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How many hotels are in the US?

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

There are 106,934 hotels and motels on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 3,181 residents. The American Hotel & Lodging Association cites more than 64,000 lodging properties, and the Census counted 55,895 hotels and motels with paid employees in 2023.

106,934
hotels on Google Maps in the US
3.1
per 10,000 residentsone for every 3,181
10,873
in California, the most of any state
11.3
per 10,000 residents in Wyoming, 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 hotels in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: hotels open on the map, service points left out2026106,934
American Hotel & Lodging Association, Our Industry: “64,000+ lodging properties”, 33,200+ of them small businesses (the page gives no date)Undated64,000
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Hotels and motels with paid employees, casino hotels excluded (NAICS 721110)202355,895
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Traveler accommodation with no employees, bed-and-breakfasts included (NAICS 7211)202486,202

Primavera’s count is 1.9 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (55,895 in 2023).

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

Why the numbers differ

  • Small properties. Family-run motels and inns with no payroll are on Google Maps, not in the Census count with employees. Nonemployer Statistics count 86,202 traveler accommodation businesses with no employees, bed-and-breakfasts included.
  • What counts as a hotel. This count includes motels, inns, resorts, extended-stay and casino hotels. It leaves out vacation rentals and lodges.
  • An undated figure. AHLA’s “64,000+” has no year on its page (read November 9, 2026).

Which state has the most hotels?

California, with 10,873 listings, ahead of Texas (10,240). Per resident, Wyoming has the most: 11.3 per 10,000 residents, against 3.1 for the US.

Hotels per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 3.1 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 262 hotels, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsDE2.5District of Columbia: 212 hotels, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsDC3.0Florida: 9,407 hotels, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsFL4.0Georgia: 3,574 hotels, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsGA3.2Hawaii: 769 hotels, 5.3 per 10,000 residentsHI5.3Idaho: 782 hotels, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsID3.9Illinois: 2,429 hotels, 1.9 per 10,000 residentsIL1.9Indiana: 1,628 hotels, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsIN2.4Iowa: 1,136 hotels, 3.5 per 10,000 residentsIA3.5Kansas: 1,078 hotels, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsKS3.6Kentucky: 1,344 hotels, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsKY2.9Louisiana: 1,663 hotels, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsLA3.6Maine: 996 hotels, 7.1 per 10,000 residentsME7.1Maryland: 1,177 hotels, 1.9 per 10,000 residentsMD1.9Massachusetts: 1,440 hotels, 2.0 per 10,000 residentsMA2.0Michigan: 3,112 hotels, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsMI3.1Minnesota: 2,089 hotels, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsMN3.6Mississippi: 1,162 hotels, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsMS3.9Missouri: 2,184 hotels, 3.5 per 10,000 residentsMO3.5Montana: 1,039 hotels, 9.1 per 10,000 residentsMT9.1Nebraska: 740 hotels, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsNE3.7Nevada: 999 hotels, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsNV3.1New Hampshire: 637 hotels, 4.5 per 10,000 residentsNH4.5New Jersey: 1,722 hotels, 1.8 per 10,000 residentsNJ1.8New Mexico: 1,126 hotels, 5.3 per 10,000 residentsNM5.3New York: 4,495 hotels, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsNY2.3North Carolina: 3,312 hotels, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsNC3.0North Dakota: 488 hotels, 6.1 per 10,000 residentsND6.1Ohio: 2,429 hotels, 2.0 per 10,000 residentsOH2.0Oklahoma: 1,614 hotels, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsOK3.9Oregon: 1,742 hotels, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsOR4.1Pennsylvania: 2,720 hotels, 2.1 per 10,000 residentsPA2.1Rhode Island: 257 hotels, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsRI2.3South Carolina: 2,225 hotels, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsSC4.1South Dakota: 669 hotels, 7.2 per 10,000 residentsSD7.2Tennessee: 3,057 hotels, 4.2 per 10,000 residentsTN4.2Texas: 10,240 hotels, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsTX3.3Utah: 1,310 hotels, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsUT3.7Vermont: 495 hotels, 7.6 per 10,000 residentsVT7.6Virginia: 2,697 hotels, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsVA3.1Washington: 2,159 hotels, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsWA2.7West Virginia: 683 hotels, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsWV3.9Wisconsin: 2,679 hotels, 4.5 per 10,000 residentsWI4.5Wyoming: 663 hotels, 11.3 per 10,000 residentsWY11.3Alaska: 641 hotels, 8.7 per 10,000 residentsAK8.7Connecticut: 572 hotels, 1.6 per 10,000 residentsCT1.6California: 10,873 hotels, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsCA2.8Colorado: 2,880 hotels, 4.8 per 10,000 residentsCO4.8Arizona: 2,209 hotels, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsAZ2.9Arkansas: 1,429 hotels, 4.6 per 10,000 residentsAR4.6Alabama: 1,689 hotels, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsAL3.3
  • 1.6–2.4
  • 2.5–3.1
  • 3.2–3.7
  • 3.9–4.5
  • 4.6–11.3

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

US states ranked by hotels per 10,000 residents, with the number of hotels and its rank
#StateHotelsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1Wyoming6634311.3+8.2
2Montana1,039359.1+6.0
3Alaska641448.7+5.6
4Vermont495477.6+4.5
5South Dakota669427.2+4.1
6Maine996377.1+4.0
7North Dakota488486.1+3.0
8Hawaii769395.3+2.2
9New Mexico1,126335.3+2.2
10Colorado2,88094.8+1.7
11Arkansas1,429274.6+1.5
12New Hampshire637454.5+1.4
13Wisconsin2,679124.5+1.4
14Tennessee3,05784.2+1.1
15Oregon1,742204.1+1.0
16South Carolina2,225154.1+1.0
17Florida9,40734.0+0.9
18Mississippi1,162313.9+0.8
19Oklahoma1,614253.9+0.8
20Idaho782383.9+0.8
21West Virginia683413.9+0.8
22Utah1,310293.7+0.6
23Nebraska740403.7+0.6
24Kansas1,078343.6+0.5
25Louisiana1,663233.6+0.5
26Minnesota2,089193.6+0.5
27Iowa1,136323.5+0.4
28Missouri2,184173.5+0.4
29Alabama1,689223.3+0.2
30Texas10,24023.3+0.2
31Georgia3,57453.2+0.1
32Michigan3,11273.10.0
33Virginia2,697113.10.0
34Nevada999363.10.0
35District of Columbia212513.0−0.1
36North Carolina3,31263.0−0.1
37Kentucky1,344282.9−0.2
38Arizona2,209162.9−0.2
39California10,87312.8−0.3
40Washington2,159182.7−0.4
41Delaware262492.5−0.6
42Indiana1,628242.4−0.7
43Rhode Island257502.3−0.8
44New York4,49542.3−0.8
45Pennsylvania2,720102.1−1.0
46Ohio2,429142.0−1.1
47Massachusetts1,440262.0−1.1
48Illinois2,429131.9−1.2
49Maryland1,177301.9−1.2
50New Jersey1,722211.8−1.3
51Connecticut572461.6−1.5

US: 3.1 per 10,000 residents

In number, California (10,873), Texas (10,240) and Florida (9,407) lead. Per resident, Wyoming has 7.2 times as many hotels as Connecticut, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 0 hotels without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How hotels show up online

Hotels in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 106,934 listings.

Website link68.6%
Phone number82.2%
Email address52.1%
Hotels next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureHotelsAll US businesses
Websites read50,16512,846,647
Built with WordPress22.9%29.2%
Built with Wix4.8%7.1%
Built with Squarespace3.6%5.6%
Site links to Instagram28.6%35.1%
Site links to Facebook36.1%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script5.9%8.8%
Google Ads tag4.7%6.1%
Average Google rating4.004.44
Rated under 4 stars39.4%17.4%
Median Google reviews21711
Part of a chain30.1%7.9%

Hotels collect many reviews, and harsher ones: a median of 217 reviews per listing, and 39.4% of rated hotels under 4 stars, against 17.4% of all US businesses.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (50,165 for hotels), 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 hotels?

30.1% of hotel listings belong to a chain our rules recognize. Hilton has the most.

Chains with the most hotels listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of hotels
Hilton6,5206.1%
Choice Hotels6,3115.9%
Wyndham6,0395.6%
IHG3,9453.7%
Best Western2,0261.9%
Motel 61,3821.3%
Hyatt7980.7%
Red Roof Inn7690.7%
Extended Stay America7470.7%

Note: Some large groups are missing or undercounted, Marriott among them: our rules tie a hotel to a chain only when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches.

What these figures don’t say

  • Rooms. A 20-room motel and a 2,000-room resort count once each.
  • Vacation rentals, which have their own categories on Google Maps.
  • Occupancy, prices or star ratings.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Which state has the most hotels?

California, with 10,873 listings, ahead of Texas (10,240). Per resident, Wyoming has the most: 11.3 per 10,000 residents, against 3.1 for the US.

How many hotels belong to a chain?

30.1% of US hotel listings belong to a chain our rules recognize. The real share is higher: some groups, Marriott among them, are undercounted by our rules.

Which hotel chain has the most hotels in the US?

In Primavera’s count, Hilton has the most listings tied to it (6,520), ahead of Choice Hotels and Wyndham. Marriott is undercounted by our rules, so this is not the chains’ own ranking.

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: 106,934 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
9 Google Maps categories: Hotel, Motel, Resort hotel, Extended stay hotel, Inn, Casino hotel, Wellness hotel, Love hotel, Capsule hotel.
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 hotels are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/hotels-in-the-us

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

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Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

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

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