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Alcohol permits in Maryland
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Maryland - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,193
- Total permits
- #20
- National rank
- 19.3
- Per 100k residents
- 224
- Cities covered
Maryland in one line
Maryland holds 1,193 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (526) - at 19.3 per 100,000 residents, the 26th densest state.
- #20
- by total permits
- #26
- by permits per capita
- 214
- wineries
- 86
- 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 Maryland's 1,193 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Maryland
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
163 permits
- Silver Spring 50
Silver Spring, Maryland
50 permits
- Frederick 39
Frederick, Maryland
39 permits
- Rockville 35
Rockville, Maryland
35 permits
- Gaithersburg 30
Gaithersburg, Maryland
30 permits
- Laurel 25
Laurel, Maryland
25 permits
- Upper Marlboro 25
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
25 permits
- Bethesda 24
Bethesda, Maryland
24 permits
- Annapolis 20
Annapolis, Maryland
20 permits
- Glen Burnie 19
Glen Burnie, Maryland
19 permits
All permit holders (1,193)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Maryland?
Maryland has 1,193 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 214 wineries, 86 distilleries, 367 importers, and 526 wholesalers. That is the 20th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Maryland's per-capita permit rate?
Maryland has 19.3 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 26th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Maryland city has the most permit holders?
Baltimore leads Maryland with 163 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Silver Spring, Frederick, Rockville.
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.