City · South Carolina
Single TTB permit in Salem
One federal Basic Permit lists a Salem, South Carolina premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 177
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- South Carolina
- State
Salem in one line
Salem, South Carolina: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 565 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #10222 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #106 of 173
- South Carolina 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 Salem inventory in this TTB vintage.
Salem vs nearby South Carolina cities
Salem ranks 106th in South Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Mullins 1 permits
- James Island 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Salem are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Salem 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. Salem is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Wine Emporium The Wine Emporium, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Salem compares within South Carolina
Salem ranks 106th of 173 cities in South Carolina by permit count; Charleston leads the state with 117 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of South Carolina's 1,260 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Salem sits at #10,222 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 Salem's population at 177. That works out to 565 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: Wine Emporium holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Salem premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Salem, South Carolina?
Salem 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 Salem rank among South Carolina cities?
Salem ranks 106th of 173 cities in South Carolina; Charleston leads with 117 holders.
How does Salem rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Salem is #10,222 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 Salem, South 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.