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Whataburger locations map

Whataburger has about 1,200 locations in the United States, spread across 17 states. The most are in Texas (785), Florida (53) and Oklahoma (51). Per person, Texas has the most, with 2.5 locations for every 100,000 residents.

LegendWhataburger locationData from September 2026
Category
Burgers
US locations
about 1,200 (1,208 mapped)
States
17
Founded
1950
Headquarters
Texas

Whataburger locations by state

Whataburger locations by state
StateLocationsPer 100,000 peopleShare
Texas7852.565.0%
Florida530.24.4%
Oklahoma511.24.2%
Arizona450.63.7%
Alabama400.83.3%
Georgia400.43.3%
Louisiana330.72.7%
Tennessee310.42.6%
Arkansas210.71.7%
Missouri200.31.7%
New Mexico190.91.6%
North Carolina180.21.5%
South Carolina180.31.5%
Mississippi140.51.2%
Colorado100.20.8%
Kansas90.30.7%
Nevada10.030.1%

States without a Whataburger

34 states have no Whataburger location in our data: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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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 Whataburger.