What was the total number of Chick Fil A outlets opened across all states in 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 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| WY | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 2022 | 2230 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 13 | 2338 |
| 2022 | 2331 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 8 | 2494 | |
| 2024 | 2494 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 6 | 2629 |
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, there were 255 Chick Fil A franchised and company-operated restaurants opened across all states in 2023. This number includes both new restaurants and company-owned restaurant operations purchased by an Operator from Chick-fil-A.
For a prospective franchisee, this indicates the rate of expansion for Chick Fil A. It demonstrates the brand's growth and market penetration across various states. The number of openings can be influenced by various factors, including market demand, available locations, and the franchisor's strategic expansion plans.
It is important to note that this figure pertains to franchised and company-operated restaurants. Chick Fil A also has licensed units, but the document states that no Chick-fil-A Licensed Units were opened in 2023. Therefore, the 255 openings reflect the expansion of the traditional franchise model and company-operated stores.
Understanding the distinction between franchised restaurants, company-operated restaurants, and licensed units is crucial for potential franchisees. Each type of outlet may have different operational characteristics and financial implications. Reviewing Item 1 in the FDD provides further details on the differences between these models.