City · North Carolina
Alcohol permits in Apex
6 TTB Basic Permit holders with Apex, North Carolina premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 6
- Permit holders
- 70,630
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 1
- Importers
- North Carolina
- State
Apex in one line
Apex, North Carolina: 6 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (3).
- 8.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2472 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #51 of 307
- North Carolina city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
6 permit holders registered to Apex, North Carolina addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Apex vs nearby North Carolina cities
Apex ranks 51st in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Kannapolis 6 permits
- Washington 6 permits
Four permit classes in Apex
Wholesalers lead (3, 50%), followed by 2 wineries and 1 importers across 6 TTB premises.
All 6 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Empire Distributors of North Carolina Empire Distributors of North Carolina, INC. | Importer |
| Empire Distributors of North Carolina Empire Distributors of North Carolina, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Grape INC | Wholesaler |
| Keep Laughing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Cloer Family Vineyards Cloer Family Vineyards, INC. | Winery |
| Whitefin Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
How Apex compares within North Carolina
Apex ranks 51st of 307 cities in North Carolina by permit count; Raleigh leads the state with 437 holders.
The 6 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% of North Carolina's 1,913 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Apex sits at #2,472 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 Apex's population at 70,630. That works out to 8.5 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 Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Grape INC (+3 more), spanning 3 wholesalers, 2 wineries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Apex, North Carolina?
Apex has 6 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Apex rank among North Carolina cities?
Apex ranks 51st of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.
How does Apex rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Apex is #2,472 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Apex extract?
Examples from this city's table: Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Grape INC, Keep Laughing, LLC, plus 2 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. 6 TTB premises addresses grouped under Apex, North Carolina — 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.