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How many restaurants are in the US?

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

There are 1,007,973 restaurants on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 337 residents. The Census counted 528,714 full-service and limited-service restaurants with paid employees in 2023, and 166,785 eating places with no employees in 2024.

1,007,973
restaurants on Google Maps in the US
29.6
per 10,000 residentsone for every 337
117,873
in California, the most of any state
41.9
per 10,000 residents in Hawaii, 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 restaurants in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: restaurants open on the map, service points left out20261,007,973
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Full-service restaurants with paid employees (NAICS 722511)2023258,626
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Limited-service restaurants with paid employees (NAICS 722513)2023270,088
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Restaurants and other eating places with no employees, coffee and snack bars included (NAICS 7225)2024166,785

Primavera’s count is 1.9 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (528,714 in 2023).

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

Why the numbers differ

  • Counters inside other businesses. Pizza and chicken counters in convenience stores have listings of their own: Hunt Brothers Pizza has 5,059 and Krispy Krunchy Chicken 4,673.
  • What counts as a restaurant. This count includes cafeterias, school cafeterias and truck-stop restaurants. It leaves out bars, coffee shops and bakeries, which have counts of their own.
  • Businesses, not places. Nonemployer Statistics count businesses that file taxes, a caterer as much as a food truck, whether or not they have a dining room on the map.
  • Dates. The Census figures describe 2023 and 2024; this count, November 9, 2026.

Parts of this count have pages of their own: fast food restaurants, Chinese restaurants and Mexican restaurants.

Which state has the most restaurants?

California, with 117,873 listings, ahead of Texas (100,157). Per resident, the District of Columbia comes first (46.2 per 10,000 residents), then Hawaii (41.9), against 29.6 for the US.

Restaurants per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 29.6 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 3,045 restaurants, 28.9 per 10,000 residentsDE28.9District of Columbia: 3,244 restaurants, 46.2 per 10,000 residentsDC46.2Florida: 74,194 restaurants, 31.7 per 10,000 residentsFL31.7Georgia: 35,137 restaurants, 31.4 per 10,000 residentsGA31.4Hawaii: 6,063 restaurants, 41.9 per 10,000 residentsHI41.9Idaho: 5,231 restaurants, 26.1 per 10,000 residentsID26.1Illinois: 36,367 restaurants, 28.6 per 10,000 residentsIL28.6Indiana: 18,703 restaurants, 27.0 per 10,000 residentsIN27.0Iowa: 9,308 restaurants, 28.7 per 10,000 residentsIA28.7Kansas: 8,461 restaurants, 28.5 per 10,000 residentsKS28.5Kentucky: 12,473 restaurants, 27.2 per 10,000 residentsKY27.2Louisiana: 14,325 restaurants, 31.2 per 10,000 residentsLA31.2Maine: 4,688 restaurants, 33.4 per 10,000 residentsME33.4Maryland: 16,389 restaurants, 26.2 per 10,000 residentsMD26.2Massachusetts: 20,706 restaurants, 29.0 per 10,000 residentsMA29.0Michigan: 26,234 restaurants, 25.9 per 10,000 residentsMI25.9Minnesota: 13,092 restaurants, 22.6 per 10,000 residentsMN22.6Mississippi: 9,294 restaurants, 31.6 per 10,000 residentsMS31.6Missouri: 18,104 restaurants, 29.0 per 10,000 residentsMO29.0Montana: 3,557 restaurants, 31.3 per 10,000 residentsMT31.3Nebraska: 5,828 restaurants, 29.1 per 10,000 residentsNE29.1Nevada: 9,982 restaurants, 30.5 per 10,000 residentsNV30.5New Hampshire: 4,060 restaurants, 28.8 per 10,000 residentsNH28.8New Jersey: 31,098 restaurants, 32.7 per 10,000 residentsNJ32.7New Mexico: 6,208 restaurants, 29.1 per 10,000 residentsNM29.1New York: 63,089 restaurants, 31.8 per 10,000 residentsNY31.8North Carolina: 31,466 restaurants, 28.5 per 10,000 residentsNC28.5North Dakota: 2,414 restaurants, 30.3 per 10,000 residentsND30.3Ohio: 30,761 restaurants, 25.9 per 10,000 residentsOH25.9Oklahoma: 12,969 restaurants, 31.7 per 10,000 residentsOK31.7Oregon: 14,876 restaurants, 34.8 per 10,000 residentsOR34.8Pennsylvania: 35,798 restaurants, 27.4 per 10,000 residentsPA27.4Rhode Island: 3,611 restaurants, 32.5 per 10,000 residentsRI32.5South Carolina: 17,422 restaurants, 31.8 per 10,000 residentsSC31.8South Dakota: 2,733 restaurants, 29.6 per 10,000 residentsSD29.6Tennessee: 22,009 restaurants, 30.5 per 10,000 residentsTN30.5Texas: 100,157 restaurants, 32.0 per 10,000 residentsTX32.0Utah: 8,820 restaurants, 25.2 per 10,000 residentsUT25.2Vermont: 2,238 restaurants, 34.5 per 10,000 residentsVT34.5Virginia: 25,473 restaurants, 28.9 per 10,000 residentsVA28.9Washington: 20,871 restaurants, 26.2 per 10,000 residentsWA26.2West Virginia: 5,002 restaurants, 28.3 per 10,000 residentsWV28.3Wisconsin: 16,789 restaurants, 28.2 per 10,000 residentsWI28.2Wyoming: 1,961 restaurants, 33.4 per 10,000 residentsWY33.4Alaska: 2,172 restaurants, 29.3 per 10,000 residentsAK29.3Connecticut: 11,560 restaurants, 31.5 per 10,000 residentsCT31.5California: 117,873 restaurants, 29.9 per 10,000 residentsCA29.9Colorado: 18,255 restaurants, 30.6 per 10,000 residentsCO30.6Arizona: 19,203 restaurants, 25.3 per 10,000 residentsAZ25.3Arkansas: 9,876 restaurants, 32.0 per 10,000 residentsAR32.0Alabama: 14,734 restaurants, 28.6 per 10,000 residentsAL28.6
  • 22.6–27.2
  • 27.4–28.9
  • 29.0–30.5
  • 30.6–31.8
  • 32.0–46.2

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

US states ranked by restaurants per 10,000 residents, with the number of restaurants and its rank
#StateRestaurantsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1District of Columbia3,2444546.2+16.6
2Hawaii6,0633741.9+12.3
3Oregon14,8762334.8+5.2
4Vermont2,2384934.5+4.9
5Wyoming1,9615133.4+3.8
6Maine4,6884133.4+3.8
7New Jersey31,098932.7+3.1
8Rhode Island3,6114332.5+2.9
9Texas100,157232.0+2.4
10Arkansas9,8763132.0+2.4
11South Carolina17,4222031.8+2.2
12New York63,089431.8+2.2
13Florida74,194331.7+2.1
14Oklahoma12,9692731.7+2.1
15Mississippi9,2943331.6+2.0
16Connecticut11,5602931.5+1.9
17Georgia35,137731.4+1.8
18Montana3,5574431.3+1.7
19Louisiana14,3252531.2+1.6
20Colorado18,2551830.6+1.0
21Nevada9,9823030.5+0.9
22Tennessee22,0091330.5+0.9
23North Dakota2,4144830.3+0.7
24California117,873129.9+0.3
25South Dakota2,7334729.60.0
26Alaska2,1725029.3−0.3
27New Mexico6,2083629.1−0.5
28Nebraska5,8283829.1−0.5
29Massachusetts20,7061529.0−0.6
30Missouri18,1041929.0−0.6
31Delaware3,0454628.9−0.7
32Virginia25,4731228.9−0.7
33New Hampshire4,0604228.8−0.8
34Iowa9,3083228.7−0.9
35Illinois36,367528.6−1.0
36Alabama14,7342428.6−1.0
37North Carolina31,466828.5−1.1
38Kansas8,4613528.5−1.1
39West Virginia5,0024028.3−1.3
40Wisconsin16,7892128.2−1.4
41Pennsylvania35,798627.4−2.2
42Kentucky12,4732827.2−2.4
43Indiana18,7031727.0−2.6
44Washington20,8711426.2−3.4
45Maryland16,3892226.2−3.4
46Idaho5,2313926.1−3.5
47Ohio30,7611025.9−3.7
48Michigan26,2341125.9−3.7
49Arizona19,2031625.3−4.3
50Utah8,8203425.2−4.4
51Minnesota13,0922622.6−7.0

US: 29.6 per 10,000 residents

In number, California (117,873), Texas (100,157) and Florida (74,194) lead. Per resident, the District of Columbia has 2.0 times as many restaurants as Minnesota, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 50 restaurants without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How restaurants show up online

Restaurants in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 1,007,973 listings.

Website link70.8%
Phone number90.3%
Email address36.5%
Restaurants next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureRestaurantsAll US businesses
Websites read551,66712,846,647
Built with WordPress20.4%29.2%
Built with Wix6.0%7.1%
Built with Squarespace5.9%5.6%
Site links to Instagram38.6%35.1%
Site links to Facebook41.2%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script8.0%8.8%
Google Ads tag4.4%6.1%
Average Google rating4.204.44
Rated under 4 stars24.5%17.4%
Median Google reviews23511
Part of a chain25.3%7.9%

Restaurants collect far more reviews than other businesses: the median restaurant listing with reviews has 235, against 11 for all US businesses. 38.6% of their websites link to Instagram.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (551,667 for 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 restaurants?

25.3% of restaurant listings belong to a chain our rules recognize. Subway has the most, with 23,200.

Chains with the most restaurants listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of restaurants
Subway23,2002.3%
McDonald’s14,1931.4%
Taco Bell8,5990.9%
Burger King7,7900.8%
Wendy’s6,6610.7%
Little Caesars4,7180.5%
Chipotle4,0630.4%

Note: Counts are Google Maps listings, which can differ from a chain’s own store count. Dunkin’ is left out: most of its stores are listed as coffee shops.

To build a list of these restaurants with their contact details, see the restaurants email list.

What these figures don’t say

  • How many restaurants opened or closed this year. This is the first monthly count; changes will be published from the next one.
  • Seats, sales or staff. Every listing counts once, from a food counter to a banquet hall.
  • Food trucks and caterers with no fixed place, which rarely have a restaurant listing.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Are there really 1 million restaurants in the US?

On Google Maps, about that: 1,007,973 restaurant listings in Primavera’s count of November 9, 2026. The Census counted 528,714 restaurants with paid employees in 2023. The two do not count the same thing: one counts businesses with a payroll, the other every place listed as a restaurant.

Which state has the most restaurants?

California, with 117,873 listings, ahead of Texas (100,157). Per resident, the District of Columbia comes first (46.2 per 10,000 residents), then Hawaii (41.9), against 29.6 for the US.

How many restaurants are chains?

25.3% of US restaurant listings belong to a chain our rules recognize; the other 74.7% are independents or chains our rules do not tie together.

How many restaurants have a website?

70.8% link to one. Counting links to a social network or an ordering platform as no site of their own, 33.3% of restaurants have none.

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: 1,007,973 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
461 Google Maps categories: Takeout restaurant, Thai restaurant, Belgian restaurant, Chueotang restaurant, Haute French restaurant, Chop bar, Seafood restaurant, Moroccan restaurant, North Eastern Indian restaurant, Lithuanian restaurant, Tonkatsu restaurant, Guizhou restaurant, Central Javanese restaurant, Marche restaurant, North Indian restaurant, Dutch restaurant and 445 others.
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 restaurants are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/restaurants-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/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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