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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.

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).

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%

#	State	Permits	Wineries	Distilleries	Per 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.