El Pollo Loco locations map
El Pollo Loco has about 510 locations in the United States, spread across 10 states. The most are in California (393), Texas (37) and Nevada (33). Per person, Nevada has the most, with 1.0 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Mexican
- US locations
- about 510 (514 mapped)
- States
- 10
- Founded
- 1975
- Headquarters
- California
El Pollo Loco locations by state
| State | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 393 | 1.0 | 76.5% |
| Texas | 37 | 0.1 | 7.2% |
| Nevada | 33 | 1.0 | 6.4% |
| Arizona | 30 | 0.4 | 5.8% |
| Utah | 10 | 0.3 | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 5 | 0.08 | 1.0% |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.04 | 0.4% |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.09 | 0.4% |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.05 | 0.2% |
| Washington | 1 | 0.01 | 0.2% |
States without a El Pollo Loco
41 states have no El Pollo Loco location in our data: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Chains with a similar footprint
These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:
- Yogurtland 86% overlap
- Smart & Final 82% overlap
- In-N-Out Burger 78% overlap
- Wienerschnitzel 78% overlap
- Lee's Sandwiches 77% overlap
- Del Taco 75% overlap
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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 El Pollo Loco.