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El Paso federal alcohol directory
132 TTB Basic Permit holders with El Paso, Texas premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 132
- Permit holders
- 680,130
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 6
- Wineries
- 5
- Distilleries
- Texas
- State
El Paso in one line
El Paso, Texas: 132 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (63).
- 19.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #67 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #6 of 587
- Texas city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full El Paso directory (132 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
El Paso vs nearby Texas cities
El Paso ranks 6th in Texas — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Laredo 141 permits (+9 vs El Paso)
- Fort Worth 110 permits (+22 vs El Paso)
Four permit classes in El Paso
Wholesalers lead (63, 48%), followed by 58 importers and 6 wineries across 132 TTB premises.
El Paso 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. El Paso is highlighted.
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How El Paso compares within Texas
El Paso ranks 6th of 587 cities in Texas by permit count; Houston leads the state with 790 holders.
The 132 permit holders listed here represent 2.6% of Texas's 5,153 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, El Paso sits at #67 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 El Paso's population at 680,130. That works out to 19.4 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 El Paso Distillery and Spirits, LLC, Prospect Spirits, Fruitiki Incorporated (+129 more), spanning 63 wholesalers, 58 importers, 6 wineries, 5 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in El Paso, Texas?
El Paso has 132 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (63). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does El Paso rank among Texas cities?
El Paso ranks 6th of 587 cities in Texas; Houston leads with 790 holders.
What share of Texas alcohol permits are in El Paso?
132 of 5,153 statewide Basic Permits (2.6%) list a El Paso premises address in this vintage.
How does El Paso rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
El Paso is #67 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the El Paso extract?
Examples from this city's table: El Paso Distillery and Spirits, LLC, Prospect Spirits, Fruitiki Incorporated, Living the Dream Distillery, LLC, plus 128 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. 132 TTB premises addresses grouped under El Paso, Texas — 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.