We ’ve already predictedthe regional hamburger chains that might take over the world , and mused on which restaurants we guess might bethe next Chipotle impersonators , but for the literal numbers behind the growth of fast food in America , we turned toAggData .
Growth was try by increase percentage of locations ranging from Q3 / Q4 2014 to the most recent datum available , typically January 2016 . With such an enormous datum set up ( 533 Sir Frederick Handley Page ' worth ! ) , it was necessary to pose up a few guidelines to peg down the field of operation and weed out misguide percentages . AggData define what found a degenerate - food chain ( which admittedly includes some fake fast food like ice ointment ):
This methodological analysis is meant to dominate out super - low growth , but super - gamey percentage , and of course favors little chains ( particularly in big state ) . But since the companies with the most overall nationwide growth by saturated placement count ( Domino ’s , Starbucks , and Dunkin ' ) won 11 , eight , and six states respectively , and full-grown Chain like Taco Bell and Subway make smaller markets ( New Hampshire and Vermont ) , it give us confidence that our methods reinforce the trivial guy more than they punish Big Burger .
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Speaking of Big Burger , the largest burger chains did n’t get along well by these stats . Up - and - comers like Carl ’s Jr./Hardee ’s and Checkers did very well , but the biggest categories by far were pizza ( Domino ’s , Marco ’s , and Little Caesars ) , submarine sandwich ( Jersey Mike ’s , Jimmy John ’s , and Subway ) , and coffee - centrical business like Starbucks , Caribou , and Dunkin ' .
select the map here to zoom in on the data , then scroll down to rule the phone number numeration per state .
Alabama
Papa Murphy’sThis was a tight call , with company like Domino ’s and Dairy Queen throw double - digit bounds , but bake - your - own pizza pie Ernst Boris Chain Papa Murphy ’s see the most substantial gain , growing from 14 to 20 locations for a 43 % increase .
Alaska
StarbucksMany chains in Alaska fall below our 10 - fix threshold , but Starbucks stood out as a tundra - defeating coffee bastion , growing 12 % from 42 to 47 locations .
Arizona
Firehouse SubsArizona saw a spike across all sandwich shops , include Jersey Mike ’s and Jimmy John ’s , but the adult public mover was Firehouse Subs , an up - and - coming concatenation constitute by a pair of flak - struggle brothers that has over 950 locations nationally and grew 63 % from 24 to 39 locations in the state .
Arkansas
Domino’sIn Arkansas , bothJimmy John ’s and Domino ’s saw 36 % outgrowth rates , but since Domino ’s tote up more emplacement ( 33 to 45 ) it took home top laurels .
California
PieologyMassive state like California make metric like this difficult . Dunkin ' donut ' comer in the securities industry meant huge gains , but since it started from few than 10 locations , it missed the cut - off for our story . Also , large range of mountains like powerhouse Domino ’s tote up a whopping 64 stores , but the percentages did n’t compare to the 107 % gain of newcomer custom - pizza range Pieology , whose national fund count exit from 40 to 92 overall , and 30 to 62 in California alone . Expect to see more growth in 2016 , as Panda Express just invested .
Colorado
Dunkin ' DonutsOur Denver - based writer was n’t surprised to see Dunkin ' make headway his province with a 127 % step-up from 11 to 25 locations , as outstation pop up almost simultaneously in Boulder , Denver , and the airport last year .
Connecticut
StarbucksAlthough Dunkin ' did add 13 location to its fleet of 520 sprinkling - slinger , per centum ontogeny was downhearted across the board for the Connecticut dissipated - intellectual nourishment grocery . Challenging Dunkin ' , Starbucks saw the biggest gain with an 8 % increase from 100 to 108 store .
Delaware
StarbucksStarbucks scarcely march out Domino ’s by one store , add together five more store ( 18 to 23 ) for a 28 % ontogeny , and giving idiots a much wider range of location option if they want tocamp out for 18 hours .
Florida
Culver’sJersey Mike hook his elbow room down the coast to add an impressive 26 entrepot , but the beloved Midwestern purveyor of custard and butter burgers , Culver ’s , had them beat with a 118 % growth , expanding from 11 to 24 custard shop class .
Georgia
Domino’sGeorgia is Chick - fil - A sod and its big food market other than Texas , but since it ’s already touch full nugget intensity , the growth was n’t enough for the companionship to lay claim its home state . Domino ’s saw the bad ontogeny , adding 49 pizza purveyors to grow 37 % ( 134 to 183 locations ) .
Hawaii
StarbucksHawaiians like their caffe latte , as attest by a 9 % growth for Starbucks ( 88 to 96 ) . information is inconclusive as to whether those latte are ice .
Idaho
Carl ’s Jr. Carl ’s Jr. made huge footstep in Idaho , growing 44 % from 18 to 26 shops . That ’s way more than Carl ’s , Sr .
Illinois
CheckersCheckers nearly doubled in size with a 90 % ontogenesis from 10 to 19 locations . That ’s quite the mass meeting .
Indiana
Five GuysIt seems like every low town in Indiana might have already endorse Five Guys locations on the front Sir Frederick Handley Page of their local newspapers , but there ’s obviously still room for more outposts of the peanut - shell hamburger joint , which grow 26 % from 19 to 24 spots .
Iowa
Cold Stone CreameryIce cream haters may debate whether Cold Stone Creamery qualifies as truehearted food , but we stand up behind our bros at AggData , and it ’s hard to contend that an increment of 130 % from 10 to 23 brain - deep freezer was n’t feel by the proud caucus body politic of Iowa .
Kansas
Domino’sThe one affair you utterly have to use up in Kansasis the Z - Man sandwich , but if you must have pizza pie , Domino ’s is your billet . It ’s much more uncommitted now that six new locations have been bestow ( 24 - 34 ) to grow 42 % .
Kentucky
Dunkin ' DonutsKentucky now runs on Dunkin ' , which farm 43 % from 14 to 20 stores .
Louisiana
Hardee’sCarl ’s Jr. ’s identical cousin Hardee ’s is making big moves in Louisiana , growing 70 % from 20 to 34 locations .
Maine
StarbucksMaine ’s the kind of gentle go place where minor changes are openhanded deals . Case in point : Starbucks ' addition of three stores – now totaling 31 - - present the biggest growth in the state , mountain range - wise .
Maryland
Domino’sAnother win for Big Pizza here : Domino ’s grew 38 % from 80 to 110 locations .
Massachusetts
Domino’sStarbucks gained ground in Massachusetts with 29 young positioning , but that could n’t compare to Domino ’s 27 % increase from 94 to 119 stores .
Michigan
Jersey Mike ’s SubsThe literal story in Michigan might be the proliferation of lesser - known coffee chains like Biggby ( 160 - 193 ) and Tim Hortons ( 217 - 242 ) , but by the percentages , Jersey Mike ’s was the leader here with a 64 % growth from 11 to 18 depot .
Minnesota
Cold Stone CreameryIt would make sentience for a state withobjectively the worst wintertime in the countryto make large stride in the coffee realm , but despite both Caribou ’s and Starbucks ' development ( 13 and 22 more location , severally ) , an unlikely Sir Ernst Boris Chain took top billing : Cold Stone Creamery . That ’s right , plain Minnesotans have a dire indigence for more ice pick shops , extend the chemical chain to increase 46 % from 24 to 35 easy lay store .
Mississippi
Little CaesarsMississippi is live and quick for more Little Caesars , as manifest by its 36 % growth from 42 to 57 entrepot .
Missouri
Dunkin ' DonutsBy fix growth , Jimmy John ’s was the big mover in Missouri , hit 18 shops , but percentage - wise , Dunkin ' once again succeed out by adding seven ( 15 to 22 ) store for 47 % growth .
Montana
StarbucksBig Sky country is also trenta java rural area , as Starbucks jumped 38 % from 24 - 33 locations .
Nebraska
StarbucksTen new Starbucks shop open ( 42 to 52 ) for a 24 % growth , which continue the trend of deep brown concepts taking root in more sparsely populated states .
Nevada
Domino’sGiven its authorisation of so many states , it was a dependable bet to wager that Domino ’s would take Nevada with a 52 % growth from 29 to 44 pepperoni palace . Which it did .
New Hampshire
Taco BellThere was n’t much of a fast - food boom in New Hampshire during 2015 . Only Taco Bell ’s three new stores ( 17 - 20 ) are really noted . Maybe it ’s time for a jonnycakesalupa .
New Jersey
Little CaesarsJersey is no alien to pizza , but seemingly there ’s still room for supererogatory Malva sylvestris in the state famous for the tomato Proto-Indo European , as it welcomed 10 unexampled Little Caesars locations for a 33 % growth ( 30 to 40 ) .
New Mexico
Carl ’s Jr. New Mexico see a 33 % outgrowth in chains endorsed by Kate Upton , with Carl ’s Jr. adding five new eating house ( 15 to 20 locations ) .
New York
Jimmy John’sNew York is another state where our methods confessedly start to divulge down . Jimmy John ’s acquire top pureness with 58 % growth ( 12 to 19 ) , and although the humble number of new locations might seem like a drop in the Big Apple bucket , it ’s worth remark that many chains in New York in reality lost position ( Cold Stone , KFC , Jamba Juice ) or see no outgrowth at all ( Burger King , Arby ’s ) .
North Carolina
Marco ’s PizzaBig Pizza made its mark on North Carolina with 56 new Domino ’s shop class , but lesser - have it away Toledo - based chain Marco ’s Pizza won the percentage secret plan with a 47 % increase from 17 to 25 stores . It also gain ground neighboring South Carolina and saw real gains across the country , which is not surprising since it latterly cracked the top 10 onPizza Today ’s inclination of most successful pizza pie companies .
North Dakota
Caribou CoffeeCaribou Coffee started in Minneapolis , so it ’s only neighbourly that it would lend a caffeinated kick to bordering North Dakota with an special 12 stores ( 35 to 47 ) for an increase of 34 % .
Ohio
Jersey Mike ’s SubsOhio receive Jersey Mike ’s with undetermined limb , embracing a 23 % gain in Garden State pigboat ( 30 to 37 ) .
Oklahoma
Domino’sAlthough Oklahomans would credibly prefer to have 11 new restaurants from Kevin Durant ( shoutout to Kd ’s Southern Cuisine ! ) , the fastest agriculturalist was Domino ’s , skip over 26 % by going from 42 to 53 positioning .
Oregon
Domino’sOregon does local hard than just about anyone , but when it comes to pizza delivery the state fall in crinkle with much of the balance of the country by adding 17 more Domino ’s ( 42 - 59 ) for a 40 % increase increment .
Pennsylvania
A&WThe surprisal boomer in Pennsylvania was root beer - centric A&W , which double up its footmark from 10 to 20 shops .
Rhode Island
Domino’sDomino ’s somehow managed to cram eight new speech outposts into the bantam paring of Rhode Island ( 16 - 24 , 50 % ) .
South Carolina
Marco ’s PizzaLike their brothers to the north , South Carolina ’s big growth came from Marco ’s Pizza ( 21 - 29 location , 38 % ontogenesis increase ) .
South Dakota
Caribou CoffeeChains seem to mirror strategies in babe country , a vogue tell by Caribou ’s growth in South Dakota , with six new locations account for 23 % growth .
Tennessee
Domino’sMemphis weigh itself thegreatest barbecue urban center in the worldlargely due to its pork finish , so the great unwashed there might not be that enthusiastic about Domino ’s carbon monoxide gas - prefer the terminal figure for a BBQ Gallus gallus pizza . no matter , the chain continued its control with 28 % emergence ( 109 to 140 ) .
Texas
Dunkin ' DonutsPresumably thanks to an aggressive expansion helmed by former Longhorn quarterbackColt McCoy , Dunkin ' realise 55 % growth ( 62 to 96 ) in the Lone Star State .
Utah
Domino’sWith growth of 66 % ( from 32 - 53 locating ) , the estimable mass of Utah now have a much better chance of a knock at the room access result in blistering pizza pie and not somebody there to share religious folder .
Vermont
SubwayVermont was another state that was n’t too friendly to fast - nutrient elaboration , with the biggest profit coming from Subway ( 47 to 51 for a 9 % gain . When it comes to beer , on the other hand …
Virginia
Jersey Mike ’s SubsJersey Mike crawled down the coast to Virginia , where he opened seven Modern shops for an 18 % increase in acetum - douse goodness .
Washington
Jersey Mike ’s SubsCarl ’s Jr. made bad move in Washington ( 24 - 39 ! ) , but Jersey Mike ’s trek across the country made for a larger part growth ( 87 % , from 15 to 28 ) .
Washington DC
Dunkin ' DonutsDC was another market where substantial growth was hard to value . The only contender for second station was Popeyes , which went from eight to 11 stock , but was n’t enough to challenge the 28 % growth of the all-powerful Dunkin ' Donuts from 18 to 23 position .
West Virginia
Taco BellWest Virginia was a real oddity , with larger chains urinate much bigger strides than their upstart twin . Arby ’s and Subway both had substantial expansions ( six and 10 new shop , respectively ) , but portion - wise Taco Bell beat them with a 14 % increase , resulting in 50 Fourthmeal options in the DoS .
Wisconsin
Dunkin ' DonutsThe two largest growers on this list square up off to take Wisconsin , but despite Domino ’s bad gains ( 67 - 83 ) , Dunkin ' took the nation with a 45 % step-up ( 31 to 45 ) . In the conflict of cheese vs. doughnut – which wage aeonian in Wisconsin – donuts wins . For now .
Wyoming
StarbucksThe least - live state in the brotherhood was n’t able to fulfill our minimum requirement for five new locations , but it did see the orifice of three new Starbucks ( 19 to 22 , 16 % ) which was in line of reasoning with the trend of burnt umber expansion in sparsely populated areas .
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