Chain stores in Arkansas
Arkansas has locations of 310 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Dollar General, with 579 locations, followed by Subway (223). The chains most typical of Arkansas, compared with the rest of the country, are Arvest Bank, Maverik and America's Car-Mart.
Most Arkansas chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Arkansas than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arvest Bank | 97 | 3.1 | 49× |
| Maverik | 54 | 1.7 | 7.1× |
| America's Car-Mart | 24 | 0.8 | 31× |
| Daylight Donuts | 22 | 0.7 | 7.7× |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 17 | 0.6 | 9.0× |
| Schlotzsky's | 12 | 0.4 | 7.7× |
| Sonic Drive-In | 189 | 6.1 | 6.0× |
| Chuy's | 6 | 0.2 | 5.8× |
| Braum's | 16 | 0.5 | 5.3× |
| Phillips 66 | 111 | 3.6 | 5.1× |
| Casey's | 74 | 2.4 | 4.4× |
| Shoe Carnival | 10 | 0.3 | 4.4× |
| Huddle House | 8 | 0.3 | 3.6× |
| Rally's | 8 | 0.3 | 3.5× |
| Cato | 27 | 0.9 | 3.5× |
Most common chains in Arkansas
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General | Discount store | 579 | 18.7 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 223 | 7.2 |
| Sonic Drive-In | Burgers | 189 | 6.1 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 186 | 6.0 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 168 | 5.4 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 133 | 4.3 |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 127 | 4.1 |
| Jackson Hewitt | Services | 121 | 3.9 |
| Walmart | Discount store | 115 | 3.7 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 114 | 3.7 |
| Phillips 66 | Gas brand | 111 | 3.6 |
| H&R Block | Services | 107 | 3.5 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 102 | 3.3 |
| Arvest Bank | Bank | 97 | 3.1 |
| Pizza Hut | Pizza | 96 | 3.1 |
| Family Dollar | Discount store | 91 | 2.9 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 86 | 2.8 |
| Valero | Gas brand | 85 | 2.8 |
| Circle K | Convenience & gas | 81 | 2.6 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs | Services | 80 | 2.6 |
| Cricket Wireless | Electronics & phones | 80 | 2.6 |
| Krispy Krunchy Chicken | Chicken | 79 | 2.6 |
| Edward Jones | Services | 78 | 2.5 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 77 | 2.5 |
| AutoZone | Auto parts | 75 | 2.4 |
Big chains with no Arkansas location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Arkansas location in our data: 7-Eleven, Marathon and Rita's Italian Ice.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 310 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 3,088,354 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.