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Alcohol permits in Missouri
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Missouri - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,195
- Total permits
- #19
- National rank
- 19.3
- Per 100k residents
- 266
- Cities covered
Missouri in one line
Missouri holds 1,195 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (502) - at 19.3 per 100,000 residents, the 27th densest state.
- #19
- by total permits
- #27
- by permits per capita
- 358
- wineries
- 134
- 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 Missouri's 1,195 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Missouri
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
120 permits
- Saint Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri
107 permits
- ST. Louis
ST. Louis, Missouri
90 permits
- Springfield 39
Springfield, Missouri
39 permits
- Maryland Heights 21
Maryland Heights, Missouri
21 permits
- Lees Summit 21
Lees Summit, Missouri
21 permits
- North Kansas City 21
North Kansas City, Missouri
21 permits
- Columbia 19
Columbia, Missouri
19 permits
- Chesterfield 17
Chesterfield, Missouri
17 permits
- Saint Charles 16
Saint Charles, Missouri
16 permits
All permit holders (1,195)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Missouri?
Missouri has 1,195 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 358 wineries, 134 distilleries, 201 importers, and 502 wholesalers. That is the 19th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Missouri's per-capita permit rate?
Missouri has 19.3 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 27th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Missouri city has the most permit holders?
Kansas City leads Missouri with 120 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Saint Louis, ST. Louis, Springfield.
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.