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Alcohol permits in Texas
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Texas - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 5,108
- Total permits
- #4
- National rank
- 16.8
- Per 100k residents
- 587
- Cities covered
Texas in one line
Texas holds 5,108 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (2,124) - at 16.8 per 100,000 residents, the 37th densest state.
- #4
- by total permits
- #37
- by permits per capita
- 1,009
- wineries
- 326
- 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 Texas's 5,108 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Texas
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Houston
Houston, Texas
782 permits
- Austin
Austin, Texas
414 permits
- Dallas
Dallas, Texas
332 permits
- San Antonio 275
San Antonio, Texas
275 permits
- Laredo 140
Laredo, Texas
140 permits
- El Paso 130
El Paso, Texas
130 permits
- Fort Worth 109
Fort Worth, Texas
109 permits
- Fredericksburg 96
Fredericksburg, Texas
96 permits
- Katy 69
Katy, Texas
69 permits
- Irving 45
Irving, Texas
45 permits
All permit holders (5,108)
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Texas?
Texas has 5,108 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 1,009 wineries, 326 distilleries, 1,649 importers, and 2,124 wholesalers. That is the 4th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Texas's per-capita permit rate?
Texas has 16.8 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 37th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Texas city has the most permit holders?
Houston leads Texas with 782 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Austin, Dallas, San Antonio.
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.