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Single TTB permit in Ruthven
One federal Basic Permit lists a Ruthven, Iowa premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 732
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Ruthven in one line
Ruthven, Iowa: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 136.6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #7897 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #190 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
The sole permit row below is the complete Ruthven inventory in this TTB vintage.
Ruthven vs nearby Iowa cities
Ruthven ranks 190th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- New Hampton 1 permits
- Greenfield 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Ruthven are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Ruthven 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. Ruthven is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Ruthven Meat Processing, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Ruthven compares within Iowa
Ruthven ranks 190th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% 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, Ruthven sits at #7,897 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 Ruthven's population at 732. That works out to 136.6 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
This is a single-permit city: Ruthven Meat Processing, INC. holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Ruthven premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Ruthven, Iowa?
Ruthven has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Ruthven rank among Iowa cities?
Ruthven ranks 190th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Ruthven rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Ruthven is #7,897 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
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. 1 TTB premises addresses grouped under Ruthven, 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.