El Pollo LocoHow many El Pollo Loco locations
are there in the US?
There are 532 open El Pollo Loco restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 12 states and 294 cities. California has the most, with 402 (76%). 65% of the 511 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 97 franchisees; the brand runs 177 locations itself.
El Pollo Loco locations by state
California has the most, then Texas and Nevada. Not present in 39 states.
Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026
| # | State | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 402 | 75.6% |
| 2 | Texas | 37 | 7.0% |
| 3 | Nevada | 33 | 6.2% |
| 4 | Arizona | 32 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Utah | 10 | 1.9% |
| 6 | Colorado | 6 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Washington | 3 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Idaho | 3 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Louisiana | 2 | 0.4% |
| 10 | New Mexico | 2 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Delaware | 1 | 0.2% |
| 12 | New York | 1 | 0.2% |
El Pollo Loco locations per resident
El Pollo Loco has 1.6 locations per million US residents. California has the most per resident, 10 (6.6× the national rate); New York, <0.1, the fewest among states with a location.
- None
- Under 3
- 3–5
- 6–8
- 9–11
Locations: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), July 1, 2025.
| # | State | Per million | Locations | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 10 | 402 | 39.4M |
| 2 | Nevada | 10 | 33 | 3.3M |
| 3 | Arizona | 4.2 | 32 | 7.6M |
| 4 | Utah | 2.8 | 10 | 3.5M |
| 5 | Idaho | 1.5 | 3 | 2M |
| 6 | Texas | 1.2 | 37 | 31.7M |
| 7 | Colorado | 1.0 | 6 | 6M |
| 8 | Delaware | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1M |
| 9 | New Mexico | 0.9 | 2 | 2.1M |
| 10 | Louisiana | 0.4 | 2 | 4.6M |
| 11 | Washington | 0.4 | 3 | 8M |
| 12 | New York | <0.1 | 1 | 20M |
| 13 | Alabama | 0 | 0 | 5.2M |
| 14 | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 737.3K |
| 15 | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 3.1M |
| 16 | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 3.7M |
| 17 | District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 693.6K |
| 18 | Florida | 0 | 0 | 23.5M |
| 19 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 11.3M |
| 20 | Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 21 | Illinois | 0 | 0 | 12.7M |
| 22 | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 7M |
| 23 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 3.2M |
| 24 | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 3M |
| 25 | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 4.6M |
| 26 | Maine | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 27 | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 6.3M |
| 28 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 7.2M |
| 29 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 10.1M |
| 30 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 5.8M |
| 31 | Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 3M |
| 32 | Missouri | 0 | 0 | 6.3M |
| 33 | Montana | 0 | 0 | 1.1M |
| 34 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 2M |
| 35 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 36 | New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 9.5M |
| 37 | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 11.2M |
| 38 | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 799.4K |
| 39 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 11.9M |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 4.1M |
| 41 | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 4.3M |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 13.1M |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 1.1M |
| 44 | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 5.6M |
| 45 | South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 935.1K |
| 46 | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 7.3M |
| 47 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | 644.7K |
| 48 | Virginia | 0 | 0 | 8.9M |
| 49 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 1.8M |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 6M |
| 51 | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 588.8K |
El Pollo Loco locations by city
Los Angeles, California leads with 32. The 30 largest cities hold 35% of all US El Pollo Loco locations.
- South
- West
- Midwest
- Northeast
Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026
| # | City | State | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | California | 32 | 6.0% |
| 2 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 21 | 3.9% |
| 3 | San Diego | California | 12 | 2.3% |
| 4 | Long Beach | California | 8 | 1.5% |
| 5 | Sacramento | California | 8 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Anaheim | California | 7 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Riverside | California | 7 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Bakersfield | California | 6 | 1.1% |
| 9 | Phoenix | Arizona | 6 | 1.1% |
| 10 | San Jose | California | 6 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Inglewood | California | 5 | 0.9% |
| 12 | San Antonio | Texas | 5 | 0.9% |
| 13 | San Bernardino | California | 5 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Santa Ana | California | 5 | 0.9% |
| 15 | Costa Mesa | California | 4 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Fresno | California | 4 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Fullerton | California | 4 | 0.8% |
| 18 | Houston | Texas | 4 | 0.8% |
| 19 | North Las Vegas | Nevada | 4 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Ontario | California | 4 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Torrance | California | 4 | 0.8% |
| 22 | Burbank | California | 3 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Compton | California | 3 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Covina | California | 3 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Escondido | California | 3 | 0.6% |
| 26 | Glendale | Arizona | 3 | 0.6% |
| 27 | Henderson | Nevada | 3 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Lake Forest | California | 3 | 0.6% |
| 29 | Lancaster | California | 3 | 0.6% |
| 30 | Mesa | Arizona | 3 | 0.6% |
Who runs El Pollo Loco locations?
65% of the 511 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 97 franchisees; the brand runs 177 locations itself.
Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026
| Locations per franchisee | Franchisees | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 52 |
| 2-5 | 31 | 78 |
| 6-20 | 12 | 99 |
| 21-100 | 2 | 105 |
El Pollo Loco franchisee groups
Some franchisees run several operators under one owner. 19 identified franchisee groups hold 168 of the 334 franchised locations (50%).
Franchisee groups identified for 50% of franchised locations. Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026
| Resolved | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Locations with a known or inferred operator | 511 | 96% of locations |
| State Registry IDs matched | 91 | 95% of locations |
| Franchisee groups identified | 19 | 50% of franchised locations |
El Pollo Loco on delivery platforms
96% of El Pollo Loco locations are on at least one delivery platform and 90% on two or more: DoorDash 91%, Uber Eats 89%, Grubhub 47%.
Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026
| Platform | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
 DoorDash | 482 | 90.6% |
 Uber Eats | 471 | 88.5% |
 Grubhub | 251 | 47.2% |
Sample El Pollo Loco records
5 of the 532 El Pollo Loco locations as they appear in the dataset. Operator, registry and contact fields are masked here; the free sample shows them in full.
| Location | Ownership | Delivery | Operator | State Registry ID | Owner contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 Wilshire Blvd #101Los Angeles, California | Company-operated | | E••• P•••• L••• INC. | DE •••••10 | ••• ••••• ••••(323) •••-••93 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 390 S Mason RdKaty, Texas | Franchised | | L•••• LLC | TX ••••••••48 | ••••• ••••••• ••••(281) •••-••01 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 745 W Telegraph StWashington, Utah | Franchised | | U••••• L••••• V••• LLC | CA ••••••••87 | •••••• •••••• ••••(435) •••-••54 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 1923 Hwy 50 ECarson City, Nevada | Franchised | | S••••••• F••• S••••••• INC. | PA ••••••••83 | ••••••• •••• •••••••(775) •••-••00 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 4698 Peoria StDenver, Colorado | Franchised | | L••• I••••••• LLC | FL ••••••••35 | —(303) •••-••66 · •••••@•••••.com |
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El Pollo Loco vs other chicken chains
El Pollo Loco ranks #10 of the 10 largest chicken chains by US locations.
KFC3,808
Chick-fil-A3,503
Popeyes3,238
Wingstop2,889
Buffalo Wild Wings1,471
Zaxbys1,044
Raising Cane's984
Bojangles910
Church's Texas Chicken792- El Pollo Loco532
Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026
| Chain | States | Franchised | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC | 50 | 99% | 87% | 87% | 84% |
| Chick-fil-A | 49 | 98% | 84% | 81% | 49% |
| Popeyes | 49 | 98% | 94% | 92% | 88% |
| Wingstop | 49 | 98% | 95% | 89% | 11% |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 51 | — | 94% | 83% | 74% |
| Zaxbys | 25 | 86% | 96% | 92% | 72% |
| Raising Cane's | 45 | 2% | 95% | 96% | 15% |
| Bojangles | 24 | 74% | 90% | 85% | 65% |
| Church's Texas Chicken | 30 | 92% | 61% | 83% | 31% |
| El Pollo Loco | 12 | 65% | 91% | 89% | 47% |
El Pollo Loco in the US: common questions
How many El Pollo Loco locations are there in the US?
There are 532 open El Pollo Loco restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 12 states and 294 cities. California has the most, with 402 (76%).
Which state has the most El Pollo Loco locations?
California, with 402, followed by Texas (37) and Nevada (33).
Which city has the most El Pollo Loco locations?
Los Angeles, California, with 32.
Are El Pollo Loco restaurants franchised?
Mostly. 65% of the 511 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 97 franchisees; the brand runs 177 locations itself.
How many franchisees does El Pollo Loco have in the US?
97 franchisees run the 334 franchised El Pollo Loco locations with a known operator. By size, 52 run one location, 31 run 2–5, 12 run 6–20 and 2 run 21–100. Some share an owner: 19 identified franchisee groups hold 168 of those locations.
Notes and definitions
Snapshot of October 19, 2026. Aggregates only: no list of locations or operators is published.
- Location
- One open El Pollo Loco restaurant, after its listings on maps, delivery apps and the brand's site are merged. Closed locations, and listings with too little evidence that the place is open, are left out.
- Operator
- Whoever runs a location: a company or, for some brands, a person. 98 operators run the 511 locations whose operator is known or inferred (of 532); ownership shares are of those 511.
- Franchisee
- An operator running franchised locations, counted once however many it runs.
- Company-operated
- A location run by the brand itself.
- Franchisee group
- Several operators under common ownership. Groups are identified for 50% of franchised locations in this snapshot, so the count is a minimum.
- State Registry ID
- An operator's official state registration (state and filing number). An operator registered in two states has two.
- Per capita
- Open locations per million residents of each state and DC. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), July 1, 2025.
- Delivery platforms
- A location counts as on DoorDash, Uber Eats or Grubhub when a listing on that platform is matched to it; "3+" means all the platforms tracked. Shares are of all 532 open locations.
- Cite this page
- CompanyProspect, “El Pollo Loco US Locations by State (2026)”, data as of October 19, 2026, companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/el-pollo-loco
- License
- The figures on this page are licensed under CC BY 4.0: reuse them freely, crediting CompanyProspect with a link to this page.
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