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Alcohol permits in Connecticut
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Connecticut - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 934
- Total permits
- #24
- National rank
- 25.8
- Per 100k residents
- 162
- Cities covered
Connecticut in one line
Connecticut holds 934 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (428) - at 25.8 per 100,000 residents, the 16th densest state.
- #24
- by total permits
- #16
- by permits per capita
- 113
- wineries
- 43
- distilleries
Source: TTB List of Permittees (April 2025) · Census Vintage-2023 population.
Data updated July 2026
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) List of Permittees, published April 2025, 83,590 federal alcohol Basic Permits are on file across 52 states and territories. This page lists every holder with premises in the state, drawn directly from that public federal record; see the methodology for details.
Permit mix
How Connecticut's 934 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Connecticut
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
114 permits
- Norwalk 37
Norwalk, Connecticut
37 permits
- Suffield 36
Suffield, Connecticut
36 permits
- Milford 25
Milford, Connecticut
25 permits
- Greenwich 21
Greenwich, Connecticut
21 permits
- Stratford 20
Stratford, Connecticut
20 permits
- New Canaan 20
New Canaan, Connecticut
20 permits
- Bridgeport 20
Bridgeport, Connecticut
20 permits
- New Haven 20
New Haven, Connecticut
20 permits
- Fairfield 19
Fairfield, Connecticut
19 permits
All permit holders (934)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Connecticut?
Connecticut has 934 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 113 wineries, 43 distilleries, 350 importers, and 428 wholesalers. That is the 24th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Connecticut's per-capita permit rate?
Connecticut has 25.8 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 16th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Connecticut city has the most permit holders?
Stamford leads Connecticut with 114 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Norwalk, Suffield, Milford.
Are breweries included?
No. Breweries do not hold an FAA Basic Permit, they operate under a Brewer's Notice (IRC §6103, protected from disclosure), so they are not in the public TTB List of Permittees this directory is built from.
Where does this data come from?
The TTB FOIA "List of Permittees," published April 2025, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.
Sources: TTB FOIA List of Permittees (April 2025) · U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population estimates for per-capita rates (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Reformatted without alteration; confirm any record against the official TTB list.
Every figure on PlainAlcohol is rendered directly from federal TTB permit data, no number is typed in by an editor. This state count is rendered directly from the TTB List of Permittees, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.