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Alcohol permits by state

Every U.S. state and territory ranked by federal alcohol Basic Permit holders, wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers.

84,273
Total permits
52
States & territories
CA
Most permits
OR
Densest

Where the permits are

California holds the most federal alcohol permits (21,002), while Oregon has the highest per-capita rate (70.0 per 100k).

California
most permits (21,002)
Oregon
densest (70.0/100k)
38,957
wholesalers (largest class)
18,120
wineries

Source: TTB List of Permittees, August 2026 · Census Vintage-2023 population.

National permit-class composition

Wholesalers38,957 · 46%
Importers21,526 · 26%
Wineries18,120 · 22%
Distilleries5,670 · 7%

All 52 states & territories

# State PermitsWineriesDistilleriesPer 100k
1 California 21,002 6,400 572 53.9
2 Florida 5,936 213 203 26.3
3 New York 5,887 854 347 30.1
4 Texas 5,153 1,013 332 16.9
5 Washington 4,139 1,430 239 53.0
6 Oregon 2,963 995 156 70.0
7 Pennsylvania 2,450 622 327 18.9
8 Illinois 2,342 204 117 18.7
9 Virginia 2,025 643 158 23.2
10 North Carolina 1,913 312 186 17.6
11 Michigan 1,881 754 318 18.7
12 Colorado 1,710 275 175 29.1
13 Ohio 1,680 558 179 14.3
14 New Jersey 1,620 104 73 17.4
15 Georgia 1,503 207 148 13.6
16 Massachusetts 1,329 205 102 19.0
17 South Carolina 1,260 65 62 23.4
18 Iowa 1,238 182 56 38.6
19 Maryland 1,206 219 87 19.5
20 Missouri 1,203 363 133 19.4
21 Kansas 1,109 87 44 37.7
22 Wisconsin 995 253 125 16.8
23 Arizona 950 173 72 12.8
24 Kentucky 946 151 206 20.9
25 Connecticut 945 114 44 26.1
26 Puerto Rico 864 32 125 26.9
27 Tennessee 862 130 144 12.1
28 Nevada 791 18 40 24.8
29 Minnesota 771 166 84 13.4
30 Indiana 680 174 120 9.9
31 Maine 625 88 58 44.8
32 Mississippi 556 13 11 18.9
33 New Mexico 416 133 55 19.7
34 Louisiana 407 24 56 8.9
35 Idaho 402 125 35 20.5
36 Arkansas 383 46 24 12.5
37 District of Columbia 360 11 14 53.0
38 Alabama 359 76 58 7.0
39 Vermont 352 105 55 54.4
40 Delaware 351 16 7 34.0
41 Oklahoma 318 122 23 7.8
42 West Virginia 300 47 38 16.9
43 Hawaii 296 23 30 20.6
44 Rhode Island 289 35 21 26.4
45 Montana 271 48 43 23.9
46 New Hampshire 263 85 34 18.8
47 Utah 214 39 33 6.3
48 Nebraska 187 42 32 9.4
49 Wyoming 177 19 21 30.3
50 Alaska 162 30 24 22.1
51 North Dakota 116 30 5 14.8
52 South Dakota 116 47 19 12.6

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026. Per-capita uses U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population estimates.

Download the 52-jurisdiction TTB permit landscape cited on this page: ttb-state-landscape.csv (CC0). Method notes live on /statistics and /methodology.