City · Iowa
Single TTB permit in Tama
One federal Basic Permit lists a Tama, Iowa premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (winerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 3,051
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Tama in one line
Tama, Iowa: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 32.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #7917 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #284 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 Tama inventory in this TTB vintage.
Tama vs nearby Iowa cities
Tama ranks 284th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Tama are wineries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| John Ernest Vineyard and Winery John Ernest Vineyard and Winery, INC. | Winery |
How Tama compares within Iowa
Tama ranks 284th 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, Tama sits at #7,917 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 Tama's population at 3,051. That works out to 32.8 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: John Ernest Vineyard and Winery holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Tama premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Tama, Iowa?
Tama has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Tama rank among Iowa cities?
Tama ranks 284th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Tama rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Tama is #7,917 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 Tama, 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.