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Alcohol permits in Montana
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Montana - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 270
- Total permits
- #45
- National rank
- 23.8
- Per 100k residents
- 70
- Cities covered
Montana in one line
Montana holds 270 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (128) - at 23.8 per 100,000 residents, the 18th densest state.
- #45
- by total permits
- #18
- by permits per capita
- 48
- wineries
- 42
- 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 Montana's 270 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Montana
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana
29 permits
- Kalispell
Kalispell, Montana
26 permits
- Missoula
Missoula, Montana
25 permits
- Billings
Billings, Montana
19 permits
- Butte
Butte, Montana
15 permits
- Belgrade
Belgrade, Montana
13 permits
- Great Falls 11
Great Falls, Montana
11 permits
- Helena 9
Helena, Montana
9 permits
- Havre 6
Havre, Montana
6 permits
- Glasgow 6
Glasgow, Montana
6 permits
All permit holders (270)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Montana?
Montana has 270 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 48 wineries, 42 distilleries, 52 importers, and 128 wholesalers. That is the 45th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Montana's per-capita permit rate?
Montana has 23.8 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 18th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Montana city has the most permit holders?
Bozeman leads Montana with 29 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Kalispell, Missoula, Billings.
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.