City · Montana
Single TTB permit in Lima
One federal Basic Permit lists a Lima, Montana premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 218
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Montana
- State
Lima in one line
Lima, Montana: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 458.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #8799 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #51 of 70
- Montana 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 Lima inventory in this TTB vintage.
Lima vs nearby Montana cities
Lima ranks 51st in Montana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Lima are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Lima 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. Lima is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Ralph's Exxon T & R Enterprises, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Lima compares within Montana
Lima ranks 51st of 70 cities in Montana by permit count; Bozeman leads the state with 29 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.4% of Montana's 271 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Lima sits at #8,799 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 Lima's population at 218. That works out to 458.7 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: Ralph's Exxon holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Lima premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lima, Montana?
Lima has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Lima rank among Montana cities?
Lima ranks 51st of 70 cities in Montana; Bozeman leads with 29 holders.
How does Lima rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Lima is #8,799 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 Lima, Montana — 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.