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title: "Hardee's US Locations by State (2026) • CompanyProspect"
description: "There are 1,509 open Hardee's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 32 states and 1,217 cities. North Carolina has the most, with 200 (13%)."
url: https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hardees
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Hardee's

# How many _Hardee's_ locations are there in the US?

There are 1,509 open Hardee's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 32 states and 1,217 cities. North Carolina has the most, with 200 (13%). 88% of the 1,471 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 120 franchisees; the brand runs 171 locations itself.

Updated October 19, 2026 · CompanyProspect restaurant data

At a glance

- **1,509** open locations
- **32** states, **1,217** cities
- **North Carolina** has the most (200)
- **88%** franchised
- **120** franchisees
- **91%** on a delivery platform

**1,509** Open Hardee's locations

**32** States and DC

**88%** Franchised n = 1,471

**120** Franchisees

**01** By state

## Hardee's locations by state

North Carolina has the most, then Virginia and Tennessee. Not present in 19 states.

Spike height is proportional to the locations in each area of about 15 miles

_Figure: Hardee's locations: spikes sized by the number of locations in each area of about 15 miles; 1,509 locations._

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Hardee's locations by state, October 19, 2026

| # | State | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | North Carolina | 200 | 13.3% |
| 2 | Virginia | 171 | 11.3% |
| 3 | Tennessee | 144 | 9.5% |
| 4 | South Carolina | 115 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Alabama | 90 | 6.0% |
| 6 | Florida | 85 | 5.6% |
| 7 | Illinois | 84 | 5.6% |
| 8 | Georgia | 81 | 5.4% |
| 9 | Kentucky | 79 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Indiana | 72 | 4.8% |
| 11 | Missouri | 58 | 3.8% |
| 12 | Iowa | 50 | 3.3% |
| 13 | Mississippi | 41 | 2.7% |
| 14 | Ohio | 36 | 2.4% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 34 | 2.3% |
| 16 | Minnesota | 23 | 1.5% |
| 17 | West Virginia | 23 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Arkansas | 21 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Michigan | 15 | 1.0% |
| 20 | Maryland | 14 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 12 | 0.8% |
| 22 | North Dakota | 9 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Delaware | 9 | 0.6% |
| 24 | South Dakota | 9 | 0.6% |
| 25 | New York | 8 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Nebraska | 8 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Kansas | 6 | 0.4% |
| 28 | Montana | 5 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Louisiana | 4 | 0.3% |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Wyoming | 1 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0.1% |

**02** Per capita

## Hardee's locations per resident

Hardee's has 4.4 locations per million US residents. South Carolina has the most per resident, 21 (4.7× the national rate); Oklahoma, 0.2, the fewest among states with a location.

Locations per million residents, by state

**SC** 21

**TN** 20

**VA** 19

**NC** 18

**AL** 17

**KY** 17

**IA** 15

**MS** 14

**WV** 13

**ND** 11

**IN** 10

**SD** 9.6

**MO** 9.2

**DE** 8.5

**GA** 7.2

**AR** 6.7

**IL** 6.6

**WI** 5.7

**MT** 4.4

**NE** 4.0

**MN** 3.9

**FL** 3.6

**OH** 3.0

**MD** 2.2

**KS** 2.0

**WY** 1.7

**MI** 1.5

**PA** 0.9

**LA** 0.9

**NH** 0.7

**NY** 0.4

**OK** 0.2

**AK** 0

**AZ** 0

**CA** 0

**CO** 0

**CT** 0

**DC** 0

**HI** 0

**ID** 0

**ME** 0

**MA** 0

**NV** 0

**NJ** 0

**NM** 0

**OR** 0

**RI** 0

**TX** 0

**UT** 0

**VT** 0

**WA** 0

- None
- Under 5
- 5–9
- 10–14
- 15–19
- 20+

Locations: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), July 1, 2025.

Hardee's locations per million residents by state, October 19, 2026

| # | State | Per million | Locations | Residents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | South Carolina | 21 | 115 | 5.6M |
| 2 | Tennessee | 20 | 144 | 7.3M |
| 3 | Virginia | 19 | 171 | 8.9M |
| 4 | North Carolina | 18 | 200 | 11.2M |
| 5 | Alabama | 17 | 90 | 5.2M |
| 6 | Kentucky | 17 | 79 | 4.6M |
| 7 | Iowa | 15 | 50 | 3.2M |
| 8 | Mississippi | 14 | 41 | 3M |
| 9 | West Virginia | 13 | 23 | 1.8M |
| 10 | North Dakota | 11 | 9 | 799.4K |
| 11 | Indiana | 10 | 72 | 7M |
| 12 | South Dakota | 9.6 | 9 | 935.1K |
| 13 | Missouri | 9.2 | 58 | 6.3M |
| 14 | Delaware | 8.5 | 9 | 1.1M |
| 15 | Georgia | 7.2 | 81 | 11.3M |
| 16 | Arkansas | 6.7 | 21 | 3.1M |
| 17 | Illinois | 6.6 | 84 | 12.7M |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5.7 | 34 | 6M |
| 19 | Montana | 4.4 | 5 | 1.1M |
| 20 | Nebraska | 4.0 | 8 | 2M |
| 21 | Minnesota | 3.9 | 23 | 5.8M |
| 22 | Florida | 3.6 | 85 | 23.5M |
| 23 | Ohio | 3.0 | 36 | 11.9M |
| 24 | Maryland | 2.2 | 14 | 6.3M |
| 25 | Kansas | 2.0 | 6 | 3M |
| 26 | Wyoming | 1.7 | 1 | 588.8K |
| 27 | Michigan | 1.5 | 15 | 10.1M |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 0.9 | 12 | 13.1M |
| 29 | Louisiana | 0.9 | 4 | 4.6M |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4M |
| 31 | New York | 0.4 | 8 | 20M |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 0.2 | 1 | 4.1M |
| 33 | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 737.3K |
| 34 | Arizona | 0 | 0 | 7.6M |
| 35 | California | 0 | 0 | 39.4M |
| 36 | Colorado | 0 | 0 | 6M |
| 37 | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 3.7M |
| 38 | District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 693.6K |
| 39 | Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 40 | Idaho | 0 | 0 | 2M |
| 41 | Maine | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 7.2M |
| 43 | Nevada | 0 | 0 | 3.3M |
| 44 | New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 9.5M |
| 45 | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2.1M |
| 46 | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 4.3M |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 1.1M |
| 48 | Texas | 0 | 0 | 31.7M |
| 49 | Utah | 0 | 0 | 3.5M |
| 50 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | 644.7K |
| 51 | Washington | 0 | 0 | 8M |

**03** By city

## Hardee's locations by city

Indianapolis, Indiana leads with 15. The 30 largest cities hold 11% of all US Hardee's locations.

The 30 cities with the most Hardee's locations, by region and state

_Figure: Hardee's locations in the US: round treemap by region, state and city; areas are proportional to locations. Values are in the table._

- South
- West
- Midwest
- Northeast

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

The 30 cities with the most Hardee's locations, October 19, 2026

| # | City | State | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 15 | 1.0% |
| 2 | Jacksonville | Florida | 12 | 0.8% |
| 3 | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 9 | 0.6% |
| 4 | Roanoke | Virginia | 8 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Brooklyn | New York | 7 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Chesapeake | Virginia | 7 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Knoxville | Tennessee | 7 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Norfolk | Virginia | 7 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Richmond | Virginia | 6 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Columbia | South Carolina | 5 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Fayetteville | North Carolina | 5 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Greenville | South Carolina | 5 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | 5 | 0.3% |
| 14 | Pensacola | Florida | 5 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Rocky Mount | North Carolina | 5 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Bowling Green | Kentucky | 4 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | 4 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Cleveland | Tennessee | 4 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Danville | Virginia | 4 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Des Moines | Iowa | 4 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Huntsville | Alabama | 4 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Lake City | Florida | 4 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Maryville | Tennessee | 4 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Newport News | Virginia | 4 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Springfield | Missouri | 4 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | 4 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Wilmington | North Carolina | 4 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Belleville | Illinois | 3 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Burlington | North Carolina | 3 | 0.2% |
| 30 | Christiansburg | Virginia | 3 | 0.2% |

**04** Who runs them

## Who runs Hardee's locations?

88% of the 1,471 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 120 franchisees; the brand runs 171 locations itself.

Franchised or company-operated (n = 1,471)

1. Franchised **1,300 88%**
2. Company-operated **171 12%**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Hardee's franchisees by number of locations they run

| Locations per franchisee | Franchisees | Locations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 59 | 59 |
| 2-5 | 24 | 67 |
| 6-20 | 20 | 213 |
| 21-100 | 16 | 686 |
| 100+ | 1 | 275 |

**05** Franchisee groups

## Hardee's franchisee groups

Some franchisees run several operators under one owner. 15 identified franchisee groups hold 537 of the 1,300 franchised locations (41%).

Franchisee groups by franchised locations held (n = 15)

1. 1 location **3 20%**
2. 2-5 locations **3 20%**
3. 6-20 locations **3 20%**
4. 21-100 locations **5 33%**
5. 100+ locations **1 7%**

Franchisee groups identified for 41% of franchised locations. Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

How much is resolved for Hardee's, October 19, 2026

| Resolved | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Locations with a known or inferred operator | 1,471 | 97% of locations |
| State Registry IDs matched | 115 | 94% of locations |
| Franchisee groups identified | 15 | 41% of franchised locations |

**06** Coverage

## Hardee's on delivery platforms

91% of Hardee's locations are on at least one delivery platform and 77% on two or more: DoorDash 88%, Uber Eats 75%, Grubhub 27%.

Locations by number of delivery platforms (n = 1,509)

1. 1 platform **210 14%**
2. 2 platforms **805 53%**
3. 3+ platforms **351 23%**
4. None **143 9%**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Hardee's locations on each delivery platform, October 19, 2026

| Platform | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DoorDash | 1,326 | 87.9% |
| Uber Eats | 1,139 | 75.5% |
| Grubhub | 408 | 27.0% |

**07** Sample records

## Sample Hardee's records

5 of the 1,509 Hardee's locations as they appear in the dataset. Operator, registry and contact fields are masked here; the free sample shows them in full.

5 sample Hardee's locations, October 19, 2026. Masked fields (•) are included in the full records.

| Location | Ownership | Delivery | Operator | State Registry ID | Owner contact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 914 N Mountain St Blacksburg, South Carolina | Company-operated | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png) | H••••••• R••••••• LLC | DE •••••52 | — (864) •••-••19 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 14078 Timber Way Timberville, Virginia | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | B••••••• E••••••• INC. | NC •••••97 | ••••••• ••••••• ••• (540) •••-••46 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 101 N Main St East Peoria, Illinois | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | T•••••• V••••••• LLC | KY •••••97 | ••••••• •••• •••••• (309) •••-••01 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 2004 E National Hwy Washington, Indiana | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | N••••••• R••••••• G•••• LLC | WI •••••17 | ••••••• ••••••• •••••• (812) •••-••27 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 205 NC-24 Roseboro, North Carolina | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png) | W••••••• E••••••• INC. | NC •••••35 | •••• •••• ••••••• (910) •••-••73 · •••••@•••••.com |

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**08** Compared

## Hardee's vs other burger chains

Hardee's ranks #7 of the 10 largest burger chains by US locations.

Open US locations

1. [McDonald's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/mcdonalds) **13,953**
2. [Burger King](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/burger-king) **6,833**
3. [Wendy's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/wendys) **5,885**
4. [Sonic Drive-In](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/sonic-drive-in) **3,912**
5. [Jack in the Box](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/jack-in-the-box) **2,114**
6. [Five Guys](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/five-guys) **1,532**
7. Hardee's **1,509**
8. [Whataburger](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/whataburger) **1,235**
9. [Culver's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/culvers) **1,093**
10. [Carl's Jr.](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/carls-jr) **993**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

The largest burger chains compared, October 19, 2026

| Chain | States | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png) | ![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | ![Grubhub](https://companyprospect.com/brands/grubhub.com.png) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [McDonald's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/mcdonalds) | 51 | 95% | 96% | 94% | 71% |
| [Burger King](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/burger-king) | 51 | 85% | 93% | 93% | 72% |
| [Wendy's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/wendys) | 51 | 93% | 96% | 94% | 88% |
| [Sonic Drive-In](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/sonic-drive-in) | 50 | — | 78% | 74% | 42% |
| [Jack in the Box](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/jack-in-the-box) | 25 | 95% | 96% | 98% | 89% |
| [Five Guys](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/five-guys) | 50 | 77% | 97% | 96% | 92% |
| Hardee's | 32 | 88% | 88% | 75% | 27% |
| [Whataburger](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/whataburger) | 19 | 7% | 94% | 93% | 83% |
| [Culver's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/culvers) | 26 | 100% | 98% | 97% | 0% |
| [Carl's Jr.](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/carls-jr) | 15 | 99% | 93% | 83% | 32% |

[All burger chains](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us#burgers)

**09** Questions

## Hardee's in the US: common questions

**How many Hardee's locations are there in the US?**

There are 1,509 open Hardee's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 32 states and 1,217 cities. North Carolina has the most, with 200 (13%).

**Which state has the most Hardee's locations?**

North Carolina, with 200, followed by Virginia (171) and Tennessee (144).

**Which city has the most Hardee's locations?**

Indianapolis, Indiana, with 15.

**Are Hardee's restaurants franchised?**

Mostly. 88% of the 1,471 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 120 franchisees; the brand runs 171 locations itself.

**How many franchisees does Hardee's have in the US?**

120 franchisees run the 1,300 franchised Hardee's locations with a known operator. By size, 59 run one location, 24 run 2–5, 20 run 6–20, 16 run 21–100 and 1 runs more than 100. Some share an owner: 15 identified franchisee groups hold 537 of those locations.

## Notes and definitions

Snapshot of October 19, 2026. Aggregates only: no list of locations or operators is published.

**Location**

One open Hardee's 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. 123 operators run the 1,471 locations whose operator is known or inferred (of 1,509); ownership shares are of those 1,471.

**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 41% 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 1,509 open locations.

**Cite this page**

CompanyProspect, “Hardee's US Locations by State (2026)”, data as of October 19, 2026, companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hardees

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