The 10 states with the most Arby’s restaurants (the top 3 is stunning)

Wyoming has only 17 Arby’s restaurants, yet it beats every other state when population is taken into account. Ohio, where the chain was founded, has hundreds more, and an Arby’s closure in Pennsylvania shows how individual locations can still come and go. The bigger surprise is just how different the restaurant map looks after adjusting for population.

According to USA Symbol’s October 3, 2026 count based on Arby’s official restaurant directory, Ohio has 269 locations, while Vermont and Rhode Island have none listed. For the population-adjusted ranking, restaurant counts are divided by the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 state population estimates and expressed per 100,000 residents.

The 10 states with the most Arby’s restaurants

1. Ohio — 269 restaurants
2. Michigan — 175 restaurants
3. Indiana — 168 restaurants
4. Florida — 143 restaurants (tied for fourth)
5. Texas — 143 restaurants (tied for fourth)
6. Georgia — 136 restaurants
7. Pennsylvania — 133 restaurants
8. North Carolina — 130 restaurants
9. Tennessee — 118 restaurants
10. Kentucky — 108 restaurants

Ohio comfortably leads the overall ranking, with 94 more restaurants than Michigan. Indiana trails Michigan by only seven. That makes the three highest-ranking states neighbors, all tied to the Midwest where Arby’s got its start. Florida and Texas share fourth place with 143 each, despite Texas having millions more residents.

California and New York do not even make the overall top ten. California has 69 Arby’s locations and New York has 65, fewer than either Tennessee or Kentucky. North Carolina, with 130, finishes ahead of Tennessee’s 118. The raw totals make Ohio’s dominance particularly clear, but they do not show where a restaurant is most common relative to population.

The 10 states with the most Arby’s restaurants per capita

1. Wyoming — 17 restaurants; 2.89 per 100,000 residents
2. West Virginia — 44 restaurants; 2.49 per 100,000 residents
3. Indiana — 168 restaurants; 2.41 per 100,000 residents
4. Kentucky — 108 restaurants; 2.34 per 100,000 residents
5. Ohio — 269 restaurants; 2.26 per 100,000 residents
6. Nebraska — 45 restaurants; 2.23 per 100,000 residents
7. Oklahoma — 90 restaurants; 2.18 per 100,000 residents
8. South Dakota — 18 restaurants; 1.92 per 100,000 residents
9. Kansas — 57 restaurants; 1.91 per 100,000 residents
10. Alabama — 95 restaurants; 1.83 per 100,000 residents

Wyoming is the biggest reversal. Its 17 locations translate to 2.89 Arby’s restaurants per 100,000 residents, enough for first place. West Virginia takes second with just 44 restaurants and a rate of 2.49. Both rank above Indiana, which has 168 locations but 2.41 per 100,000 people.

Indiana is one of the few states near the top of both lists: third in total restaurants and third per capita. Ohio slips from first overall to fifth by population-adjusted density. Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas jump onto the per-capita list despite none reaching the overall top ten. Alabama makes the same leap with 95 restaurants.

Texas shows why the distinction matters. It ties Florida for fourth in absolute numbers but has only about 0.45 Arby’s locations per 100,000 residents. Wyoming’s concentration is more than six times as high. California’s rate is lower still, at roughly 0.18. Counting restaurants tells you where a chain has the biggest footprint; adjusting for residents reveals where its signs are most concentrated.

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