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Clay Center wholesaler permits (Kansas)
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Clay Center, Kansas, mostly wholesalers (4).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 4,132
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Kansas
- State
Clay Center in one line
Clay Center, Kansas: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 121 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2705 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #43 of 262
- Kansas city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Clay Center, Kansas addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Clay Center vs nearby Kansas cities
Clay Center ranks 43rd in Kansas — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Baldwin City 5 permits
- Caney 4 permits (+1 vs Clay Center)
Wholesalers and wineries split Clay Center
Clay Center is a two-class market: 4 wholesalers (80%) and 1 wineries (20%) among 5 holders.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Kidwell's Retail Liquor Kads, LLC | Wholesaler |
| PJS Liquor, LLC | Wholesaler |
| South Side Liquor Shanti LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Liquor Store | Wholesaler |
| Prairie Wind Winery E&J LLC | Winery |
How Clay Center compares within Kansas
Clay Center ranks 43rd of 262 cities in Kansas by permit count; Wichita leads the state with 117 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.5% of Kansas's 1,109 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Clay Center sits at #2,705 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 Clay Center's population at 4,132. That works out to 121 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 (4 of 5, 80%) — including Kidwell's Retail Liquor, PJS Liquor, LLC, South Side Liquor, and others.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Clay Center, Kansas?
Clay Center has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Clay Center rank among Kansas cities?
Clay Center ranks 43rd of 262 cities in Kansas; Wichita leads with 117 holders.
How does Clay Center rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Clay Center is #2,705 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Clay Center extract?
Examples from this city's table: Kidwell's Retail Liquor, PJS Liquor, LLC, South Side Liquor, The Liquor Store, plus 1 more in the full list.
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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Clay Center, Kansas — 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.