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Alcohol permits in Washington

Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Washington - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

4,121
Total permits
#5
National rank
52.8
Per 100k residents
353
Cities covered

Washington in one line

Washington holds 4,121 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (1,902) - at 52.8 per 100,000 residents, the 4th densest state.

#5
by total permits
#4
by permits per capita
1,422
wineries
239
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 Washington's 4,121 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers1,902 · 46%
Wineries1,422 · 35%
Importers558 · 14%
Distilleries239 · 6%

Top cities in Washington

Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city

permits
Source TTB List of Permittees As of April 2025

All permit holders (4,121)

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Name Class
Rite Aid 5314

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6234

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5315

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5305

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5312

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6194

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5171

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 4067

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6232

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5215

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5316

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5307

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5303

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5304

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5313

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5317

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5260

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5172

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5232

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5217

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5207

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5201

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5198

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5194

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5193

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5190

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5185

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5216

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5210

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5199

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5197

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5180

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5301

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6553

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5299

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5275

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6452

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6521

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5298

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6498

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6462

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5297

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6455

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5281

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5286

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5296

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5249

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5288

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5274

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5269

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Washington?

Washington has 4,121 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 1,422 wineries, 239 distilleries, 558 importers, and 1,902 wholesalers. That is the 5th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Washington's per-capita permit rate?

Washington has 52.8 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 4th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which Washington city has the most permit holders?

Seattle leads Washington with 534 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Walla Walla, Woodinville, Spokane.

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.