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Alcohol permits in Pennsylvania
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Pennsylvania - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 2,428
- Total permits
- #7
- National rank
- 18.7
- Per 100k residents
- 715
- Cities covered
Pennsylvania in one line
Pennsylvania holds 2,428 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (1,000) - at 18.7 per 100,000 residents, the 28th densest state.
- #7
- by total permits
- #28
- by permits per capita
- 619
- wineries
- 320
- 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 Pennsylvania's 2,428 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Pennsylvania
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
273 permits
- Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
178 permits
- Harrisburg 28
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
28 permits
- Lancaster 27
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
27 permits
- Wilkes Barre 21
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
21 permits
- West Chester 21
West Chester, Pennsylvania
21 permits
- King of Prussia 20
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
20 permits
- Bethlehem 20
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
20 permits
- Stroudsburg 20
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
20 permits
- North East 18
North East, Pennsylvania
18 permits
All permit holders (2,428)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 2,428 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 619 wineries, 320 distilleries, 489 importers, and 1,000 wholesalers. That is the 7th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Pennsylvania's per-capita permit rate?
Pennsylvania has 18.7 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 28th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Pennsylvania city has the most permit holders?
Philadelphia leads Pennsylvania with 273 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster.
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.