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Alcohol permits in Michigan
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Michigan - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,861
- Total permits
- #11
- National rank
- 18.5
- Per 100k residents
- 374
- Cities covered
Michigan in one line
Michigan holds 1,861 federal alcohol permits, led by wineries (747) - at 18.5 per 100,000 residents, the 32nd densest state.
- #11
- by total permits
- #32
- by permits per capita
- 747
- wineries
- 310
- 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 Michigan's 1,861 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Michigan
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
90 permits
- Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Michigan
81 permits
- Traverse City
Traverse City, Michigan
80 permits
- Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
52 permits
- Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
41 permits
- Holland
Holland, Michigan
36 permits
- Troy 35
Troy, Michigan
35 permits
- Warren 26
Warren, Michigan
26 permits
- Ypsilanti 22
Ypsilanti, Michigan
22 permits
- Petoskey 22
Petoskey, Michigan
22 permits
All permit holders (1,861)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Michigan?
Michigan has 1,861 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 747 wineries, 310 distilleries, 335 importers, and 469 wholesalers. That is the 11th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Michigan's per-capita permit rate?
Michigan has 18.5 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 32nd by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Michigan city has the most permit holders?
Detroit leads Michigan with 90 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Ann Arbor.
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.