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Alcohol permits in Palo
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Palo, Iowa, mostly wineries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 1,438
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Palo in one line
Palo, Iowa: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 139.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5337 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #156 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 Palo, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Palo vs nearby Iowa cities
Palo ranks 156th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Grundy Center 2 permits
- Parkersburg 2 permits
Wineries and wholesalers split Palo
Palo is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
Palo 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. Palo is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Ralston Mini LLC | Wholesaler |
| Late Harvest Farms, LLC | Winery |
How Palo compares within Iowa
Palo ranks 156th 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, Palo sits at #5,337 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 Palo's population at 1,438. That works out to 139.1 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 Ralston Mini LLC, Late Harvest Farms, LLC, spanning 1 wineries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Palo, Iowa?
Palo 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 Palo rank among Iowa cities?
Palo ranks 156th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Palo rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Palo is #5,337 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Palo extract?
Examples from this city's table: Ralston Mini LLC, Late Harvest Farms, LLC.
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 Palo, 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.