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Alcohol permits in Kansas
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Kansas - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,096
- Total permits
- #21
- National rank
- 37.3
- Per 100k residents
- 264
- Cities covered
Kansas in one line
Kansas holds 1,096 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (895) - at 37.3 per 100,000 residents, the 8th densest state.
- #21
- by total permits
- #8
- by permits per capita
- 86
- 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 Kansas's 1,096 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Kansas
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
117 permits
- Overland Park
Overland Park, Kansas
68 permits
- Olathe 41
Olathe, Kansas
41 permits
- Lawrence 39
Lawrence, Kansas
39 permits
- Kansas City 32
Kansas City, Kansas
32 permits
- Topeka 31
Topeka, Kansas
31 permits
- Lenexa 29
Lenexa, Kansas
29 permits
- Shawnee 20
Shawnee, Kansas
20 permits
- Manhattan 19
Manhattan, Kansas
19 permits
- Hutchinson 17
Hutchinson, Kansas
17 permits
All permit holders (1,096)
Page 6 of 22| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Cads Liquor LLC | Wholesaler |
| Calini Group LLC | Wholesaler |
| Calini Wines & Spirits of Kansas LLC | Wholesaler |
| Christmas Castles Carol a Kinderknecht | Wholesaler |
| C & H Liquor Store Carol a. Hitschmann | Wholesaler |
| Patterson Discount Liquor Carol Y. Patterson | Wholesaler |
| Celebration Wine & Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Centennial Retail Liquor Centennial Liquor, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Central Avenue Liquor, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Prost Wine & Spirits Chad L. Dreiling | Wholesaler |
| Colwich Discount Liquors Chadmore LLC | Wholesaler |
| Chang's Liquors Chang's Liquors LLC | Wholesaler |
| Chappel Liquor, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Harrington's Retail Liquor Store Charles E. Harrington | Wholesaler |
| Dave's Liquor Store Charles F. Adams | Wholesaler |
| Sainty Liquor Charles Mickey Graves | Wholesaler |
| Main Street Liquor Cheers & Beers, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Cheers Wine, Liquor, & Tobacco, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Royal Liquor Cheers, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Steinert Liquor Chic Investments LLC | Wholesaler |
| Chray LLC | Wholesaler |
| Cheers Wine & Liquor Chris B. Wilson | Wholesaler |
| Spirits of '76 Christopher a. Hupe | Wholesaler |
| Kansas Retail Liquor Christopher J. Rangel | Wholesaler |
| Circle H Liquor Circle H Enterprises | Wholesaler |
| City Beverage Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| City Girlz Liquor City Girlz Liquor LLC | Wholesaler |
| City Limits Liquor LLC | Wholesaler |
| City Sliquor II City Sliquor II LLC | Wholesaler |
| City Wine Market, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Raven Liquor CK Taylor LLC | Wholesaler |
| Classic Wine & Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Leo's Liquor Cloudy SKY Ventures, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Club Liquor East Club Liquor East, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Bottle Shop CNB Liquors, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Boothill Liquor Cnbpe LLC | Wholesaler |
| Coleman Liquor LLC | Wholesaler |
| Comanche Beverage Outlet, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Compton Retail Liquor Compton Retail LLC | Wholesaler |
| Liquor Outlet Concordia Liquor Outlet LLC | Wholesaler |
| Connie's Liquor Spot Connie's Liquor Spot, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Cormier's II, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Corner Liquor Store Corner Liquor Store, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Corner Liquor Corner Liquor, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Grinnell Liquor Store Cory Heinrich | Wholesaler |
| Cowtown Liquors | Wholesaler |
| Puddle Jumpers Liquor Coyote RS Properties LLC | Wholesaler |
| CPS Importers LLC | Wholesaler |
| Craft & Barrel Distribution Craft & Barrel, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Crawford Liquor Outlet Crawford Liquor Outlet, LLC | Wholesaler |
Related guides
State Alcohol Regulations →
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Kansas?
Kansas has 1,096 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 86 wineries, 43 distilleries, 72 importers, and 895 wholesalers. That is the 21st most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Kansas's per-capita permit rate?
Kansas has 37.3 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 8th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Kansas city has the most permit holders?
Wichita leads Kansas with 117 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Overland Park, Olathe, Lawrence.
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.