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Sumner wholesaler permits (Iowa)
A small TTB cluster: 4 Basic Permits in Sumner, Iowa, mostly wholesalers (3).
- 4
- Permit holders
- 2,106
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Sumner in one line
Sumner, Iowa: 4 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (3).
- 189.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #3223 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #76 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
4 permit holders registered to Sumner, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Sumner vs nearby Iowa cities
Sumner ranks 76th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wholesalers and importers split Sumner
Sumner is a two-class market: 3 wholesalers (75%) and 1 importers (25%) among 4 holders.
Sumner 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. Sumner is highlighted.
All 4 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Swarm Liquor Swarm Sports Bar & Grille, LLC | Importer |
| The Liquor Stop Randall F. Smith and Jennifer L. Egan Smith | Wholesaler |
| The Liquor Stop Randall F. Smith and Jennifer L. Egan Smith | Wholesaler |
| Swarm Liquor Swarm Sports Bar & Grille, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Sumner compares within Iowa
Sumner ranks 76th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 4 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% 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, Sumner sits at #3,223 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 Sumner's population at 2,106. That works out to 189.9 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 (3 of 4, 75%) — including Swarm Liquor, The Liquor Stop, The Liquor Stop, and others.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Sumner, Iowa?
Sumner has 4 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Sumner rank among Iowa cities?
Sumner ranks 76th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Sumner rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Sumner is #3,223 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Sumner extract?
Examples from this city's table: Swarm Liquor, The Liquor Stop, The Liquor Stop, Swarm Liquor.
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. 4 TTB premises addresses grouped under Sumner, 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.