How many franchised Chick Fil A restaurants were operating at the start of 2023?
Chick_Fil_A Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations- Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 2022 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| 2023 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | |
| AZ | 2022 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 2023 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | |
| AR | 2022 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
| CA | 2022 | 143 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 150 |
| 2023 | 149 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 167 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 185 | |
| CO | 2022 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 |
| 2023 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | |
| CT | 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| DC | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| DE | 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| FL | 2022 | 190 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 194 |
| 2023 | 191 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 206 | |
| 2024 | 206 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 219 | |
| GA | 2022 | 193 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 200 |
| 2023 | 198 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 204 | |
| 2024 | 205 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 212 | |
| HI | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations- Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ID | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| IL | 2022 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| 2023 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | |
| IN | 2022 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | |
| IA | 2022 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| KS | 2022 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| KY | 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | |
| LA | 2022 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 2023 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | |
| ME | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MD | 2022 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 2023 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| MA | 2022 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| MI | 2022 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| MN | 2022 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations- Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MS | 2022 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | |
| MO | 2022 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | |
| MT | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NE | 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| NV | 2022 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| NH | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NJ | 2022 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 47 |
| 2023 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | |
| NM | 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| NC | 2022 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 156 |
| 2023 | 155 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 163 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 164 | |
| ND | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| NY | 2022 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | |
| OH | 2022 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| 2023 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 73 | |
| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations- Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OK | 2022 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| OR | 2022 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| PA | 2022 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 2023 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
| RI | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| SC | 2022 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 |
| 2023 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | |
| SD | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TN | 2022 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2023 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | |
| TX | 2022 | 376 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 387 |
| 2023 | 388 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 415 | |
| 2024 | 415 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 429 | |
| UT | 2022 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| VA | 2022 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 112 |
| 2023 | 111 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 120 | |
| WA | 2022 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | |
| WV | 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations- Other Reasons | Outlets at End of the Year | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WI | 2022 | 1 |
Source: Item 20 — Outlets and Franchisee Information (FDD pages 83–102)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chick Fil A's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the number of franchised restaurants operating at the start of 2023 varies by state. The FDD provides a table that lists the 'Outlets at Start of Year' for 2023 for each state where Chick Fil A has franchised locations. To determine the total number of franchised Chick Fil A restaurants operating at the start of 2023, you would need to sum the 'Outlets at Start of Year' figures for 2023 across all states listed in the table.
For example, in Alabama, there were 72 Chick Fil A franchised restaurants at the start of 2023. In Arizona, there were 36. In California, there were 149 franchised restaurants at the start of 2023. Continuing this pattern, the document lists the number of restaurants at the start of 2023 for each state.
Prospective franchisees can use this data to understand Chick Fil A's market presence and growth in different regions. By examining the number of outlets opened, reacquired, or terminated, franchisees can gain insights into the stability and expansion of the franchise system in specific states. This information is valuable for assessing the potential market and competition in their desired location.