Kentucky Bourbon Industry’s Economic Impact Tops $10.5 Billion in 2025

 The Kentucky bourbon industry is contributing even more to the commonwealth’s annual economy. 

Whiskey production and sales generated over ten-and-a-half-billion dollars in economic impact in 2025, according to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association. 

This is up from the roughly nine-billion generated in 2024. 

The report shows the industry is supporting close to 24-thousand jobs as well.