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Alcohol permits in Madison

A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Madison, Indiana, mostly wineries (1).

2
Permit holders
12,223
ACS 2024 population estimate
1
Wineries
1
Distilleries
Indiana
State

Madison in one line

Madison, Indiana: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).

16.4 per 100k
permit-premises density
#5281 of 11,126
national city rank
#93 of 193
Indiana city rank

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

2 permit holders registered to Madison, Indiana addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Madison vs nearby Indiana cities

Madison ranks 93rd in Indiana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wineries and distilleries split Madison

Madison is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 distilleries (50%) among 2 holders.

Wineries1 · 50%
Distilleries1 · 50%

Madison 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 Madison 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. Madison is highlighted.

All 2 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Mad Paddle Spirits

Wade Investment Partners LLC

Distillery
The Thomas Family Winery

S. L. Thomas Family Winery, Incorporated

Winery

How Madison compares within Indiana

Madison ranks 93rd of 193 cities in Indiana by permit count; Indianapolis leads the state with 158 holders.

The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% of Indiana's 680 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Madison sits at #5,281 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 Madison's population at 12,223. That works out to 16.4 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 Mad Paddle Spirits, The Thomas Family Winery, spanning 1 wineries, 1 distilleries.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Madison, Indiana?

Madison has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Madison rank among Indiana cities?

Madison ranks 93rd of 193 cities in Indiana; Indianapolis leads with 158 holders.

How does Madison rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Madison is #5,281 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Madison extract?

Examples from this city's table: Mad Paddle Spirits, The Thomas Family 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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Madison, Indiana — 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.