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Alcohol permits in Ohio
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Ohio - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,671
- Total permits
- #13
- National rank
- 14.2
- Per 100k residents
- 436
- Cities covered
Ohio in one line
Ohio holds 1,671 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (579) - at 14.2 per 100,000 residents, the 40th densest state.
- #13
- by total permits
- #40
- by permits per capita
- 554
- wineries
- 179
- 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 Ohio's 1,671 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Ohio
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
171 permits
- Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
154 permits
- Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
89 permits
- Akron 36
Akron, Ohio
36 permits
- Youngstown 31
Youngstown, Ohio
31 permits
- Toledo 30
Toledo, Ohio
30 permits
- Dayton 29
Dayton, Ohio
29 permits
- Oregon 29
Oregon, Ohio
29 permits
- Euclid 20
Euclid, Ohio
20 permits
- Canton 19
Canton, Ohio
19 permits
All permit holders (1,671)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Ohio?
Ohio has 1,671 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 554 wineries, 179 distilleries, 359 importers, and 579 wholesalers. That is the 13th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Ohio's per-capita permit rate?
Ohio has 14.2 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 40th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Ohio city has the most permit holders?
Cincinnati leads Ohio with 171 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Columbus, Cleveland, Akron.
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.