Cannabis Industry Statistics for 2022

The cannabis industry is continuing to break its own growth records year after year -- and 2022 is shaping up to be the biggest yet. More growth equals more attention, and that means more data!

We've got a list of statistics that cover all things cannabis for the booming industry this year. In this report you'll find everything from cannabis usage stats to dispensaries per state.

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Cannabis Jobs

• The US cannabis industry now supports 428,059 jobs in 2022

• Cannabis industry jobs increased 33% from 2021 to 2022

• California has the most cannabis jobs, totaling 83,607

• The cannabis industry added 107,059 new jobs in 2021

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Cannabis Sales Trends

• Americans spent $25 billion annually on cannabis in 2021

• Cannabis industry revenue increased 34% in 2021

• Cannabis sales are expected to grow by 18% to total $29.2 billion in 2022

• New Jersey is anticipated to have the most growth of any state this year

• California had the most cannabis sales revenue in 2021 at $5.1 billion

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Cannabis Business Trends

• There are more than 10,000 active dispensaries in the United States as of 2022

• There are approximately 400 cannabis micro businesses in the U.S.

• There are over 1,500 cannabis delivery licenses active in the United States

• Oklahoma has the most cannabis dispensaries in the U.S. with over 2,000

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