City · Tennessee
Cookeville wholesaler permits (Tennessee)
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Cookeville, Tennessee, mostly wholesalers (4).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 36,088
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 4
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Tennessee
- State
Cookeville in one line
Cookeville, Tennessee: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 13.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2952 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #24 of 162
- Tennessee city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Cookeville, Tennessee addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Cookeville vs nearby Tennessee cities
Cookeville ranks 24th in Tennessee — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Crossville 5 permits
- Lawrenceburg 5 permits
Wholesalers and importers split Cookeville
Cookeville is a two-class market: 4 wholesalers (80%) and 1 importers (20%) among 5 holders.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Benbrook Imports INC | Importer |
| Hand Family Wine & Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Budweiser of Cookeville Ideal Distributing CO., INC. | Wholesaler |
| Mid-South Distributing Rmg, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Tristar Beverage, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Cookeville compares within Tennessee
Cookeville ranks 24th of 162 cities in Tennessee by permit count; Nashville leads the state with 190 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% 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, Cookeville sits at #2,952 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 Cookeville's population at 36,088. That works out to 13.9 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Wholesalers dominate this city's mix (4 of 5, 80%) — including Benbrook Imports INC, Hand Family Wine & Spirits, LLC, Budweiser of Cookeville, and others.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Cookeville, Tennessee?
Cookeville has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Cookeville rank among Tennessee cities?
Cookeville ranks 24th of 162 cities in Tennessee; Nashville leads with 190 holders.
How does Cookeville rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Cookeville is #2,952 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Cookeville extract?
Examples from this city's table: Benbrook Imports INC, Hand Family Wine & Spirits, LLC, Budweiser of Cookeville, Mid-South Distributing, plus 1 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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Cookeville, 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.