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Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS TN42494

Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee industry analysis

The Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to decline -x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee Market Research Report

Definition of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee?

Companies in this industry acquire packaged cigarettes and other tobacco products from manufacturers and sell them to retailers such as convenience stores, supermarkets, specialized tobacco stores, street vendors or internet tobacco retailers. They may also sell to other wholesalers. The sales and distribution offices of tobacco product manufacturers are included in this industry.

What’s included in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee?

The Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee includes menthol cigarettes, nonmenthol cigarettes, loose and pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, e-cigarettes, accessories and cigars. Related terms covered in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee industry report includes a smokeless tobacco product that is placed under the lip for absorption through the gums rather than being inhaled or ingested, a small and narrow cigar that is often wrapped in leaf tobacco, a battery-powered electronic device that simulates the act of smoking cigarettes by producing water vapour, which resembles smoke, while delivering nicotine via the liquid solution when heated, the sales and distribution divisions of large tobacco manufacturers, which sell directly to large, national wholesalers such as mclane company inc. and core-mark holding company inc, a trend whereby producers supply goods directly to retailers and end users using their own distribution channels rather than relying on intermediary merchant wholesalers, wholesalers that distribute a wide range of grocery and nonfood items; tobacco products generate only a small and incidental share of these wholesalers' revenue, wholesalers that primarily distribute tobacco products and confectioneries; these companies generate only a small share of revenue from general grocery and nonfood items and traditional distributors that purchase products from upstream suppliers for distribution to retailers and other downstream markets.

Industry Performance of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee

Benchmark the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee industry performance with all TN county and national performance.

Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee

#21 in Highest Revenue 1.5% of state's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in the US


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Key Drivers of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee

See how key industry drivers, such as unemployment rate, house price index, per capita disposable income, excise tax on tobacco products, percentage of smokers and number of adults aged 20 to 64 are impacting Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Tennessee

Tennessee Economic Indicators

Unemployment Rate
House Price Index
Per Capita Disposable Income

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US Key External Drivers

Excise tax on tobacco products
Percentage of smokers
Number of adults aged 20 to 64

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County Data of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee

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Key Statistics of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee

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What is the market size of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee in 2025?

The market size of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee is $2.6bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee in 2025?

There are 113 businesses in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 9.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.0% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee in 2025?

There are 1,289 employees in the Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling industry in Tennessee, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.2% from 2020 to 2025.