
DENIM JEANS OUTLOOK 
COTTON INCORPORATED’S  SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS
U.S. EDITION
Same
More
20%
62%
8  10
Size of Denim Market 
pairs of denim jeans in the next year.
$53
Average prices 
consumers pay for a 
pair of denim jeans 
(up 8% from last year)
$18.4
billion in 2022
$21.8
billion in 2027
1
(5 year growth 18.5%)
to
Plans to Purchase
consumers (82%) say they 
plan to purchase the
out
of
59%
25%
all or mostly 
in a physical 
store
equally 
in-store and 
online
all or mostly 
online
17%
Consumers will purchase 
jeans...
comfort (95%)
fit (95%)
quality (92%)
9  10
in
over
Purchase Drivers
Consumers Love Cotton-Rich Denim
65%
say they prefer their denim 
jeans to be made from: 
41%
24%
100% cotton 
cotton blends 
Consumer Preferences
Bottoms worn most often*
Denim Jeans
leggings/
jeggings 
34%
17%
casual 
pants 
15%
sweatpants/ 
joggers 
23%
Brand Favorites
for Denim Jeans
Levi's 
Wrangler 
Lee 
American 
Eagle 
36%
9%
8%
7%
are important to denim jeans purchase decisions.
say 
For More Information Contact: Corporate Strategy & Insights at [email protected]
Cotton Incorporated’s Lifestyle Monitor™ Survey March 2023, n=500, *in the past month
Sources: 
1
Euromonitor International 
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