City · Tennessee
Single TTB permit in Bluff City
One federal Basic Permit lists a Bluff City, Tennessee premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 2,225
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Tennessee
- State
Bluff City in one line
Bluff City, Tennessee: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 44.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #10285 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #123 of 162
- Tennessee 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 Bluff City inventory in this TTB vintage.
Bluff City vs nearby Tennessee cities
Bluff City ranks 123rd in Tennessee — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Berry Hill 1 permits
- Kelso 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Bluff City are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| HM Distributing, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Bluff City compares within Tennessee
Bluff City ranks 123rd of 162 cities in Tennessee by permit count; Nashville leads the state with 190 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Tennessee's 862 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Bluff City sits at #10,285 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 Bluff City's population at 2,225. That works out to 44.9 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: HM Distributing, LLC holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Bluff City premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bluff City, Tennessee?
Bluff City 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 Bluff City rank among Tennessee cities?
Bluff City ranks 123rd of 162 cities in Tennessee; Nashville leads with 190 holders.
How does Bluff City rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bluff City is #10,285 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 Bluff City, Tennessee — 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.