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Alcohol permits in McAllen
40 TTB Basic Permit holders with McAllen, Texas premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 40
- Permit holders
- 145,385
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 20
- Importers
- Texas
- State
McAllen in one line
McAllen, Texas: 40 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (20).
- 27.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #292 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #13 of 587
- Texas city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
40 permit holders registered to McAllen, Texas addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
McAllen vs nearby Texas cities
McAllen ranks 13th in Texas — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Carrollton 40 permits
- Brownsville 39 permits (+1 vs McAllen)
Four permit classes in McAllen
Importers lead (20, 50%), followed by 19 wholesalers and 1 wineries across 40 TTB premises.
All 40 permit holders Show list
How McAllen compares within Texas
McAllen ranks 13th of 587 cities in Texas by permit count; Houston leads the state with 790 holders.
The 40 permit holders listed here represent 0.8% 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, McAllen sits at #292 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 McAllen's population at 145,385. That works out to 27.5 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 Aiden Imports, LLC, Alzar Distribution, Carcab Imports, LLC (+37 more), spanning 20 importers, 19 wholesalers, 1 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in McAllen, Texas?
McAllen has 40 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by importers (20). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does McAllen rank among Texas cities?
McAllen ranks 13th of 587 cities in Texas; Houston leads with 790 holders.
How does McAllen rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
McAllen is #292 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the McAllen extract?
Examples from this city's table: Aiden Imports, LLC, Alzar Distribution, Carcab Imports, LLC, Casa Nueva Era, plus 36 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. 40 TTB premises addresses grouped under McAllen, 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.