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title: "Papa Murphy's US Locations by State (2026) • CompanyProspect"
description: "There are 958 open Papa Murphy's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 35 states and 722 cities. Washington has the most, with 144 (15%)."
url: https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/papa-murphys
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Papa Murphy's

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

There are 958 open Papa Murphy's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 35 states and 722 cities. Washington has the most, with 144 (15%). 830 of the 958 Papa Murphy's locations have a known or inferred operator, and 412 franchisees run the franchised ones.

Updated October 19, 2026 · CompanyProspect restaurant data

At a glance

- **958** open locations
- **35** states, **722** cities
- **Washington** has the most (144)
- **412** franchisees
- **90%** on a delivery platform

**958** Open Papa Murphy's locations

**35** States and DC

**87%** Operator known

**412** Franchisees

**01** By state

## Papa Murphy's locations by state

Washington has the most, then California and Oregon. Not present in 16 states.

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

_Figure: Papa Murphy's locations: spikes sized by the number of locations in each area of about 15 miles; 958 locations._

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Papa Murphy's locations by state, October 19, 2026

| # | State | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Washington | 144 | 15.0% |
| 2 | California | 113 | 11.8% |
| 3 | Oregon | 100 | 10.4% |
| 4 | Minnesota | 85 | 8.9% |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 73 | 7.6% |
| 6 | Utah | 58 | 6.1% |
| 7 | Colorado | 55 | 5.7% |
| 8 | Idaho | 37 | 3.9% |
| 9 | Arizona | 36 | 3.8% |
| 10 | Texas | 32 | 3.3% |
| 11 | Missouri | 29 | 3.0% |
| 12 | Iowa | 21 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Kansas | 21 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Nevada | 16 | 1.7% |
| 15 | South Dakota | 15 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Montana | 14 | 1.5% |
| 17 | North Dakota | 13 | 1.4% |
| 18 | New Mexico | 11 | 1.1% |
| 19 | Illinois | 11 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Nebraska | 10 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Wyoming | 10 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Alaska | 10 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Indiana | 7 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Alabama | 6 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Kentucky | 6 | 0.6% |
| 26 | Michigan | 6 | 0.6% |
| 27 | Tennessee | 5 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0.4% |
| 29 | North Carolina | 3 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Georgia | 2 | 0.2% |
| 31 | Virginia | 1 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Louisiana | 1 | 0.1% |
| 33 | South Carolina | 1 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Arkansas | 1 | 0.1% |
| 35 | Florida | 1 | 0.1% |

**02** Per capita

## Papa Murphy's locations per resident

Papa Murphy's has 2.8 locations per million US residents. Oregon has the most per resident, 23 (8.3× the national rate); Florida, <0.1, the fewest among states with a location.

Locations per million residents, by state

**OR** 23

**ID** 18

**WA** 18

**WY** 17

**UT** 16

**ND** 16

**SD** 16

**MN** 15

**AK** 14

**MT** 12

**WI** 12

**CO** 9.1

**KS** 7.1

**IA** 6.5

**NM** 5.2

**NE** 5.0

**NV** 4.9

**AZ** 4.7

**MO** 4.6

**CA** 2.9

**KY** 1.3

**AL** 1.2

**TX** 1.0

**IN** 1.0

**OK** 1.0

**IL** 0.9

**TN** 0.7

**MI** 0.6

**AR** 0.3

**NC** 0.3

**LA** 0.2

**SC** 0.2

**GA** 0.2

**VA** 0.1

**FL** <0.1

**CT** 0

**DE** 0

**DC** 0

**HI** 0

**ME** 0

**MD** 0

**MA** 0

**MS** 0

**NH** 0

**NJ** 0

**NY** 0

**OH** 0

**PA** 0

**RI** 0

**VT** 0

**WV** 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 Murphy's locations per million residents by state, October 19, 2026

| # | State | Per million | Locations | Residents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oregon | 23 | 100 | 4.3M |
| 2 | Idaho | 18 | 37 | 2M |
| 3 | Washington | 18 | 144 | 8M |
| 4 | Wyoming | 17 | 10 | 588.8K |
| 5 | Utah | 16 | 58 | 3.5M |
| 6 | North Dakota | 16 | 13 | 799.4K |
| 7 | South Dakota | 16 | 15 | 935.1K |
| 8 | Minnesota | 15 | 85 | 5.8M |
| 9 | Alaska | 14 | 10 | 737.3K |
| 10 | Montana | 12 | 14 | 1.1M |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 12 | 73 | 6M |
| 12 | Colorado | 9.1 | 55 | 6M |
| 13 | Kansas | 7.1 | 21 | 3M |
| 14 | Iowa | 6.5 | 21 | 3.2M |
| 15 | New Mexico | 5.2 | 11 | 2.1M |
| 16 | Nebraska | 5.0 | 10 | 2M |
| 17 | Nevada | 4.9 | 16 | 3.3M |
| 18 | Arizona | 4.7 | 36 | 7.6M |
| 19 | Missouri | 4.6 | 29 | 6.3M |
| 20 | California | 2.9 | 113 | 39.4M |
| 21 | Kentucky | 1.3 | 6 | 4.6M |
| 22 | Alabama | 1.2 | 6 | 5.2M |
| 23 | Texas | 1.0 | 32 | 31.7M |
| 24 | Indiana | 1.0 | 7 | 7M |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 1.0 | 4 | 4.1M |
| 26 | Illinois | 0.9 | 11 | 12.7M |
| 27 | Tennessee | 0.7 | 5 | 7.3M |
| 28 | Michigan | 0.6 | 6 | 10.1M |
| 29 | Arkansas | 0.3 | 1 | 3.1M |
| 30 | North Carolina | 0.3 | 3 | 11.2M |
| 31 | Louisiana | 0.2 | 1 | 4.6M |
| 32 | South Carolina | 0.2 | 1 | 5.6M |
| 33 | Georgia | 0.2 | 2 | 11.3M |
| 34 | Virginia | 0.1 | 1 | 8.9M |
| 35 | Florida | <0.1 | 1 | 23.5M |
| 36 | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 3.7M |
| 37 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | 1.1M |
| 38 | District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 693.6K |
| 39 | Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 40 | Maine | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 41 | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 6.3M |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 7.2M |
| 43 | Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 3M |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| 45 | New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 9.5M |
| 46 | New York | 0 | 0 | 20M |
| 47 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 11.9M |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 13.1M |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 1.1M |
| 50 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | 644.7K |
| 51 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 1.8M |

**03** By city

## Papa Murphy's locations by city

Portland, Oregon leads with 11. The 30 largest cities hold 16% of all US Papa Murphy's locations.

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

_Figure: Papa Murphy'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 Papa Murphy's locations, October 19, 2026

| # | City | State | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Portland | Oregon | 11 | 1.1% |
| 2 | Sacramento | California | 11 | 1.1% |
| 3 | Spokane | Washington | 11 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Vancouver | Washington | 10 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Boise | Idaho | 8 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 7 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Fresno | California | 6 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 5 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Eugene | Oregon | 5 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Louisville | Kentucky | 5 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Mesa | Arizona | 5 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Puyallup | Washington | 5 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Salem | Oregon | 5 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 5 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Tucson | Arizona | 5 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | 4 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Fargo | North Dakota | 4 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Meridian | Idaho | 4 | 0.4% |
| 19 | Reno | Nevada | 4 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Roseville | California | 4 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Stockton | California | 4 | 0.4% |
| 22 | Tacoma | Washington | 4 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Anchorage | Alaska | 3 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Appleton | Wisconsin | 3 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Bakersfield | California | 3 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Beaverton | Oregon | 3 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Bellingham | Washington | 3 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Bend | Oregon | 3 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Billings | Montana | 3 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Chico | California | 3 | 0.3% |

**04** Who runs them

## Who runs Papa Murphy's locations?

830 of the 958 Papa Murphy's locations have a known or inferred operator, and 412 franchisees run the franchised ones.

Franchisees by number of locations they run (n = 412)

1. 1 location **300 73%**
2. 2–5 locations **90 22%**
3. 6–20 locations **19 5%**
4. 21–100 locations **3 1%**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Papa Murphy's franchisees by number of locations they run

| Locations per franchisee | Franchisees | Locations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 300 | 300 |
| 2-5 | 90 | 249 |
| 6-20 | 19 | 167 |
| 21-100 | 3 | 104 |

**05** Franchisee groups

## Papa Murphy's franchisee groups

Some franchisees run several operators under one owner. 21 identified franchisee groups hold 105 of the 820 franchised locations (13%).

Franchisee groups by franchised locations held (n = 21)

1. 1 location **6 29%**
2. 2-5 locations **12 57%**
3. 6-20 locations **2 10%**
4. 21-100 locations **1 5%**

Franchisee groups identified for 13% of franchised locations. Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

How much is resolved for Papa Murphy's, October 19, 2026

| Resolved | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Locations with a known or inferred operator | 830 | 87% of locations |
| State Registry IDs matched | 201 | 47% of locations |
| Franchisee groups identified | 21 | 13% of franchised locations |

**06** Coverage

## Papa Murphy's on delivery platforms

90% of Papa Murphy's locations are on at least one delivery platform and 67% on two or more: DoorDash 87%, Uber Eats 65%, Grubhub 17%.

Locations by number of delivery platforms (n = 958)

1. 1 platform **224 23%**
2. 2 platforms **514 54%**
3. 3+ platforms **124 13%**
4. None **96 10%**

Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026

Papa Murphy's locations on each delivery platform, October 19, 2026

| Platform | Locations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DoorDash | 831 | 86.7% |
| Uber Eats | 626 | 65.3% |
| Grubhub | 167 | 17.4% |

**07** Sample records

## Sample Papa Murphy's records

5 of the 958 Papa Murphy'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 Papa Murphy's locations, October 19, 2026. Masked fields (•) are included in the full records.

| Location | Ownership | Delivery | Operator | State Registry ID | Owner contact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 200 Tramway Blvd SE Albuquerque, New Mexico | Company-operated | ![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) | P••• M••••••• I••••••• LLC | DE •••••84 | — (505) •••-••11 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 3418 8th St SW Ste 5 Altoona, Iowa | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | T••• L••••••• COMPANY LLC | WA •••••••64 | ••• ••••••• ••••••• (515) •••-••56 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 800 NE Tenney Rd Vancouver, Washington | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | N••••••• P•••••• I••••••• INC. | WA •••••••33 | ••••••• ••••••• ••••••• (360) •••-••70 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 18741 Ponderosa Dr Ste E Parker, Colorado | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | L••• INC. | CO ••••••••87 | ••• •••••• ••• (303) •••-••72 · •••••@•••••.com |
| 710 Janesville St Oregon, Wisconsin | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | J••• & J••• M•••• INC. | MN •••••78 | — (608) •••-••83 · •••••@•••••.com |

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**08** Compared

## Papa Murphy's vs other pizza chains

Papa Murphy's ranks #6 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](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/papa-johns-pizza) **3,242**
5. [Marco's Pizza](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/marcos-pizza) **1,257**
6. Papa Murphy's **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](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/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 | 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 Murphy's in the US: common questions

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

There are 958 open Papa Murphy's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 35 states and 722 cities. Washington has the most, with 144 (15%).

**Which state has the most Papa Murphy's locations?**

Washington, with 144, followed by California (113) and Oregon (100).

**Which city has the most Papa Murphy's locations?**

Portland, Oregon, with 11.

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

412 franchisees run franchised Papa Murphy's locations in the US. By size, 300 run one location, 90 run 2–5, 19 run 6–20 and 3 run 21–100. Some share an owner: 21 identified franchisee groups hold 105 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 Murphy'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. 419 operators run the 830 locations whose operator is known or inferred (of 958); ownership shares are of those 830.

**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 13% 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 958 open locations.

**Cite this page**

CompanyProspect, “Papa Murphy's US Locations by State (2026)”, data as of October 19, 2026, companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/papa-murphys

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