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Single TTB permit in Chester
One federal Basic Permit lists a Chester, Pennsylvania premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 33,619
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Pennsylvania
- State
Chester in one line
Chester, Pennsylvania: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 3 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #9850 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #401 of 712
- Pennsylvania 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 Chester inventory in this TTB vintage.
Chester vs nearby Pennsylvania cities
Chester ranks 401st in Pennsylvania — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- MT Holly Springs 1 permits
- Phila 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Chester are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| McGinn's Beer Distributor James P. McGinn III | Wholesaler |
How Chester compares within Pennsylvania
Chester ranks 401st of 712 cities in Pennsylvania by permit count; Philadelphia leads the state with 279 holders.
Nationwide, Chester sits at #9,850 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 Chester's population at 33,619. That works out to 3 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: McGinn's Beer Distributor holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Chester premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Chester, Pennsylvania?
Chester 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 Chester rank among Pennsylvania cities?
Chester ranks 401st of 712 cities in Pennsylvania; Philadelphia leads with 279 holders.
How does Chester rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Chester is #9,850 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 Chester, Pennsylvania — 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.