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Alcohol permits in Georgia
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Georgia - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,492
- Total permits
- #15
- National rank
- 13.5
- Per 100k residents
- 230
- Cities covered
Georgia in one line
Georgia holds 1,492 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (682) - at 13.5 per 100,000 residents, the 41st densest state.
- #15
- by total permits
- #41
- by permits per capita
- 204
- wineries
- 146
- 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 Georgia's 1,492 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Georgia
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
352 permits
- Marietta 58
Marietta, Georgia
58 permits
- Alpharetta 51
Alpharetta, Georgia
51 permits
- Lawrenceville 40
Lawrenceville, Georgia
40 permits
- Kennesaw 30
Kennesaw, Georgia
30 permits
- Roswell 30
Roswell, Georgia
30 permits
- Savannah 30
Savannah, Georgia
30 permits
- Norcross 30
Norcross, Georgia
30 permits
- Cumming 24
Cumming, Georgia
24 permits
- Decatur 23
Decatur, Georgia
23 permits
All permit holders (1,492)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Georgia?
Georgia has 1,492 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 204 wineries, 146 distilleries, 460 importers, and 682 wholesalers. That is the 15th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Georgia's per-capita permit rate?
Georgia has 13.5 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 41st by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Georgia city has the most permit holders?
Atlanta leads Georgia with 352 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Marietta, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville.
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.