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How many Mexican restaurants are in the US?

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

There are 80,124 Mexican restaurants on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 4,245 residents. No government count exists for one cuisine: the Census counted 528,714 restaurants with paid employees in 2023, Mexican or not.

80,124
Mexican restaurants on Google Maps in the US
2.4
per 10,000 residentsone for every 4,245
14,522
in California, the most of any state
4.7
per 10,000 residents in New Mexico, 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 published figures

Mexican restaurants are part of the 1,007,973 restaurants Primavera counts on Google Maps, 7.9% of them: see how many restaurants are in the US.

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 Mexican restaurants in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: Mexican restaurants open on the map, service points left out202680,124
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Full-service restaurants with paid employees, all cuisines together (NAICS 722511)2023258,626
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Limited-service restaurants with paid employees, all cuisines together (NAICS 722513)2023270,088

Sources: No Census industry code counts this trade on its own. Census national files and federation pages read on November 9, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • Taquerias and Tex-Mex. Taco, burrito and Tex-Mex restaurants have categories of their own and are left out, as are Mexican grocery stores with a food counter.
  • One category. This count takes the Google category “Mexican restaurant” only, the one most Mexican restaurants use.
  • Fast food chains. Chipotle and Taco Bell mostly use the “Fast food restaurant” category and are counted on that page, not here.
  • Dates. The Census figures describe 2023; this count, November 9, 2026.

Which state has the most Mexican restaurants?

California, with 14,522 listings, ahead of Texas (14,333). Per resident, New Mexico has the most: 4.7 per 10,000 residents, against 2.4 for the US.

Mexican restaurants per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 2.4 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 200 Mexican restaurants, 1.9 per 10,000 residentsDE1.9District of Columbia: 121 Mexican restaurants, 1.7 per 10,000 residentsDC1.7Florida: 3,261 Mexican restaurants, 1.4 per 10,000 residentsFL1.4Georgia: 2,300 Mexican restaurants, 2.1 per 10,000 residentsGA2.1Hawaii: 229 Mexican restaurants, 1.6 per 10,000 residentsHI1.6Idaho: 551 Mexican restaurants, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsID2.8Illinois: 3,076 Mexican restaurants, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsIL2.4Indiana: 1,492 Mexican restaurants, 2.2 per 10,000 residentsIN2.2Iowa: 702 Mexican restaurants, 2.2 per 10,000 residentsIA2.2Kansas: 878 Mexican restaurants, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsKS3.0Kentucky: 1,023 Mexican restaurants, 2.2 per 10,000 residentsKY2.2Louisiana: 775 Mexican restaurants, 1.7 per 10,000 residentsLA1.7Maine: 105 Mexican restaurants, 0.7 per 10,000 residentsME0.7Maryland: 775 Mexican restaurants, 1.2 per 10,000 residentsMD1.2Massachusetts: 697 Mexican restaurants, 1.0 per 10,000 residentsMA1.0Michigan: 1,217 Mexican restaurants, 1.2 per 10,000 residentsMI1.2Minnesota: 781 Mexican restaurants, 1.3 per 10,000 residentsMN1.3Mississippi: 596 Mexican restaurants, 2.0 per 10,000 residentsMS2.0Missouri: 1,214 Mexican restaurants, 1.9 per 10,000 residentsMO1.9Montana: 183 Mexican restaurants, 1.6 per 10,000 residentsMT1.6Nebraska: 560 Mexican restaurants, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsNE2.8Nevada: 992 Mexican restaurants, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsNV3.0New Hampshire: 163 Mexican restaurants, 1.2 per 10,000 residentsNH1.2New Jersey: 1,421 Mexican restaurants, 1.5 per 10,000 residentsNJ1.5New Mexico: 992 Mexican restaurants, 4.7 per 10,000 residentsNM4.7New York: 2,956 Mexican restaurants, 1.5 per 10,000 residentsNY1.5North Carolina: 2,260 Mexican restaurants, 2.0 per 10,000 residentsNC2.0North Dakota: 125 Mexican restaurants, 1.6 per 10,000 residentsND1.6Ohio: 1,406 Mexican restaurants, 1.2 per 10,000 residentsOH1.2Oklahoma: 1,316 Mexican restaurants, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsOK3.2Oregon: 1,706 Mexican restaurants, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsOR4.0Pennsylvania: 1,232 Mexican restaurants, 0.9 per 10,000 residentsPA0.9Rhode Island: 146 Mexican restaurants, 1.3 per 10,000 residentsRI1.3South Carolina: 1,097 Mexican restaurants, 2.0 per 10,000 residentsSC2.0South Dakota: 122 Mexican restaurants, 1.3 per 10,000 residentsSD1.3Tennessee: 1,736 Mexican restaurants, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsTN2.4Texas: 14,333 Mexican restaurants, 4.6 per 10,000 residentsTX4.6Utah: 973 Mexican restaurants, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsUT2.8Vermont: 57 Mexican restaurants, 0.9 per 10,000 residentsVT0.9Virginia: 1,319 Mexican restaurants, 1.5 per 10,000 residentsVA1.5Washington: 2,168 Mexican restaurants, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsWA2.7West Virginia: 205 Mexican restaurants, 1.2 per 10,000 residentsWV1.2Wisconsin: 1,015 Mexican restaurants, 1.7 per 10,000 residentsWI1.7Wyoming: 165 Mexican restaurants, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsWY2.8Alaska: 135 Mexican restaurants, 1.8 per 10,000 residentsAK1.8Connecticut: 478 Mexican restaurants, 1.3 per 10,000 residentsCT1.3California: 14,522 Mexican restaurants, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsCA3.7Colorado: 2,047 Mexican restaurants, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsCO3.4Arizona: 2,204 Mexican restaurants, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsAZ2.9Arkansas: 995 Mexican restaurants, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsAR3.2Alabama: 1,102 Mexican restaurants, 2.1 per 10,000 residentsAL2.1
  • 0.7–1.3
  • 1.4–1.6
  • 1.7–2.1
  • 2.2–2.8
  • 2.9–4.7

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

US states ranked by Mexican restaurants per 10,000 residents, with the number of Mexican restaurants and its rank
#StateMexican restaurantsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1New Mexico992274.7+2.3
2Texas14,33324.6+2.2
3Oregon1,706124.0+1.6
4California14,52213.7+1.3
5Colorado2,047103.4+1.0
6Arkansas995253.2+0.8
7Oklahoma1,316173.2+0.8
8Nevada992263.0+0.6
9Kansas878293.0+0.6
10Arizona2,20482.9+0.5
11Wyoming165432.8+0.4
12Nebraska560362.8+0.4
13Utah973282.8+0.4
14Idaho551372.8+0.4
15Washington2,16892.7+0.3
16Illinois3,07642.40.0
17Tennessee1,736112.40.0
18Kentucky1,023232.2−0.2
19Iowa702332.2−0.2
20Indiana1,492132.2−0.2
21Alabama1,102212.1−0.3
22Georgia2,30062.1−0.3
23North Carolina2,26072.0−0.4
24Mississippi596352.0−0.4
25South Carolina1,097222.0−0.4
26Missouri1,214201.9−0.5
27Delaware200411.9−0.5
28Alaska135461.8−0.6
29District of Columbia121491.7−0.7
30Wisconsin1,015241.7−0.7
31Louisiana775311.7−0.7
32Montana183421.6−0.8
33Hawaii229391.6−0.8
34North Dakota125471.6−0.8
35Virginia1,319161.5−0.9
36New Jersey1,421141.5−0.9
37New York2,95651.5−0.9
38Florida3,26131.4−1.0
39Minnesota781301.3−1.1
40South Dakota122481.3−1.1
41Rhode Island146451.3−1.1
42Connecticut478381.3−1.1
43Maryland775321.2−1.2
44Michigan1,217191.2−1.2
45Ohio1,406151.2−1.2
46West Virginia205401.2−1.2
47New Hampshire163441.2−1.2
48Massachusetts697341.0−1.4
49Pennsylvania1,232180.9−1.5
50Vermont57510.9−1.5
51Maine105500.7−1.7

US: 2.4 per 10,000 residents

In number, California (14,522), Texas (14,333) and Florida (3,261) lead. Per resident, New Mexico has 6.2 times as many Mexican restaurants as Maine, the lowest.

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

How Mexican restaurants show up online

Mexican restaurants in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 80,124 listings.

Website link61.6%
Phone number90.9%
Email address38.0%
Mexican restaurants next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureMexican restaurantsAll US businesses
Websites read37,24712,846,647
Built with WordPress22.5%29.2%
Built with Wix7.4%7.1%
Built with Squarespace4.8%5.6%
Site links to Instagram39.6%35.1%
Site links to Facebook45.1%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script7.3%8.8%
Google Ads tag4.7%6.1%
Average Google rating4.344.44
Rated under 4 stars11.4%17.4%
Median Google reviews24111
Part of a chain5.0%7.9%

38.4% of Mexican restaurants show no website, against 41.9% of all US businesses, and 9.9% of their website links lead to a social page or an ordering platform.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (37,247 for Mexican restaurants), 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 Mexican restaurants?

Mexican restaurants are mostly independent: 5.0% of listings belong to a chain our rules recognize, fewer than for all US businesses (7.9%).

Chains with the most Mexican restaurants listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of Mexican restaurants
Qdoba7320.9%
Moe’s Southwest Grill6010.8%
El Pollo Loco1880.2%
TacoTime1780.2%
Cafe Rio1410.2%
Baja Fresh1340.2%
Rubio’s1270.2%
Torchy’s Tacos1130.1%
Taco Bueno1090.1%

What these figures don’t say

  • Which region of Mexico a restaurant’s food comes from, or who owns it.
  • Taquerias and Tex-Mex restaurants listed under their own category.
  • Taco trucks and stands with no fixed address.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Which state has the most Mexican restaurants?

California, with 14,522 listings, ahead of Texas (14,333). Per resident, New Mexico has the most: 4.7 per 10,000 residents, against 2.4 for the US.

What share of US restaurants are Mexican?

7.9% of the 1,007,973 restaurants Primavera counts on Google Maps use the “Mexican restaurant” category (November 9, 2026); taquerias and Tex-Mex places would add to that.

Which Mexican restaurant chain is the largest?

In the “Mexican restaurant” category, Qdoba has the most listings (732), ahead of Moe’s Southwest Grill and El Pollo Loco. Chipotle and Taco Bell are counted with fast food.

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: 80,124 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
1 Google Maps category: Mexican restaurant.
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, read on November 9, 2026; federation and agency 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 Mexican restaurants are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/mexican-restaurants-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/mexican-restaurants-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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