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Most Popular Fast Food Fried Chicken by State

Holiday Calendar analyzed GPS tracking data of 12M Americans and surveyed 3,000 Americans on 7 largest fried chicken restaurant chains.

Most Popular Fast Food Fried Chicken by State
Church's Chicken

Alabama

1.
Church's Chicken
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Zaxby's
4.
KFC
5.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Raising Cane's

Arizona

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
KFC
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Arkansas

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
Raising Cane's
4.
Zaxby's
5.
KFC
Chick-fil-A

California

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Raising Cane's
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5.
Church's Chicken
Raising Cane's

Colorado

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
KFC
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Connecticut

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Church's Chicken
KFC

Delaware

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
New York Fried Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Florida

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Zaxby's
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Georgia

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Zaxby's
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
KFC
5.
Bojangles'
Chick-fil-A

Idaho

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chick-fil-A

Illinois

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
KFC
4.
Raising Cane's
5.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Indiana

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Zaxby's
5.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Iowa

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chick-fil-A

Kansas

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Raising Cane's
5.
Church's Chicken
Bojangles'

Kentucky

1.
Bojangles'
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Zaxby's
4.
KFC
5.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Raising Cane's

Louisiana

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
Chick-fil-A
4.
Church's Chicken
5.
KFC
KFC

Maine

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Maryland

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
KFC
4.
Bojangles'
Chick-fil-A

Massachusetts

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chick-fil-A

Michigan

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Church's Chicken
Chick-fil-A

Minnesota

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Raising Cane's
3.
KFC
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chick-fil-A

Mississippi

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
Raising Cane's
4.
KFC
5.
Zaxby's
Chick-fil-A

Missouri

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Raising Cane's
3.
KFC
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5.
Church's Chicken
KFC

Montana

1.
KFC
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
Chick-fil-A
Raising Cane's

Nebraska

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
KFC
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Raising Cane's

Nevada

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
KFC
4.
Chick-fil-A
5.
Church's Chicken
KFC

New Hampshire

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A
KFC

New Jersey

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Raising Cane's
Chick-fil-A

New Mexico

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Church's Chicken
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Church's Chicken

New York

1.
Church's Chicken
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
KFC
4.
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A

North Carolina

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
Bojangles'
3.
Zaxby's
4.
KFC
5.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
KFC

North Dakota

1.
KFC
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
Bojangles'
4.
Chick-fil-A
5.
Church's Chicken
Raising Cane's

Ohio

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
KFC
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5.
Church's Chicken
Zaxby's

Oklahoma

1.
Zaxby's
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Raising Cane's
4.
KFC
5.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chick-fil-A

Oregon

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chick-fil-A

Pennsylvania

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Church's Chicken
5.
Bojangles'
Chick-fil-A

Rhode Island

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
Church's Chicken

South Carolina

1.
Church's Chicken
2.
Zaxby's
3.
Chick-fil-A
4.
KFC
5.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
KFC

South Dakota

1.
KFC
2.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
3.
Chick-fil-A
Raising Cane's

Tennessee

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Zaxby's
3.
Chick-fil-A
4.
KFC
5.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Raising Cane's

Texas

1.
Raising Cane's
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Church's Chicken
5.
KFC
Chick-fil-A

Utah

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Zaxby's
4.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
KFC

Vermont

1.
KFC
Chick-fil-A

Virginia

1.
Chick-fil-A
2.
KFC
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
4.
Bojangles'
5.
Zaxby's
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Washington

1.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
2.
KFC
3.
Chick-fil-A
4.
Church's Chicken
KFC

West Virginia

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
KFC

Wisconsin

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A
3.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
KFC

Wyoming

1.
KFC
2.
Chick-fil-A

About This Study

Methodology

To determine the most popular fast food fried chicken chain in each state, Holiday Calendar employed a dual-methodology approach combining foot traffic analysis with survey research. First, we partnered with a mobile analytics firm to analyze anonymized GPS location data from approximately 12 million American smartphone users over the period of January 1st through June 30th, 2024. Visits to the seven largest national fried chicken chains—Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, KFC, Raising Cane's, Wingstop, Zaxby's, and Church's Chicken—were tracked and mapped to users' home states. Visit frequency was used as a proxy for preference. Second, we conducted an online survey of 3,000 Americans between June 15th and June 28th, 2024, asking respondents to rank their favorite fried chicken chain from among the same seven brands. The GPS foot traffic data was weighted at 60% and the survey results at 40% in the final composite score, reflecting the higher reliability of observed behavioral data. State-level winners were determined by the highest composite score. The survey component has a margin of error of ±1.8 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.