City · West Virginia
Single TTB permit in Chester
One federal Basic Permit lists a Chester, West Virginia premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 2,179
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- West Virginia
- State
Chester in one line
Chester, West Virginia: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 45.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #10926 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #71 of 130
- West Virginia 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 Chester inventory in this TTB vintage.
Chester vs nearby West Virginia cities
Chester ranks 71st in West Virginia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Chester are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Chester 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. Chester is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Tri-State Discount Liquor, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Chester compares within West Virginia
Chester ranks 71st of 130 cities in West Virginia by permit count; Charleston leads the state with 23 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% of West Virginia's 300 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Chester sits at #10,926 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 Chester's population at 2,179. That works out to 45.9 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: Tri-State Discount Liquor, INC. holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Chester premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Chester, West Virginia?
Chester 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 Chester rank among West Virginia cities?
Chester ranks 71st of 130 cities in West Virginia; Charleston leads with 23 holders.
How does Chester rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Chester is #10,926 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 Chester, West Virginia — 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.