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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 5253

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5241

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5278

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5279

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5240

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5239

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5235

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5234

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5261

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5255

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5247

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5276

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5284

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5271

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5285

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5254

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5191

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5189

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 4065

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 4063

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5245

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5244

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6503

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5280

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5282

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5264

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5258

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5295

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5204

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5196

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5192

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5293

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5291

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5287

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5265

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5246

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5300

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5283

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5292

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5242

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5266

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5236

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5248

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5319

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 6544

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid 5302

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid #6722

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Rite Aid #5307

Thrifty Payless INC

Wholesaler
Michael's Import

Tianyi Yao

Wholesaler
Cheney Liquor Store

Tillman Carr, L.L.C.

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.