsSD6.7Tennessee: 2,038 bars, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsTN2.8Texas: 11,473 bars, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsTX3.7Utah: 460 bars, 1.3 per 10,000 residentsUT1.3Vermont: 282 bars, 4.3 per 10,000 residentsVT4.3Virginia: 1,249 bars, 1.4 per 10,000 residentsVA1.4Washington: 2,353 bars, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsWA3.0West Virginia: 838 bars, 4.7 per 10,000 residentsWV4.7Wisconsin: 5,030 bars, 8.4 per 10,000 residentsWI8.4Wyoming: 333 bars, 5.7 per 10,000 residentsWY5.7Alaska: 298 bars, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsAK4.0Connecticut: 903 bars, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsCT2.5California: 9,530 bars, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsCA2.4Colorado: 2,047 bars, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsCO3.4Arizona: 1,673 bars, 2.2 per 10,000 residentsAZ2.2Arkansas: 695 bars, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsAR2.3Alabama: 1,375 bars, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsAL2.7
  • 1.3–2.3
  • 2.4–3.0
  • 3.2–3.7
  • 3.9–4.6
  • 4.7–9.1

Each square is a state, placed roughly where it is on a map. Darker means more per resident.

US states ranked by bars per 10,000 residents, with the number of bars and its rank
#StateBarsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1North Dakota727389.1+5.8
2Wisconsin5,03068.4+5.1
3District of Columbia498417.1+3.8
4Montana797367.0+3.7
5South Dakota617406.7+3.4
6Iowa1,869205.8+2.5
7Louisiana2,625115.7+2.4
8Wyoming333475.7+2.4
9Nebraska1,088315.4+2.1
10Nevada1,703245.2+1.9
11West Virginia838354.7+1.4
12Illinois5,87354.6+1.3
13Oregon1,974184.6+1.3
14Vermont282504.3+1.0
15New York8,15934.1+0.8
16Rhode Island451454.1+0.8
17Alaska298494.0+0.7
18Idaho780373.9+0.6
19Missouri2,325143.7+0.4
20Oklahoma1,509263.7+0.4
21Texas11,47313.7+0.4
22Ohio4,34983.7+0.4
23Pennsylvania4,63073.5+0.2
24Colorado2,047153.4+0.1
25Kansas1,018323.4+0.1
26Hawaii483433.30.0
27South Carolina1,788213.30.0
28Florida7,61743.30.0
29North Carolina3,52393.2−0.1
30Maine445463.2−0.1
31Michigan3,076103.0−0.3
32Minnesota1,733233.0−0.3
33Washington2,353133.0−0.3
34Mississippi864342.9−0.4
35Tennessee2,038162.8−0.5
36Indiana1,896192.7−0.6
37Alabama1,375272.7−0.6
38Kentucky1,189302.6−0.7
39Massachusetts1,778222.5−0.8
40Connecticut903332.5−0.8
41California9,53022.4−0.9
42New Mexico493422.3−1.0
43Georgia2,574122.3−1.0
44Delaware241512.3−1.0
45Arkansas695392.3−1.0
46New Hampshire311482.2−1.1
47Arizona1,673252.2−1.1
48Maryland1,343282.1−1.2
49New Jersey2,017172.1−1.2
50Virginia1,249291.4−1.9
51Utah460441.3−2.0

US: 3.3 per 10,000 residents

In number, Texas (11,473), California (9,530) and New York (8,159) lead. Per resident, North Dakota has 7.0 times as many bars as Utah, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 0 bars without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How bars show up online

Bars in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 112,940 listings.

Website link42.0%
Phone number71.4%
Email address35.7%
Bars next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureBarsAll US businesses
Websites read32,54912,846,647
Built with WordPress27.9%29.2%
Built with Wix12.0%7.1%
Built with Squarespace16.3%5.6%
Site links to Instagram65.6%35.1%
Site links to Facebook64.2%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script10.7%8.8%
Google Ads tag4.4%6.1%
Average Google rating4.334.44
Rated under 4 stars14.7%17.4%
Median Google reviews6411
Part of a chain1.1%7.9%

Bars live on social media more than on websites: 42.0% link to a website, against 58.1% of all US businesses, and 17.6% of those links lead to a social network or a booking page. 65.6% of bar websites link to Instagram.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (32,549 for bars), social pages and booking platforms excluded. The Meta figure is an upper bound: Meta’s like buttons and chat load the same script as its ad pixel. Sites made with GoDaddy, Weebly or Duda are counted under none of these builders. Ratings: listings with at least one review.

Which chains have the most bars?

Bars are almost all independent: 1.1% of bar listings belong to a chain our rules recognize, against 7.9% of all US businesses. No bar chain has more than a few dozen listings.

What these figures don’t say

  • Liquor licenses. A state license count includes every place allowed to sell alcohol, stores and restaurants included.
  • Whether a bar serves food, or how much.
  • Opening hours. A seasonal bar counts all year.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Which US state has the most bars?

Texas, with 11,473 listings, ahead of California (9,530). Per resident, North Dakota has the most: 9.1 per 10,000 residents, against 3.3 for the US.

How many bars are there per person in the US?

One for every 3,011 residents, or 3.3 per 10,000. Utah has the fewest per resident (1.3).

How many bars have a website?

42.0% of bar listings link to one. Counting links to a social network or a booking page as no site of their own, 65.4% of bars have none.

Method and data

Snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026
What is counted
Open listings on Google Maps in the United States whose main Google category is one of the categories below, or whose main category is generic and another of its categories is: 112,940 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
23 Google Maps categories: Bar, Sports bar, Cocktail bar, Lounge bar, Wine bar, Pub, Irish pub, Gastropub, Hookah bar, Karaoke bar, Gay bar, Live music bar, Night club, Gay night club, Tiki bar, Beer garden and 7 others.
Per resident
Listings for 10,000 residents, with each state’s population from the Census 2024 estimates. States are ranked on the exact ratio.
Official figures
Census County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2024, read in their national files on November 4, 2026; federation pages read the same day. Links are in the table above.
Chains
A listing belongs to a chain when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches. Agents or franchisees who put their own name first are not tied to the chain.
Cite and download
Louis-Marie Giudicenti (2026). “How many bars are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/bars-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/bars-in-the-us

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Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

Founder of Primavera. Primavera sells lists of local businesses built from the same database.

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