--- title: "Wendy's US Locations by State (2026) • CompanyProspect" description: "There are 5,885 open Wendy's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in all 50 states and DC and 3,460 cities. Florida has the most, with 498 (8%)." url: https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/wendys --- Wendy's # How many _Wendy's_ locations are there in the US? There are 5,885 open Wendy's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in all 50 states and DC and 3,460 cities. Florida has the most, with 498 (8%). 93% of the 5,640 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 662 franchisees; the brand runs 391 locations itself. Updated October 19, 2026 · CompanyProspect restaurant data At a glance - **5,885** open locations - **51** states, **3,460** cities - **Florida** has the most (498) - **93%** franchised - **662** franchisees - **97%** on a delivery platform **5,885** Open Wendy's locations **51** States and DC **93%** Franchised n = 5,640 **662** Franchisees **01** By state ## Wendy's locations by state Florida has the most, then Texas and Ohio. Spike height is proportional to the locations in each area of about 15 miles _Figure: Wendy's locations: spikes sized by the number of locations in each area of about 15 miles; 5,885 locations._ Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 Wendy's locations by state, October 19, 2026 | # | State | Locations | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Florida | 498 | 8.5% | | 2 | Texas | 445 | 7.6% | | 3 | Ohio | 402 | 6.8% | | 4 | California | 309 | 5.3% | | 5 | Georgia | 291 | 4.9% | | 6 | Pennsylvania | 258 | 4.4% | | 7 | North Carolina | 255 | 4.3% | | 8 | New York | 247 | 4.2% | | 9 | Virginia | 209 | 3.6% | | 10 | Michigan | 201 | 3.4% | | 11 | Illinois | 189 | 3.2% | | 12 | Tennessee | 177 | 3.0% | | 13 | Indiana | 172 | 2.9% | | 14 | New Jersey | 149 | 2.5% | | 15 | South Carolina | 141 | 2.4% | | 16 | Kentucky | 140 | 2.4% | | 17 | Louisiana | 123 | 2.1% | | 18 | Colorado | 119 | 2.0% | | 19 | Missouri | 103 | 1.8% | | 20 | Massachusetts | 99 | 1.7% | | 21 | Alabama | 96 | 1.6% | | 22 | Maryland | 95 | 1.6% | | 23 | Washington | 93 | 1.6% | | 24 | Arizona | 93 | 1.6% | | 25 | Mississippi | 92 | 1.6% | | 26 | Utah | 89 | 1.5% | | 27 | West Virginia | 76 | 1.3% | | 28 | Kansas | 71 | 1.2% | | 29 | Arkansas | 66 | 1.1% | | 30 | Wisconsin | 55 | 0.9% | | 31 | Minnesota | 54 | 0.9% | | 32 | Oklahoma | 54 | 0.9% | | 33 | Connecticut | 52 | 0.9% | | 34 | Nevada | 45 | 0.8% | | 35 | Oregon | 41 | 0.7% | | 36 | Iowa | 40 | 0.7% | | 37 | Idaho | 37 | 0.6% | | 38 | New Mexico | 36 | 0.6% | | 39 | New Hampshire | 26 | 0.4% | | 40 | Nebraska | 26 | 0.4% | | 41 | Montana | 18 | 0.3% | | 42 | Rhode Island | 17 | 0.3% | | 43 | Maine | 16 | 0.3% | | 44 | Wyoming | 14 | 0.2% | | 45 | Delaware | 14 | 0.2% | | 46 | Hawaii | 11 | 0.2% | | 47 | Alaska | 8 | 0.1% | | 48 | South Dakota | 8 | 0.1% | | 49 | North Dakota | 7 | 0.1% | | 50 | Vermont | 4 | 0.1% | | 51 | District of Columbia | 4 | 0.1% | **02** Per capita ## Wendy's locations per resident Wendy's has 17 locations per million US residents. West Virginia has the most per resident, 43 (2.5× the national rate); District of Columbia, 5.8, the fewest among states with a location. Locations per million residents, by state **WV** 43 **OH** 34 **MS** 31 **KY** 30 **LA** 27 **GA** 26 **SC** 25 **UT** 25 **IN** 25 **TN** 24 **KS** 24 **WY** 24 **VA** 24 **NC** 23 **FL** 21 **AR** 21 **MI** 20 **CO** 20 **PA** 20 **AL** 18 **NH** 18 **ID** 18 **NM** 17 **MO** 16 **MT** 16 **NJ** 16 **RI** 15 **MD** 15 **IL** 15 **CT** 14 **TX** 14 **MA** 14 **NV** 14 **DE** 13 **OK** 13 **NE** 13 **IA** 12 **NY** 12 **AZ** 12 **WA** 12 **ME** 11 **AK** 11 **OR** 9.6 **MN** 9.3 **WI** 9.2 **ND** 8.8 **SD** 8.6 **CA** 7.9 **HI** 7.7 **VT** 6.2 **DC** 5.8 - Under 10 - 10–19 - 20–29 - 30–39 - 40+ Locations: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), July 1, 2025. Wendy's locations per million residents by state, October 19, 2026 | # | State | Per million | Locations | Residents | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | West Virginia | 43 | 76 | 1.8M | | 2 | Ohio | 34 | 402 | 11.9M | | 3 | Mississippi | 31 | 92 | 3M | | 4 | Kentucky | 30 | 140 | 4.6M | | 5 | Louisiana | 27 | 123 | 4.6M | | 6 | Georgia | 26 | 291 | 11.3M | | 7 | South Carolina | 25 | 141 | 5.6M | | 8 | Utah | 25 | 89 | 3.5M | | 9 | Indiana | 25 | 172 | 7M | | 10 | Tennessee | 24 | 177 | 7.3M | | 11 | Kansas | 24 | 71 | 3M | | 12 | Wyoming | 24 | 14 | 588.8K | | 13 | Virginia | 24 | 209 | 8.9M | | 14 | North Carolina | 23 | 255 | 11.2M | | 15 | Florida | 21 | 498 | 23.5M | | 16 | Arkansas | 21 | 66 | 3.1M | | 17 | Michigan | 20 | 201 | 10.1M | | 18 | Colorado | 20 | 119 | 6M | | 19 | Pennsylvania | 20 | 258 | 13.1M | | 20 | Alabama | 18 | 96 | 5.2M | | 21 | New Hampshire | 18 | 26 | 1.4M | | 22 | Idaho | 18 | 37 | 2M | | 23 | New Mexico | 17 | 36 | 2.1M | | 24 | Missouri | 16 | 103 | 6.3M | | 25 | Montana | 16 | 18 | 1.1M | | 26 | New Jersey | 16 | 149 | 9.5M | | 27 | Rhode Island | 15 | 17 | 1.1M | | 28 | Maryland | 15 | 95 | 6.3M | | 29 | Illinois | 15 | 189 | 12.7M | | 30 | Connecticut | 14 | 52 | 3.7M | | 31 | Texas | 14 | 445 | 31.7M | | 32 | Massachusetts | 14 | 99 | 7.2M | | 33 | Nevada | 14 | 45 | 3.3M | | 34 | Delaware | 13 | 14 | 1.1M | | 35 | Oklahoma | 13 | 54 | 4.1M | | 36 | Nebraska | 13 | 26 | 2M | | 37 | Iowa | 12 | 40 | 3.2M | | 38 | New York | 12 | 247 | 20M | | 39 | Arizona | 12 | 93 | 7.6M | | 40 | Washington | 12 | 93 | 8M | | 41 | Maine | 11 | 16 | 1.4M | | 42 | Alaska | 11 | 8 | 737.3K | | 43 | Oregon | 9.6 | 41 | 4.3M | | 44 | Minnesota | 9.3 | 54 | 5.8M | | 45 | Wisconsin | 9.2 | 55 | 6M | | 46 | North Dakota | 8.8 | 7 | 799.4K | | 47 | South Dakota | 8.6 | 8 | 935.1K | | 48 | California | 7.9 | 309 | 39.4M | | 49 | Hawaii | 7.7 | 11 | 1.4M | | 50 | Vermont | 6.2 | 4 | 644.7K | | 51 | District of Columbia | 5.8 | 4 | 693.6K | **03** By city ## Wendy's locations by city Houston, Texas leads with 41. The 30 largest cities hold 10% of all US Wendy's locations. The 30 cities with the most Wendy's locations, by region and state _Figure: Wendy'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 Wendy's locations, October 19, 2026 | # | City | State | Locations | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Houston | Texas | 41 | 0.7% | | 2 | Miami | Florida | 35 | 0.6% | | 3 | Orlando | Florida | 32 | 0.5% | | 4 | Columbus | Ohio | 31 | 0.5% | | 5 | Chicago | Illinois | 25 | 0.4% | | 6 | Jacksonville | Florida | 23 | 0.4% | | 7 | Dallas | Texas | 22 | 0.4% | | 8 | Cincinnati | Ohio | 21 | 0.4% | | 9 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 21 | 0.4% | | 10 | San Antonio | Texas | 21 | 0.4% | | 11 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 20 | 0.3% | | 12 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 20 | 0.3% | | 13 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 19 | 0.3% | | 14 | Louisville | Kentucky | 18 | 0.3% | | 15 | Memphis | Tennessee | 18 | 0.3% | | 16 | Atlanta | Georgia | 17 | 0.3% | | 17 | Phoenix | Arizona | 17 | 0.3% | | 18 | Austin | Texas | 16 | 0.3% | | 19 | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 15 | 0.3% | | 20 | El Paso | Texas | 14 | 0.2% | | 21 | Brooklyn | New York | 13 | 0.2% | | 22 | Detroit | Michigan | 13 | 0.2% | | 23 | Fort Worth | Texas | 13 | 0.2% | | 24 | Knoxville | Tennessee | 13 | 0.2% | | 25 | Wichita | Kansas | 13 | 0.2% | | 26 | Columbia | South Carolina | 12 | 0.2% | | 27 | Denver | Colorado | 12 | 0.2% | | 28 | New York | New York | 12 | 0.2% | | 29 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 12 | 0.2% | | 30 | Tucson | Arizona | 12 | 0.2% | **04** Who runs them ## Who runs Wendy's locations? 93% of the 5,640 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 662 franchisees; the brand runs 391 locations itself. Franchised or company-operated (n = 5,640) 1. Franchised **5,249 93%** 2. Company-operated **391 7%** Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 Wendy's franchisees by number of locations they run | Locations per franchisee | Franchisees | Locations | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 321 | 321 | | 2-5 | 129 | 399 | | 6-20 | 148 | 1,580 | | 21-100 | 60 | 2,411 | | 100+ | 4 | 538 | **05** Franchisee groups ## Wendy's franchisee groups Some franchisees run several operators under one owner. 113 identified franchisee groups hold 2,786 of the 5,249 franchised locations (53%). Franchisee groups by franchised locations held (n = 113) 1. 1 location **18 16%** 2. 2-5 locations **30 27%** 3. 6-20 locations **34 30%** 4. 21-100 locations **23 20%** 5. 100+ locations **8 7%** Franchisee groups identified for 53% of franchised locations. Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 How much is resolved for Wendy's, October 19, 2026 | Resolved | Count | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Locations with a known or inferred operator | 5,640 | 96% of locations | | State Registry IDs matched | 647 | 89% of locations | | Franchisee groups identified | 113 | 53% of franchised locations | **06** Coverage ## Wendy's on delivery platforms 97% of Wendy's locations are on at least one delivery platform and 95% on two or more: DoorDash 96%, Uber Eats 94%, Grubhub 88%. Locations by number of delivery platforms (n = 5,885) 1. 1 platform **136 2%** 2. 2 platforms **509 9%** 3. 3+ platforms **5,074 86%** 4. None **166 3%** Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 Wendy's locations on each delivery platform, October 19, 2026 | Platform | Locations | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | DoorDash | 5,627 | 95.6% | | Uber Eats | 5,555 | 94.4% | | Grubhub | 5,194 | 88.3% | **07** Sample records ## Sample Wendy's records 5 of the 5,885 Wendy'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 Wendy's locations, October 19, 2026. Masked fields (•) are included in the full records. | Location | Ownership | Delivery | Operator | State Registry ID | Owner contact | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1899 NW 40th Ave Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 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) | W•••••• I••••••• LLC | OH ••••60 | ••• ••••••• ••••••• (954) •••-••88 · •••••@•••••.com | | 65 Frontage Rd East Haven, Connecticut | 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) | T••••• LLC | NY •••••82 | ••••••• ••• (203) •••-••59 · •••••@•••••.com | | 37794 Southbound Gratiot Ave Clinton Township, Michigan | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Grubhub](https://companyprospect.com/brands/grubhub.com.png) | B•••• H••• K•••••• & A••••••• INC. | MI •••••••65 | ••• ••••• ••••••• (586) •••-••42 · •••••@•••••.com | | 230 N Willow Ave Cookeville, Tennessee | 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) | W•••••• O••• B•••••• G•••• INC. | KY •••••04 | ••••••• ••• ••••••• (931) •••-••25 · •••••@•••••.com | | 2059 Mt Zion Rd Morrow, Georgia | 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) | M••••••• H••••••• G•••• INC. | MI •••••••93 | ••••••• ••••••• ••••• (770) •••-••00 · •••••@•••••.com | [Get the full records](https://companyprospect.com/sample) Get a free sample with every field and contact, straight to your inbox. **08** Compared ## Wendy's vs other burger chains Wendy's ranks #3 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 **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](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hardees) **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 | 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](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hardees) | 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 ## Wendy's in the US: common questions **How many Wendy's locations are there in the US?** There are 5,885 open Wendy's restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in all 50 states and DC and 3,460 cities. Florida has the most, with 498 (8%). **Which state has the most Wendy's locations?** Florida, with 498, followed by Texas (445) and Ohio (402). **Which city has the most Wendy's locations?** Houston, Texas, with 41. **Are Wendy's restaurants franchised?** Mostly. 93% of the 5,640 locations with a known or inferred operator are franchised, run by 662 franchisees; the brand runs 391 locations itself. **How many franchisees does Wendy's have in the US?** 662 franchisees run the 5,249 franchised Wendy's locations with a known operator. By size, 321 run one location, 129 run 2–5, 148 run 6–20, 60 run 21–100 and 4 run more than 100. Some share an owner: 113 identified franchisee groups hold 2,786 of those locations. ## Notes and definitions Snapshot of October 19, 2026. Aggregates only: no list of locations or operators is published. **Location** One open Wendy'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. 672 operators run the 5,640 locations whose operator is known or inferred (of 5,885); ownership shares are of those 5,640. **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 53% 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 5,885 open locations. **Cite this page** CompanyProspect, “Wendy's US Locations by State (2026)”, data as of October 19, 2026, companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/wendys **License** The figures on this page are licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse them freely, crediting CompanyProspect with a link to this page. ## Every Wendy's location, _with its operator._ The 5,885 locations behind these numbers, each resolved to its operator, legal owner and decision-makers. We build a free sample within 48 hours. [Get the operator list →](https://companyprospect.com/sample)