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Tifton wholesaler permits (Georgia)

A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Tifton, Georgia, mostly wholesalers (3).

3
Permit holders
17,210
ACS 2024 population estimate
3
Wholesalers
0
Importers
Georgia
State

Tifton in one line

Tifton, Georgia: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (3).

17.4 per 100k
permit-premises density
#3918 of 11,126
national city rank
#95 of 230
Georgia city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

3 permit holders registered to Tifton, Georgia addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Tifton vs nearby Georgia cities

Tifton ranks 95th in Georgia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

3 of 3 Basic Permits in Tifton are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.

Tifton among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k Tifton among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

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. Tifton is highlighted.

All 3 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Cheney Brothers

Cheney Bros., INC.

Wholesaler
Chick Gatewood Sales CO., INC. Wholesaler
Empire Distributors, INC. Wholesaler

How Tifton compares within Georgia

Tifton ranks 95th of 230 cities in Georgia by permit count; Atlanta leads the state with 352 holders.

The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Georgia's 1,503 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Tifton sits at #3,918 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 Tifton's population at 17,210. That works out to 17.4 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.

Wholesalers dominate this city's mix (3 of 3, 100%) — including Cheney Brothers, Chick Gatewood Sales CO., INC., Empire Distributors, INC..

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Tifton, Georgia?

Tifton has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Tifton rank among Georgia cities?

Tifton ranks 95th of 230 cities in Georgia; Atlanta leads with 352 holders.

How does Tifton rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Tifton is #3,918 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Tifton extract?

Examples from this city's table: Cheney Brothers, Chick Gatewood Sales CO., INC., Empire Distributors, INC..

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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Tifton, Georgia — 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.