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Alcohol permits in North Carolina
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in North Carolina - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,899
- Total permits
- #10
- National rank
- 17.5
- Per 100k residents
- 306
- Cities covered
North Carolina in one line
North Carolina holds 1,899 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (983) - at 17.5 per 100,000 residents, the 34th densest state.
- #10
- by total permits
- #34
- by permits per capita
- 307
- wineries
- 185
- 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 North Carolina's 1,899 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in North Carolina
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
436 permits
- Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
208 permits
- Durham 69
Durham, North Carolina
69 permits
- Wilmington 58
Wilmington, North Carolina
58 permits
- Asheville 55
Asheville, North Carolina
55 permits
- Winston-Salem 41
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
41 permits
- Greensboro 37
Greensboro, North Carolina
37 permits
- Concord 27
Concord, North Carolina
27 permits
- Wake Forest 23
Wake Forest, North Carolina
23 permits
- Cary 23
Cary, North Carolina
23 permits
All permit holders (1,899)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 1,899 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 307 wineries, 185 distilleries, 424 importers, and 983 wholesalers. That is the 10th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is North Carolina's per-capita permit rate?
North Carolina has 17.5 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 34th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which North Carolina city has the most permit holders?
Raleigh leads North Carolina with 436 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington.
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.