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Alcohol permits in Indiana
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Indiana - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 677
- Total permits
- #30
- National rank
- 9.9
- Per 100k residents
- 194
- Cities covered
Indiana in one line
Indiana holds 677 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (262) - at 9.9 per 100,000 residents, the 47th densest state.
- #30
- by total permits
- #47
- by permits per capita
- 174
- wineries
- 119
- 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 Indiana's 677 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Indiana
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
158 permits
- Bloomington 20
Bloomington, Indiana
20 permits
- Noblesville 17
Noblesville, Indiana
17 permits
- South Bend 17
South Bend, Indiana
17 permits
- Fort Wayne 15
Fort Wayne, Indiana
15 permits
- Columbus 14
Columbus, Indiana
14 permits
- Carmel 14
Carmel, Indiana
14 permits
- Valparaiso 13
Valparaiso, Indiana
13 permits
- Elkhart 10
Elkhart, Indiana
10 permits
- Lawrenceburg 9
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
9 permits
All permit holders (677)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Indiana?
Indiana has 677 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 174 wineries, 119 distilleries, 122 importers, and 262 wholesalers. That is the 30th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Indiana's per-capita permit rate?
Indiana has 9.9 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 47th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Indiana city has the most permit holders?
Indianapolis leads Indiana with 158 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Bloomington, Noblesville, South Bend.
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.