City · Kentucky

Alcohol permits in Owenton

A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Owenton, Kentucky, mostly wineries (1).

2
Permit holders
1,511
ACS 2024 population estimate
1
Wineries
0
Importers
Kentucky
State

Owenton in one line

Owenton, Kentucky: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).

132.4 per 100k
permit-premises density
#5432 of 11,126
national city rank
#77 of 171
Kentucky city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

2 permit holders registered to Owenton, Kentucky addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Owenton vs nearby Kentucky cities

Owenton ranks 77th in Kentucky — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wineries and wholesalers split Owenton

Owenton is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.

Wineries1 · 50%
Wholesalers1 · 50%

Owenton among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k Owenton among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

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. Owenton is highlighted.

All 2 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Sunny Karrina

Sunny Karrina Distribution, LLC

Wholesaler
Papina Legacy Winery, LLC Winery

How Owenton compares within Kentucky

Owenton ranks 77th of 171 cities in Kentucky by permit count; Louisville leads the state with 255 holders.

The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Kentucky's 946 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Owenton sits at #5,432 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 Owenton's population at 1,511. That works out to 132.4 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 Sunny Karrina, Papina Legacy Winery, LLC, spanning 1 wineries, 1 wholesalers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Owenton, Kentucky?

Owenton 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 Owenton rank among Kentucky cities?

Owenton ranks 77th of 171 cities in Kentucky; Louisville leads with 255 holders.

How does Owenton rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Owenton is #5,432 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Owenton extract?

Examples from this city's table: Sunny Karrina, Papina Legacy Winery, 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 Owenton, Kentucky — 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.