City · Florida
Single TTB permit in Lake Wales
One federal Basic Permit lists a Lake Wales, Florida premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (winerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 16,785
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Florida
- State
Lake Wales in one line
Lake Wales, Florida: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #7371 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #360 of 374
- Florida city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
The sole permit row below is the complete Lake Wales inventory in this TTB vintage.
Lake Wales vs nearby Florida cities
Lake Wales ranks 360th in Florida — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Micanopy 1 permits
- Summerfield 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Lake Wales are wineries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Lake Wales among cities by permit count and density
Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Lake Wales is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Fiddlers Ridge Farms INC. | Winery |
How Lake Wales compares within Florida
Lake Wales ranks 360th of 374 cities in Florida by permit count; Miami leads the state with 1,235 holders.
Nationwide, Lake Wales sits at #7,371 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Lake Wales's population at 16,785. That works out to 6 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
This is a single-permit city: Fiddlers Ridge Farms INC. holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Lake Wales premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lake Wales, Florida?
Lake Wales has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Lake Wales rank among Florida cities?
Lake Wales ranks 360th of 374 cities in Florida; Miami leads with 1,235 holders.
How does Lake Wales rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Lake Wales is #7,371 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 1 TTB premises addresses grouped under Lake Wales, Florida — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.