Fast Food Cities

Capital city: Louisville, KY
Locations in capital: 39
Locations per 100,000 residents: 15.2
U.S. sales 2009: $30,910,000*
Total U.S. locations: 13,980

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Miami, FL
Locations in capital: 111
Locations per 100,000 residents: 25.6
U.S. sales 2009: $10,000,000
Total U.S. locations: 23,034

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 34
Locations per 100,000 residents: 14.4
U.S. sales 2009: $8,930,000*
Total U.S. locations: 13,980

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Miami, FL
Locations in capital: 42
Locations per 100,000 residents: 9.7
U.S. sales 2009: $8,388,000*
Total U.S. locations: 5,877

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Seattle, WA
Locations in capital: 130
Locations per 100,000 residents: 21.1
U.S. sales 2009: $8,347,200 *
Total U.S. locations: 11,181

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 24
Locations per 100,000 residents: 10.2
U.S. sales 2009: $6,800,000
Total U.S. locations: 5,604

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Capital city: Boston, MA
Locations in capital: 66
Locations per 100,000 residents: 10.2
U.S. sales 2009: $5,295,000*
Total U.S. locations: 6,500

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 22
Locations per 100,000 residents: 9.3
U.S. sales 2009: $5,000,000
Total U.S. locations: 7,566

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 19
Locations per 100,000 residents: 8.1
U.S. sales 2009: $4,900,000
Total U.S. locations: 5,162

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Capital city: Louisville, KY
Locations in capital: 7
Locations per 100,000 residents: 2.7
U.S. sales 2009: $4,394,250
Total U.S. locations: 1,868

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Capital city: Oklahoma City, OK
Locations in capital: 40
Locations per 100,000 residents: 7.1
U.S. sales 2009: $3,793,216
Total U.S. locations: 3,560

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 7
Locations per 100,000 residents: 3.0
U.S. sales 2009: $3,770,000
Total U.S. locations: 1,300

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Capital city: Richmond, VA
Locations in capital: 3
Locations per 100,000 residents: 1.5
U.S. sales 2009: $3,301,000
Total U.S. locations: 696

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Capital city: Louisville, KY
Locations in capital: 20
Locations per 100,000 residents: 7.8
U.S. sales 2009: $3,228,751
Total U.S. locations: 3,596

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Capital city: Richmond, VA
Locations in capital: 12
Locations per 100,000 residents: 5.9
U.S. sales 2009: $3,217,001
Total U.S. locations: 1,489

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Capital city: Las Vegas, NV
Locations in capital: 41
Locations per 100,000 residents: 7.2
U.S. sales 2009: $3,085,000
Total U.S. locations: 2,228

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Capital city: Minneapolis, MN
Locations in capital: 16
Locations per 100,000 residents: 4.2
U.S. sales 2009: $3,030,779*
Total U.S. locations: 4,937

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 9
Locations per 100,000 residents: 3.8
U.S. sales 2009: $2,796,500
Total U.S. locations: 1,304

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Capital city: Las Vegas, NV
Locations in capital: 13
Locations per 100,000 residents: 2.3
U.S. sales 2009: $2,549,528
Total U.S. locations: 1,442

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Capital city: Louisville, KY
Locations in capital: 17
Locations per 100,000 residents: 6.6
U.S. sales 2009: $2,469,000*
Total U.S. locations: 4,540

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Cincinnati, OH
Locations in capital: 5
Locations per 100,000 residents: 1.5
U.S. sales 2009: $2,434,000
Total U.S. locations: 663

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Capital city: Orlando, FL
Locations in capital: 6
Locations per 100,000 residents: 2.5
U.S. sales 2009: $2,240,000*
Total U.S. locations: 787

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Las Vegas, NV
Locations in capital: 19
Locations per 100,000 residents: 3.3
U.S. sales 2009: $2,137,000
Total U.S. locations: 1,471

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Capital city: Louisville, KY
Locations in capital: 19
Locations per 100,000 residents: 7.4
U.S. sales 2009: $2,057,267
Total U.S. locations: 2,781

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Capital city: Chesapeake, VA
Locations in capital: 3
Locations per 100,000 residents: 1.3
U.S. sales 2009: $1,875,688
Total U.S. locations: 593

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Capital city: Cincinnati, OH
Locations in capital: 6
Locations per 100,000 residents: 1.8
U.S. sales 2009: $1,835,000*
Total U.S. locations: 592

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Spokane, WA
Locations in capital: 8
Locations per 100,000 residents: 3.9
U.S. sales 2009: $1,776,500*
Total U.S. locations: 4,203

*Technomic estimate

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Capital city: Richmond, VA
Locations in capital: 11
Locations per 100,000 residents: 5.4
U.S. sales 2009: $1,660,000*
Total locations: 1,915

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Capital city: Baton Rouge, LA
Locations in capital: 16
Locations per 100,000 residents: 7.1
U.S. sales 2009: $1,597,000*
Total U.S. locations: 1,576

*Technomic estimate

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