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title: "Papa Johns Pizza US Locations (2026) • CompanyProspect"
description: "There are 3,242 open Papa Johns Pizza restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 50 states and 2,163 cities. Florida has the most, with 301 (9%)."
url: https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/papa-johns-pizza
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Papa Johns Pizza

# How many _Papa Johns Pizza_ locations are there in the US?

There are 3,242 open Papa Johns Pizza restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 50 states and 2,163 cities. Florida has the most, with 301 (9%). 85% of the 3,094 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 649 franchisees; the brand runs 477 locations itself.

Updated October 19, 2026 · CompanyProspect restaurant data

At a glance

- **3,242** open locations
- **50** states, **2,163** cities
- **Florida** has the most (301)
- **85%** franchised
- **649** franchisees
- **95%** on a delivery platform

**3,242** Open Papa Johns Pizza locations

**50** States and DC

**85%** Franchised n = 3,094

**649** Franchisees

**01** By state

## Papa Johns Pizza locations by state

Florida has the most, then Texas and Georgia. Not present in 1 state.

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

_Figure: Papa Johns Pizza locations: spikes sized by the number of locations in each area of about 15 miles; 3,242 locations._

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Papa Johns Pizza locations by state, October 19, 2026

| # | State | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Florida | 301 | 9.3% |
| 2 | Texas | 278 | 8.6% |
| 3 | Georgia | 200 | 6.2% |
| 4 | North Carolina | 185 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Ohio | 177 | 5.5% |
| 6 | California | 168 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Virginia | 144 | 4.4% |
| 8 | Indiana | 142 | 4.4% |
| 9 | Tennessee | 115 | 3.5% |
| 10 | Kentucky | 114 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 108 | 3.3% |
| 12 | Maryland | 99 | 3.1% |
| 13 | Illinois | 98 | 3.0% |
| 14 | New York | 96 | 3.0% |
| 15 | Alabama | 82 | 2.5% |
| 16 | South Carolina | 73 | 2.3% |
| 17 | Missouri | 68 | 2.1% |
| 18 | New Jersey | 65 | 2.0% |
| 19 | Arizona | 59 | 1.8% |
| 20 | Louisiana | 51 | 1.6% |
| 21 | Colorado | 49 | 1.5% |
| 22 | Washington | 48 | 1.5% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 42 | 1.3% |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 38 | 1.2% |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 37 | 1.1% |
| 26 | Michigan | 37 | 1.1% |
| 27 | Kansas | 37 | 1.1% |
| 28 | Mississippi | 32 | 1.0% |
| 29 | Utah | 30 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Arkansas | 28 | 0.9% |
| 31 | Iowa | 26 | 0.8% |
| 32 | West Virginia | 24 | 0.7% |
| 33 | Nevada | 20 | 0.6% |
| 34 | New Mexico | 16 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Hawaii | 15 | 0.5% |
| 36 | Delaware | 15 | 0.5% |
| 37 | Oregon | 15 | 0.5% |
| 38 | Idaho | 13 | 0.4% |
| 39 | Nebraska | 13 | 0.4% |
| 40 | South Dakota | 11 | 0.3% |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 11 | 0.3% |
| 42 | North Dakota | 10 | 0.3% |
| 43 | Connecticut | 9 | 0.3% |
| 44 | Montana | 9 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Wyoming | 9 | 0.3% |
| 46 | Alaska | 8 | 0.2% |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 7 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Maine | 4 | 0.1% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0.1% |
| 50 | New Hampshire | 3 | 0.1% |

**02** Per capita

## Papa Johns Pizza locations per resident

Papa Johns Pizza has 9.5 locations per million US residents. Kentucky has the most per resident, 25 (2.6× the national rate); Massachusetts, 1.5, the fewest among states with a location.

Locations per million residents, by state

**KY** 25

**IN** 20

**GA** 18

**NC** 17

**VA** 16

**MD** 16

**AL** 16

**TN** 16

**WY** 15

**OH** 15

**DE** 14

**WV** 14

**SC** 13

**FL** 13

**ND** 13

**KS** 12

**SD** 12

**LA** 11

**AK** 11

**MO** 11

**MS** 11

**HI** 10

**DC** 10

**AR** 9.0

**OK** 9.0

**TX** 8.8

**UT** 8.5

**PA** 8.3

**CO** 8.1

**IA** 8.0

**MT** 7.9

**AZ** 7.7

**IL** 7.7

**NM** 7.5

**MN** 7.2

**NJ** 6.8

**NE** 6.4

**ID** 6.4

**WI** 6.4

**NV** 6.1

**WA** 6.0

**NY** 4.8

**CA** 4.3

**MI** 3.7

**OR** 3.5

**ME** 2.8

**RI** 2.7

**CT** 2.4

**NH** 2.1

**MA** 1.5

**VT** 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.

Papa Johns Pizza locations per million residents by state, October 19, 2026

| # | State | Per million | Locations | Residents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Kentucky | 25 | 114 | 4.6M |
| 2 | Indiana | 20 | 142 | 7M |
| 3 | Georgia | 18 | 200 | 11.3M |
| 4 | North Carolina | 17 | 185 | 11.2M |
| 5 | Virginia | 16 | 144 | 8.9M |
| 6 | Maryland | 16 | 99 | 6.3M |
| 7 | Alabama | 16 | 82 | 5.2M |
| 8 | Tennessee | 16 | 115 | 7.3M |
| 9 | Wyoming | 15 | 9 | 588.8K |
| 10 | Ohio | 15 | 177 | 11.9M |
| 11 | Delaware | 14 | 15 | 1.1M |
| 12 | West Virginia | 14 | 24 | 1.8M |
| 13 | South Carolina | 13 | 73 | 5.6M |
| 14 | Florida | 13 | 301 | 23.5M |
| 15 | North Dakota | 13 | 10 | 799.4K |
| 16 | Kansas | 12 | 37 | 3M |
| 17 | South Dakota | 12 | 11 | 935.1K |
| 18 | Louisiana | 11 | 51 | 4.6M |
| 19 | Alaska | 11 | 8 | 737.3K |
| 20 | Missouri | 11 | 68 | 6.3M |
| 21 | Mississippi | 11 | 32 | 3M |
| 22 | Hawaii | 10 | 15 | 1.4M |
| 23 | District of Columbia | 10 | 7 | 693.6K |
| 24 | Arkansas | 9.0 | 28 | 3.1M |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 9.0 | 37 | 4.1M |
| 26 | Texas | 8.8 | 278 | 31.7M |
| 27 | Utah | 8.5 | 30 | 3.5M |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 8.3 | 108 | 13.1M |
| 29 | Colorado | 8.1 | 49 | 6M |
| 30 | Iowa | 8.0 | 26 | 3.2M |
| 31 | Montana | 7.9 | 9 | 1.1M |
| 32 | Arizona | 7.7 | 59 | 7.6M |
| 33 | Illinois | 7.7 | 98 | 12.7M |
| 34 | New Mexico | 7.5 | 16 | 2.1M |
| 35 | Minnesota | 7.2 | 42 | 5.8M |
| 36 | New Jersey | 6.8 | 65 | 9.5M |
| 37 | Nebraska | 6.4 | 13 | 2M |
| 38 | Idaho | 6.4 | 13 | 2M |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 6.4 | 38 | 6M |
| 40 | Nevada | 6.1 | 20 | 3.3M |
| 41 | Washington | 6.0 | 48 | 8M |
| 42 | New York | 4.8 | 96 | 20M |
| 43 | California | 4.3 | 168 | 39.4M |
| 44 | Michigan | 3.7 | 37 | 10.1M |
| 45 | Oregon | 3.5 | 15 | 4.3M |
| 46 | Maine | 2.8 | 4 | 1.4M |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 2.7 | 3 | 1.1M |
| 48 | Connecticut | 2.4 | 9 | 3.7M |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 2.1 | 3 | 1.4M |
| 50 | Massachusetts | 1.5 | 11 | 7.2M |
| 51 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | 644.7K |

**03** By city

## Papa Johns Pizza locations by city

Houston, Texas leads with 28. The 30 largest cities hold 12% of all US Papa Johns Pizza locations.

The 30 cities with the most Papa Johns Pizza locations, by region and state

_Figure: Papa Johns Pizza 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 Papa Johns Pizza locations, October 19, 2026

| # | City | State | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Houston | Texas | 28 | 0.9% |
| 2 | Louisville | Kentucky | 22 | 0.7% |
| 3 | Miami | Florida | 22 | 0.7% |
| 4 | San Antonio | Texas | 22 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 19 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 19 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Brooklyn | New York | 17 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Cincinnati | Ohio | 15 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Jacksonville | Florida | 15 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Orlando | Florida | 15 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Atlanta | Georgia | 13 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Columbus | Ohio | 13 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 13 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Austin | Texas | 12 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Bronx | New York | 10 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Chicago | Illinois | 10 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Dallas | Texas | 10 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 10 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Richmond | Virginia | 10 | 0.3% |
| 20 | San Diego | California | 10 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Dayton | Ohio | 9 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Fort Worth | Texas | 9 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Nashville | Tennessee | 9 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Phoenix | Arizona | 9 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Raleigh | North Carolina | 9 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Tampa | Florida | 9 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Tucson | Arizona | 9 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Baltimore | Maryland | 8 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Knoxville | Tennessee | 8 | 0.2% |
| 30 | Lexington | Kentucky | 8 | 0.2% |

**04** Who runs them

## Who runs Papa Johns Pizza locations?

85% of the 3,094 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 649 franchisees; the brand runs 477 locations itself.

Franchised or company-operated (n = 3,094)

1. Franchised **2,617 85%**
2. Company-operated **477 15%**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Papa Johns Pizza franchisees by number of locations they run

| Locations per franchisee | Franchisees | Locations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 394 | 394 |
| 2-5 | 153 | 454 |
| 6-20 | 77 | 771 |
| 21-100 | 22 | 651 |
| 100+ | 3 | 347 |

**05** Franchisee groups

## Papa Johns Pizza franchisee groups

Some franchisees run several operators under one owner. 99 identified franchisee groups hold 1,092 of the 2,617 franchised locations (42%).

Franchisee groups by franchised locations held (n = 99)

1. 1 location **45 45%**
2. 2-5 locations **30 30%**
3. 6-20 locations **14 14%**
4. 21-100 locations **6 6%**
5. 100+ locations **4 4%**

Franchisee groups identified for 42% of franchised locations. Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

How much is resolved for Papa Johns Pizza, October 19, 2026

| Resolved | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Locations with a known or inferred operator | 3,094 | 95% of locations |
| State Registry IDs matched | 621 | 91% of locations |
| Franchisee groups identified | 99 | 42% of franchised locations |

**06** Coverage

## Papa Johns Pizza on delivery platforms

95% of Papa Johns Pizza locations are on at least one delivery platform and 86% on two or more: DoorDash 94%, Uber Eats 83%, Grubhub 41%.

Locations by number of delivery platforms (n = 3,242)

1. 1 platform **297 9%**
2. 2 platforms **1,624 50%**
3. 3+ platforms **1,172 36%**
4. None **149 5%**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Papa Johns Pizza locations on each delivery platform, October 19, 2026

| Platform | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DoorDash | 3,057 | 94.3% |
| Uber Eats | 2,689 | 82.9% |
| Grubhub | 1,315 | 40.6% |

**07** Sample records

## Sample Papa Johns Pizza records

5 of the 3,242 Papa Johns Pizza locations as they appear in the dataset. Operator, registry and contact fields are masked here; the free sample shows them in full.

5 sample Papa Johns Pizza locations, October 19, 2026. Masked fields (•) are included in the full records.

| Location | Ownership | Delivery | Operator | State Registry ID | Owner contact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 535 Canton Rd Cumming, Georgia | Company-operated | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | P••• N•••• G•••••• LLC | KY •••••76 | •••• •••••• ••••••• (770) •••-••16 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 1683 N Hancock Rd Ste 105 Minneola, Florida | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | B•••••• P•••• INC. | FL ••••••••46 | ••• ••• •••••• (407) •••-••81 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 15243 Forest Rd Forest, Virginia | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | S••••••• V••••• P•••• INC. | VA ••••••57 | ••••••• •••••• •••••• (434) •••-••75 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 9550 Hageman Rd Ste C Bakersfield, California | 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) | S••• E••••••• LLC | CA ••••••••48 | ••• ••••••• ••• (661) •••-••72 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 627 E Race St Kingston, Tennessee | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | H••• R••• INC. | TN •••••••79 | •••• •••• •••• (865) •••-••34 · •••••@•••••.com |

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**08** Compared

## Papa Johns Pizza vs other pizza chains

Papa Johns Pizza ranks #4 of the 10 largest pizza chains by US locations.

Open US locations

1. [Domino's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/dominos-pizza) **7,467**
2. [Pizza Hut](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/pizza-hut) **6,467**
3. [Little Caesars](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/little-caesars) **4,542**
4. Papa Johns Pizza **3,242**
5. [Marco's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/marcos-pizza) **1,257**
6. [Papa Murphy's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/papa-murphys) **958**
7. [Godfather's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/godfathers-pizza) **598**
8. [Hungry Howie's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hungry-howies-pizza) **519**
9. [Jet's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/jets-pizza) **502**
10. [MOD Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/mod-pizza) **451**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

The largest pizza 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Domino's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/dominos-pizza) | 51 | 96% | 83% | 77% | <1% |
| [Pizza Hut](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/pizza-hut) | 51 | 99% | 73% | 67% | 63% |
| [Little Caesars](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/little-caesars) | 51 | — | 91% | 90% | 71% |
| Papa Johns Pizza | 50 | 85% | 94% | 83% | 41% |
| [Marco's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/marcos-pizza) | 37 | 97% | 93% | 84% | 77% |
| [Papa Murphy's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/papa-murphys) | 35 | — | 87% | 65% | 17% |
| [Godfather's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/godfathers-pizza) | 39 | 98% | 41% | 12% | 3% |
| [Hungry Howie's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hungry-howies-pizza) | 19 | 99% | 90% | 84% | 18% |
| [Jet's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/jets-pizza) | 25 | 96% | 90% | 75% | 61% |
| [MOD Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/mod-pizza) | 27 | 24% | 99% | 95% | 46% |

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

**09** Questions

## Papa Johns Pizza in the US: common questions

**How many Papa Johns Pizza locations are there in the US?**

There are 3,242 open Papa Johns Pizza restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 50 states and 2,163 cities. Florida has the most, with 301 (9%).

**Which state has the most Papa Johns Pizza locations?**

Florida, with 301, followed by Texas (278) and Georgia (200).

**Which city has the most Papa Johns Pizza locations?**

Houston, Texas, with 28.

**Are Papa Johns Pizza restaurants franchised?**

Mostly. 85% of the 3,094 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 649 franchisees; the brand runs 477 locations itself.

**How many franchisees does Papa Johns Pizza have in the US?**

649 franchisees run the 2,617 franchised Papa Johns Pizza locations with a known operator. By size, 394 run one location, 153 run 2–5, 77 run 6–20, 22 run 21–100 and 3 run more than 100. Some share an owner: 99 identified franchisee groups hold 1,092 of those locations.

## Notes and definitions

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

**Location**

One open Papa Johns Pizza 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. 655 operators run the 3,094 locations whose operator is known or inferred (of 3,242); ownership shares are of those 3,094.

**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 42% 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 3,242 open locations.

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