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How many gas stations are in the US?

By Louis-Marie Giudicenti. Published . Updated . Data read .

There are 170,854 gas stations on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 1,991 residents. No federation counts gas stations as such: NACS counts 122,620 convenience stores that sell fuel (end of 2025), and the Census 109,174 gasoline stations with paid employees (2023).

170,854
gas stations on Google Maps in the US
5.0
per 10,000 residentsone for every 1,991
20,331
in Texas, the most of any state
11.4
per 10,000 residents in Mississippi, the most of any state

Source: Primavera’s database of Google Maps listings, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. Population: Census 2024 estimates. See method.

Our count next to the Census and the official figures

Each source counts something different: Google Maps lists places, the Census counts businesses with or without paid staff, and federations count their members or their own definition. Here they are side by side.

Number of gas stations in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: gas stations open on the map, service points left out2026170,854
NACS and NIQ TDLinx, 2026 Convenience Industry Store Count: Convenience stores that sell fuel, as of December 31, 2025 (out of 151,975 convenience stores)2025122,620
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Gasoline stations with paid employees (NAICS 4471), 96,002 of them with a convenience store2023109,174
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Gasoline stations and fuel dealers with no employees (NAICS 4571)20247,520

Primavera’s count is 1.6 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (109,174 in 2023).

Sources: Census national files and federation pages read on November 4, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • Not every station is a convenience store. NACS counts convenience stores. A fuel station at a supermarket or a warehouse club is not one, and it is on Google Maps.
  • Main activity. The Census files each business under its main activity, so fuel sold by a supermarket is usually counted with the store.
  • Two listings for one station. A station and its store sometimes have a listing each.
  • Truck stops. This count includes truck stops, a Google Maps category of their own.

Which state has the most gas stations?

Texas, with 20,331 listings, ahead of California (12,249). Per resident, Mississippi has the most: 11.4 per 10,000 residents, against 5.0 for the US.

Gas stations per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 5.0 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 299 gas stations, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsDE2.8District of Columbia: 123 gas stations, 1.8 per 10,000 residentsDC1.8Florida: 9,507 gas stations, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsFL4.1Georgia: 8,136 gas stations, 7.3 per 10,000 residentsGA7.3Hawaii: 448 gas stations, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsHI3.1Idaho: 1,102 gas stations, 5.5 per 10,000 residentsID5.5Illinois: 5,005 gas stations, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsIL3.9Indiana: 4,059 gas stations, 5.9 per 10,000 residentsIN5.9Iowa: 1,866 gas stations, 5.8 per 10,000 residentsIA5.8Kansas: 1,794 gas stations, 6.0 per 10,000 residentsKS6.0Kentucky: 3,279 gas stations, 7.1 per 10,000 residentsKY7.1Louisiana: 3,837 gas stations, 8.3 per 10,000 residentsLA8.3Maine: 1,006 gas stations, 7.2 per 10,000 residentsME7.2Maryland: 1,966 gas stations, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsMD3.1Massachusetts: 2,378 gas stations, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsMA3.3Michigan: 5,719 gas stations, 5.6 per 10,000 residentsMI5.6Minnesota: 2,835 gas stations, 4.9 per 10,000 residentsMN4.9Mississippi: 3,369 gas stations, 11.4 per 10,000 residentsMS11.4Missouri: 3,562 gas stations, 5.7 per 10,000 residentsMO5.7Montana: 778 gas stations, 6.8 per 10,000 residentsMT6.8Nebraska: 1,296 gas stations, 6.5 per 10,000 residentsNE6.5Nevada: 1,420 gas stations, 4.3 per 10,000 residentsNV4.3New Hampshire: 792 gas stations, 5.6 per 10,000 residentsNH5.6New Jersey: 3,145 gas stations, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsNJ3.3New Mexico: 1,349 gas stations, 6.3 per 10,000 residentsNM6.3New York: 6,231 gas stations, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsNY3.1North Carolina: 6,933 gas stations, 6.3 per 10,000 residentsNC6.3North Dakota: 811 gas stations, 10.2 per 10,000 residentsND10.2Ohio: 5,594 gas stations, 4.7 per 10,000 residentsOH4.7Oklahoma: 2,774 gas stations, 6.8 per 10,000 residentsOK6.8Oregon: 1,853 gas stations, 4.3 per 10,000 residentsOR4.3Pennsylvania: 4,699 gas stations, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsPA3.6Rhode Island: 379 gas stations, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsRI3.4South Carolina: 4,035 gas stations, 7.4 per 10,000 residentsSC7.4South Dakota: 929 gas stations, 10.0 per 10,000 residentsSD10.0Tennessee: 5,154 gas stations, 7.1 per 10,000 residentsTN7.1Texas: 20,331 gas stations, 6.5 per 10,000 residentsTX6.5Utah: 1,626 gas stations, 4.6 per 10,000 residentsUT4.6Vermont: 570 gas stations, 8.8 per 10,000 residentsVT8.8Virginia: 4,610 gas stations, 5.2 per 10,000 residentsVA5.2Washington: 3,192 gas stations, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsWA4.0West Virginia: 1,337 gas stations, 7.6 per 10,000 residentsWV7.6Wisconsin: 3,213 gas stations, 5.4 per 10,000 residentsWI5.4Wyoming: 519 gas stations, 8.8 per 10,000 residentsWY8.8Alaska: 391 gas stations, 5.3 per 10,000 residentsAK5.3Connecticut: 1,742 gas stations, 4.7 per 10,000 residentsCT4.7California: 12,249 gas stations, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsCA3.1Colorado: 2,509 gas stations, 4.2 per 10,000 residentsCO4.2Arizona: 2,582 gas stations, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsAZ3.4Arkansas: 2,438 gas stations, 7.9 per 10,000 residentsAR7.9Alabama: 5,072 gas stations, 9.8 per 10,000 residentsAL9.8
  • 1.8–3.4
  • 3.6–4.7
  • 4.9–5.9
  • 6.0–7.2
  • 7.3–11.4

Each square is a state, placed roughly where it is on a map. Darker means more per resident.

US states ranked by gas stations per 10,000 residents, with the number of gas stations and its rank
#StateGas stationsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1Mississippi3,3691811.4+6.4
2North Dakota8114210.2+5.2
3South Dakota9294110.0+5.0
4Alabama5,072109.8+4.8
5Wyoming519468.8+3.8
6Vermont570458.8+3.8
7Louisiana3,837168.3+3.3
8Arkansas2,438277.9+2.9
9West Virginia1,337377.6+2.6
10South Carolina4,035157.4+2.4
11Georgia8,13647.3+2.3
12Maine1,006407.2+2.2
13Kentucky3,279197.1+2.1
14Tennessee5,15497.1+2.1
15Montana778446.8+1.8
16Oklahoma2,774246.8+1.8
17Texas20,33116.5+1.5
18Nebraska1,296386.5+1.5
19New Mexico1,349366.3+1.3
20North Carolina6,93356.3+1.3
21Kansas1,794326.0+1.0
22Indiana4,059145.9+0.9
23Iowa1,866305.8+0.8
24Missouri3,562175.7+0.7
25Michigan5,71975.6+0.6
26New Hampshire792435.6+0.6
27Idaho1,102395.5+0.5
28Wisconsin3,213205.4+0.4
29Alaska391485.3+0.3
30Virginia4,610135.2+0.2
31Minnesota2,835234.9−0.1
32Connecticut1,742334.7−0.3
33Ohio5,59484.7−0.3
34Utah1,626344.6−0.4
35Nevada1,420354.3−0.7
36Oregon1,853314.3−0.7
37Colorado2,509264.2−0.8
38Florida9,50734.1−0.9
39Washington3,192214.0−1.0
40Illinois5,005113.9−1.1
41Pennsylvania4,699123.6−1.4
42Rhode Island379493.4−1.6
43Arizona2,582253.4−1.6
44Massachusetts2,378283.3−1.7
45New Jersey3,145223.3−1.7
46Maryland1,966293.1−1.9
47New York6,23163.1−1.9
48California12,24923.1−1.9
49Hawaii448473.1−1.9
50Delaware299502.8−2.2
51District of Columbia123511.8−3.2

US: 5.0 per 10,000 residents

In number, Texas (20,331), California (12,249) and Florida (9,507) lead. Per resident, Mississippi has 6.5 times as many gas stations as the District of Columbia, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 11 gas stations without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How gas stations show up online

Gas stations in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 170,854 listings.

Website link66.3%
Phone number83.5%
Email address6.0%
Gas stations next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureGas stationsAll US businesses
Websites read102,01712,846,647
Built with WordPress6.9%29.2%
Built with Wix0.6%7.1%
Built with Squarespace0.6%5.6%
Site links to Instagram8.1%35.1%
Site links to Facebook10.4%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script2.6%8.8%
Google Ads tag1.3%6.1%
Average Google rating3.884.44
Rated under 4 stars43.8%17.4%
Median Google reviews3111
Part of a chain60.4%7.9%

Gas stations are among the worst-rated businesses on Google: 3.88 stars on average, and 43.8% of rated stations under 4 stars, against 4.44 and 17.4% for all US businesses.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (102,017 for gas stations), social pages and booking platforms excluded. The Meta figure is an upper bound: Meta’s like buttons and chat load the same script as its ad pixel. Sites made with GoDaddy, Weebly or Duda are counted under none of these builders. Ratings: listings with at least one review.

Which chains have the most gas stations?

60.4% of gas station listings carry a fuel brand or a store chain our rules recognize, the highest share of the 36 trades Primavera counts.

Chains with the most gas stations listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of gas stations
Shell13,3807.8%
Exxon and Mobil12,1057.1%
bp8,0484.7%
Chevron6,3763.7%
Circle K6,1023.6%
Sunoco5,9723.5%
Phillips 665,1263.0%
Marathon4,6152.7%
Valero4,3052.5%

Note: A brand’s listings are not its own station count. 7-Eleven is left out: most of its stores are listed as convenience stores, so the figure here would understate it.

What these figures don’t say

  • How many pumps a station has, or how much fuel it sells. A listing is one place, whatever its size.
  • Electric charging stations, which every Primavera count leaves out as service points.
  • Who owns a station. A branded station is often run by an independent dealer.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

What state has the most gas stations?

Texas, with 20,331 listings, ahead of California (12,249). Per resident, Mississippi has the most: 11.4 per 10,000 residents, against 5.0 for the US.

Which gas station brand has the most locations?

Shell, with 13,380 listings in Primavera’s count, ahead of Exxon and Mobil (12,105) and bp (8,048). These are Google Maps listings, not the station counts the brands report.

How many gas stations are there per person?

One for every 1,991 residents, or 5.0 per 10,000. The District of Columbia has the fewest per resident (1.8).

Method and data

Snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026
What is counted
Open listings on Google Maps in the United States whose main Google category is one of the categories below, or whose main category is generic and another of its categories is: 170,854 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
2 Google Maps categories: Gas station, Truck stop.
Per resident
Listings for 10,000 residents, with each state’s population from the Census 2024 estimates. States are ranked on the exact ratio.
Official figures
Census County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2024, read in their national files on November 4, 2026; federation pages read the same day. Links are in the table above.
Chains
A listing belongs to a chain when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches. Agents or franchisees who put their own name first are not tied to the chain.
Cite and download
Louis-Marie Giudicenti (2026). “How many gas stations are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/gas-stations-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/gas-stations-in-the-us

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More on how the database is built: all trade counts and how Primavera builds its data.

Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

Founder of Primavera. Primavera sells lists of local businesses built from the same database.

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