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Alcohol permits in Carthage
A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Carthage, Illinois, mostly wineries (1).
- 3
- Permit holders
- 2,291
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Importers
- Illinois
- State
Carthage in one line
Carthage, Illinois: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 130.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #3933 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #125 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
3 permit holders registered to Carthage, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Carthage vs nearby Illinois cities
Carthage ranks 125th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Carthage
Wineries lead (1, 33%), followed by 1 importers and 1 wholesalers across 3 TTB premises.
All 3 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| German Delights INC. | Importer |
| German Delights INC. | Wholesaler |
| Lake Hill Winery Lake Hill Winery, INC. | Winery |
How Carthage compares within Illinois
Carthage ranks 125th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Illinois's 2,342 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Carthage sits at #3,933 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 Carthage's population at 2,291. That works out to 130.9 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include German Delights INC., German Delights INC., Lake Hill Winery, spanning 1 wineries, 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Carthage, Illinois?
Carthage has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Carthage rank among Illinois cities?
Carthage ranks 125th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Carthage rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Carthage is #3,933 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Carthage extract?
Examples from this city's table: German Delights INC., German Delights INC., Lake Hill Winery.
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 Carthage, Illinois — 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.