Chain stores in Tennessee
Tennessee has locations of 377 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Dollar General, with 1,028 locations, followed by Shell (616). The chains most typical of Tennessee, compared with the rest of the country, are MAPCO, Food City and Weigel's.
Most Tennessee chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Tennessee than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPCO | 109 | 1.5 | 20× |
| Food City | 94 | 1.3 | 29× |
| Weigel's | 90 | 1.2 | 47× |
| Captain D's | 74 | 1.0 | 7.1× |
| Krystal | 66 | 0.9 | 12× |
| Shoney's | 24 | 0.3 | 21× |
| Logan's Roadhouse | 14 | 0.2 | 5.8× |
| Cook Out | 40 | 0.6 | 5.1× |
| Ingles | 20 | 0.3 | 5.0× |
| Zaxby's | 105 | 1.5 | 4.8× |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | 18 | 0.2 | 4.6× |
| Hardee's | 142 | 2.0 | 4.5× |
| Kroger | 116 | 1.6 | 4.4× |
| Thorntons | 20 | 0.3 | 4.3× |
| Gold's Gym | 16 | 0.2 | 4.2× |
Most common chains in Tennessee
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General | Discount store | 1,028 | 14.2 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 616 | 8.5 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 509 | 7.0 |
| U-Haul | Services | 479 | 6.6 |
| Marathon | Gas brand | 373 | 5.2 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 341 | 4.7 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 313 | 4.3 |
| BP | Gas brand | 275 | 3.8 |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 267 | 3.7 |
| Sonic Drive-In | Burgers | 248 | 3.4 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 244 | 3.4 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 237 | 3.3 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 225 | 3.1 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 217 | 3.0 |
| H&R Block | Services | 207 | 2.9 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 204 | 2.8 |
| AutoZone | Auto parts | 184 | 2.5 |
| Wendy's | Burgers | 182 | 2.5 |
| Burger King | Burgers | 177 | 2.4 |
| Jackson Hewitt | Services | 174 | 2.4 |
| Dunkin' | Coffee | 165 | 2.3 |
| Circle K | Convenience & gas | 164 | 2.3 |
| Pizza Hut | Pizza | 163 | 2.3 |
| Waffle House | Breakfast & diner | 158 | 2.2 |
| Advance Auto Parts | Auto parts | 151 | 2.1 |
Big chains with no Tennessee location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Tennessee location in our data: Papa Murphy's.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 377 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 7,227,750 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.