248 restaurants with paid employees in 2023, from Census County Business Patterns, or 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
How many
How many restaurants are in the US?
Census County Business Patterns 2023: restaurants with paid employees in the United States and in each state, per 10,000 residents, and the change since five years ago.
248restaurants in the United States, County Business Patterns 2023
+75 since 2018 (+43%; 173 then). That is 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
What this count includes
The Census counts restaurants under NAICS 722511, full-service restaurants, where customers order and are served at a table and pay after eating. Fast food, cafeterias and takeout counters are counted as limited-service and left out here.
By state
| State | Restaurants | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 863 | 2.0 |
| Oklahoma | 853 | 2.1 |
| Nevada | 608 | 1.9 |
| Alabama | 573 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | 487 | 1.5 |
| Mississippi | 424 | 1.4 |
| District of Columbia | 418 | 6.0 |
| New Hampshire | 397 | 2.8 |
| Maine | 290 | 2.1 |
| Idaho | 289 | 1.4 |
| Delaware | 279 | 2.7 |
| Hawaii | 249 | 1.7 |
| West Virginia | 239 | 1.4 |
| Rhode Island | 199 | 1.8 |
| South Dakota | 157 | 1.7 |
| Wyoming | 150 | 2.6 |
| Vermont | 128 | 2.0 |
| North Dakota | 121 | 1.5 |
| Alaska | 111 | 1.5 |
| Texas | 21 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 19 | 0.0 |
| New York | 16 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 14 | 0.0 |
| California | 13 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 10 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 9 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 8 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 7 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0.0 |
| Montana | 7 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 6 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 5 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 5 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 4 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 4 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 4 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.0 |
Sources and dates
U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.