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Alcohol permits in Massachusetts
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Massachusetts - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,310
- Total permits
- #16
- National rank
- 18.7
- Per 100k residents
- 288
- Cities covered
Massachusetts in one line
Massachusetts holds 1,310 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (575) - at 18.7 per 100,000 residents, the 29th densest state.
- #16
- by total permits
- #29
- by permits per capita
- 201
- wineries
- 101
- 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 Massachusetts's 1,310 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Massachusetts
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
131 permits
- Cambridge 33
Cambridge, Massachusetts
33 permits
- Worcester 25
Worcester, Massachusetts
25 permits
- Framingham 23
Framingham, Massachusetts
23 permits
- Medford 20
Medford, Massachusetts
20 permits
- Taunton 20
Taunton, Massachusetts
20 permits
- Fall River 18
Fall River, Massachusetts
18 permits
- New Bedford 17
New Bedford, Massachusetts
17 permits
- Brookline 16
Brookline, Massachusetts
16 permits
- Norwood 16
Norwood, Massachusetts
16 permits
All permit holders (1,310)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has 1,310 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 201 wineries, 101 distilleries, 433 importers, and 575 wholesalers. That is the 16th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Massachusetts's per-capita permit rate?
Massachusetts has 18.7 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 29th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Massachusetts city has the most permit holders?
Boston leads Massachusetts with 131 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Cambridge, Worcester, Framingham.
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.