Intro

To know Raising Cane’s is to love Raising Cane’s – they focus on doing just a handful of things, and doing them exceptionally well.
Their chicken tenders and Raising Cane’s sauce is just about the best combo I’ve ever tasted. (And their Texas Toast is pretty good, too.)
And if you’re jonesing for some good food, I have great news – Raising Cane’s is expanding rapidly!
And if you live in one of these 10 lucky states, well…
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Intro (continued…)

You’re probably already practically up to your ears in “Caniacs” (super fans – they have their own name!) and delicious fried chicken.
A note – I adjusted the number of Cane’s locations by state to the actual state population so this wouldn’t just be a boring list of the 10 highest-population states in the country.
Instead, we’re looking at per capita density (number of Cane’s locations per million population).
And with that, on to the list – starting with an honorable mention:
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Honorable mention: Colorado

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 21
State population: 5773714
Raising Cane’s per million population: 3.64
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Honorable mention: Missouri

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 23
State population: 6154913
Raising Cane’s per million population: 3.74
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#10: Alaska

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 3
State population: 733391
Raising Cane’s per million population: 4.09
…I know, I couldn’t believe it either – but the data don’t lie!
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#9: Mississippi

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 13
State population: 2961279
Raising Cane’s per million population: 4.39
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#8: Ohio

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 62
State population: 11799448
Raising Cane’s per million population: 5.25
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#7: Oklahoma

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 22
State population: 3959353
Raising Cane’s per million population: 5.56
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#6: Arizona

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 44
State population: 7151502
Raising Cane’s per million population: 6.15
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#5: Hawaii

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 9
State population: 1455271
Raising Cane’s per million population: 6.18
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#4: Nevada

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 20
State population: 3104614
Raising Cane’s per million population: 6.44
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#3: Texas

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 199
State population: 29145505
Raising Cane’s per million population: 6.83
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#2: Nebraska

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 16
State population: 1961504
Raising Cane’s per million population: 8.16
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#1: Louisiana

# of Raising Cane’s stores: 63
State population: 4657757
Raising Cane’s per million population: 13.53
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Summary

So there you have it – the 10 states with the most Raising Cane’s locations when you adjust for their population…
At least for now.
Given how ambitious Raising Cane’s expansion plans are from here, I expect this list to change quite a bit in the coming months!
In the meantime, I’m curious – what surprised you most?
And what’s your favorite Cane’s order?
Let us know in the comments!
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