Cato locations map
Cato has about 850 locations in the United States, spread across 30 states. The most are in Texas (140), North Carolina (80) and Georgia (67). Per person, Mississippi has the most, with 1.4 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Clothing & shoes
- US locations
- about 850 (849 mapped)
- States
- 30
- Founded
- 1946
- Headquarters
- North Carolina
Cato locations by state
| State | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 140 | 0.4 | 16.5% |
| North Carolina | 80 | 0.7 | 9.4% |
| Georgia | 67 | 0.6 | 7.9% |
| Alabama | 55 | 1.1 | 6.5% |
| Tennessee | 51 | 0.7 | 6.0% |
| South Carolina | 50 | 0.9 | 5.9% |
| Louisiana | 45 | 1.0 | 5.3% |
| Mississippi | 42 | 1.4 | 4.9% |
| Virginia | 42 | 0.5 | 4.9% |
| Kentucky | 34 | 0.7 | 4.0% |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 0.8 | 3.9% |
| Florida | 31 | 0.1 | 3.7% |
| Arkansas | 27 | 0.9 | 3.2% |
| Missouri | 27 | 0.4 | 3.2% |
| Ohio | 26 | 0.2 | 3.1% |
| Indiana | 17 | 0.2 | 2.0% |
| Illinois | 14 | 0.1 | 1.6% |
| Michigan | 11 | 0.1 | 1.3% |
| West Virginia | 9 | 0.5 | 1.1% |
| Iowa | 8 | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| New Mexico | 8 | 0.4 | 0.9% |
| Kansas | 7 | 0.2 | 0.8% |
| Arizona | 5 | 0.07 | 0.6% |
| Maryland | 5 | 0.08 | 0.6% |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5% |
| Colorado | 3 | 0.05 | 0.4% |
| Delaware | 3 | 0.3 | 0.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0.02 | 0.4% |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.01 | 0.1% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1% |
States without a Cato
21 states have no Cato location in our data: Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Chains with a similar footprint
These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:
- Academy Sports + Outdoors 74% overlap
- McAlister's Deli 74% overlap
- Dollar General 72% overlap
- Kirkland's 72% overlap
- Waffle House 72% overlap
- Citi Trends 71% overlap
More clothing & shoes maps
Locations come from All the Places, which collects them from each chain's public store locator (data from September 2026). Counts can be a little off: new stores open, old ones close, and a few locations may be missing. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates for 2024. Guess the Chain is not affiliated with Cato.