Red Lobster locations map
Red Lobster has about 500 locations in the United States, spread across 43 states. The most are in Texas (41), Ohio (37) and Florida (34). Per person, Wyoming has the most, with 0.3 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Sit-down restaurant
- US locations
- about 500 (496 mapped)
- States
- 43
- Founded
- 1968
- Headquarters
- Florida
Red Lobster locations by state
| State | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 41 | 0.1 | 8.3% |
| Ohio | 37 | 0.3 | 7.5% |
| Florida | 34 | 0.1 | 6.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 0.2 | 6.0% |
| California | 28 | 0.07 | 5.6% |
| Georgia | 25 | 0.2 | 5.0% |
| Michigan | 25 | 0.2 | 5.0% |
| Illinois | 21 | 0.2 | 4.2% |
| Indiana | 17 | 0.2 | 3.4% |
| Tennessee | 17 | 0.2 | 3.4% |
| New York | 16 | 0.08 | 3.2% |
| Virginia | 16 | 0.2 | 3.2% |
| Arizona | 14 | 0.2 | 2.8% |
| Missouri | 12 | 0.2 | 2.4% |
| New Jersey | 12 | 0.1 | 2.4% |
| Kentucky | 10 | 0.2 | 2.0% |
| North Carolina | 10 | 0.09 | 2.0% |
| South Carolina | 10 | 0.2 | 2.0% |
| Colorado | 9 | 0.2 | 1.8% |
| Maryland | 9 | 0.1 | 1.8% |
| Minnesota | 9 | 0.2 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 9 | 0.1 | 1.8% |
| Alabama | 7 | 0.1 | 1.4% |
| Arkansas | 7 | 0.2 | 1.4% |
| New Mexico | 7 | 0.3 | 1.4% |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0.2 | 1.4% |
| Iowa | 6 | 0.2 | 1.2% |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 0.1 | 1.2% |
| Nevada | 5 | 0.2 | 1.0% |
| Oregon | 5 | 0.1 | 1.0% |
| Utah | 5 | 0.1 | 1.0% |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 | 0.8% |
| West Virginia | 4 | 0.2 | 0.8% |
| Delaware | 3 | 0.3 | 0.6% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 0.1 | 0.6% |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.10 | 0.4% |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.07 | 0.4% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0.2 | 0.4% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.02 | 0.2% |
| Montana | 1 | 0.09 | 0.2% |
States without a Red Lobster
8 states have no Red Lobster location in our data: Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Chains with a similar footprint
These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:
- Burger King 83% overlap
- Dollar Tree 83% overlap
- McDonald's 83% overlap
- Wendy's 83% overlap
- Bath & Body Works 82% overlap
- Buffalo Wild Wings 82% 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 Red Lobster.