Dunkin' may have a slogan that says "America runs on Dunkin'" but that doesn't necessarily apply to all parts of America. While there are over 9000 Dunkin' restaurants in the United States several states and territories don't have a single location. If you live in Idaho Puerto Rico North Dakota South Dakota American Samoa Washington Oregon Guam Montana the U.S. Virgin Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands you're out of luck according to ScrapeHero. You won't be able to participate in Dunkin's Short King promotion or any other promotion for that matter.
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Why NO ONE Lives In These 9 EMPTY States
The lack of a single Dunkin’ in any of these locations stands in contrast to a place like New York which has the most Dunkin’ locations in the country. As a state New York had 1431 Dunkin’ stores as of April 2024. Massachusetts followed with 1051 and Florida with 904 rounding out the top three. Why not show some love to the Midwest and the West Coast as well as a few of the country’s territories?
Well it’s worth noting that Dunkin’ has been slowly expanding its footprint across the United States. In fact Dunkin’ didn’t build in states like California Colorado Minnesota or Utah until the 2010s. Dunkin’ opened its first location in Hawaii in 2017 which grew to 12 by 2021. Since then it’s added more than 100 in California and about 50 in Colorado suggesting that the company is quick to invest in an area once it does. It’s all part of a corporate strategy.
Dunkin' actively tries to focus on one area and improve its followers rather than taking a haphazard approach. In an interview with entrepreneur Grant Benson the company's senior vice president of franchising and development claims there's no specific reason why the chain hasn't expanded to a state. "It's not that important for us to just spread new stores across a large area" he said. "Once we have a commitment to go somewhere we'll go deep. But there's certainly nothing unattractive about a state and we're looking forward to being represented everywhere."
