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Alcohol permits in Franklin
39 TTB Basic Permit holders with Franklin, Tennessee premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 39
- Permit holders
- 87,133
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 2
- Distilleries
- Tennessee
- State
Franklin in one line
Franklin, Tennessee: 39 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (21).
- 44.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #301 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #5 of 162
- Tennessee city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
39 permit holders registered to Franklin, Tennessee addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Franklin vs nearby Tennessee cities
Franklin ranks 5th in Tennessee — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Chattanooga 41 permits (+2 vs Franklin)
- Sevierville 21 permits (+18 vs Franklin)
Four permit classes in Franklin
Wholesalers lead (21, 54%), followed by 14 importers and 2 wineries across 39 TTB premises.
All 39 permit holders Show list
How Franklin compares within Tennessee
Franklin ranks 5th of 162 cities in Tennessee by permit count; Nashville leads the state with 190 holders.
The 39 permit holders listed here represent 4.5% 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, Franklin sits at #301 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 Franklin's population at 87,133. That works out to 44.8 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 Leiper's Fork Distillery, LLC, Stable Reserve Distilling CO., Ancon Traders (+36 more), spanning 21 wholesalers, 14 importers, 2 wineries, 2 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Franklin, Tennessee?
Franklin has 39 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (21). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Franklin rank among Tennessee cities?
Franklin ranks 5th of 162 cities in Tennessee; Nashville leads with 190 holders.
What share of Tennessee alcohol permits are in Franklin?
39 of 862 statewide Basic Permits (4.5%) list a Franklin premises address in this vintage.
How does Franklin rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Franklin is #301 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Franklin extract?
Examples from this city's table: Leiper's Fork Distillery, LLC, Stable Reserve Distilling CO., Ancon Traders, Banksley Cellars, LLC, plus 35 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. 39 TTB premises addresses grouped under Franklin, 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.