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Carter Lake wholesaler permits (Iowa)
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Carter Lake, Iowa, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 3,767
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Carter Lake in one line
Carter Lake, Iowa: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 53.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5310 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #152 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Carter Lake, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Carter Lake vs nearby Iowa cities
Carter Lake ranks 152nd in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
2 of 2 Basic Permits in Carter Lake are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Carter Lake 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. Carter Lake is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Downtown Liquor Downtown Liquor II, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Drunken Chicken The Drunken Chicken, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Carter Lake compares within Iowa
Carter Lake ranks 152nd of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Iowa's 1,238 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Carter Lake sits at #5,310 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 Carter Lake's population at 3,767. That works out to 53.1 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 (2 of 2, 100%) — including Downtown Liquor, The Drunken Chicken.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Carter Lake, Iowa?
Carter Lake has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Carter Lake rank among Iowa cities?
Carter Lake ranks 152nd of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Carter Lake rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Carter Lake is #5,310 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Carter Lake extract?
Examples from this city's table: Downtown Liquor, The Drunken Chicken.
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 Carter Lake, Iowa — 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.