City · Michigan
Single TTB permit in Lake City
One federal Basic Permit lists a Lake City, Michigan premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (distillerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 705
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 0
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- Michigan
- State
Lake City in one line
Lake City, Michigan: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (1).
- 141.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #8449 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #282 of 376
- Michigan 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 Lake City inventory in this TTB vintage.
Lake City vs nearby Michigan cities
Lake City ranks 282nd in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Lake City are distilleries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Bowrightwhiskey Company Bowright Whiskey Company | Distillery |
How Lake City compares within Michigan
Lake City ranks 282nd of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Michigan's 1,881 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Lake City sits at #8,449 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 Lake City's population at 705. That works out to 141.8 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: Bowrightwhiskey Company holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Lake City premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lake City, Michigan?
Lake City has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by distilleries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Lake City rank among Michigan cities?
Lake City ranks 282nd of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Lake City rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Lake City is #8,449 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 Lake City, Michigan — 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.