"California is the US state with the most Subway locations, at 1,985 as of July 2025 (via ScrapeHero). Not far behind is Texas with 1,813 stores. Texas is also home to the US city with the most Subway restaurants, Houston, with 203 total. Coming in third place is Florida with 1,181 locations, followed by Ohio with 935 and Illinois with 910."
"The origin story of Subway started in 1965, when high school student Fred DeLuca received a $1,000 investment from nuclear physicist Dr. Peter Buck, a family friend, to open a submarine sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Initially called Pete's Super Submarines, they soon changed the somewhat confusing name to Pete's Subway and eventually, Subway. By 1974, the pair had opened 16 sandwich shops throughout Connecticut and started franchising. And the rest is history."
Subway offers 4.9 billion different ways to customize a sandwich. There are more than 20,000 Subway locations across 6,645 US cities in 51 states and territories. California leads US store counts with 1,985 locations as of July 2025, followed by Texas (1,813), Florida (1,181), Ohio (935) and Illinois (910). Houston is the US city with the most Subway restaurants at 203. Subway began in 1965 when Fred DeLuca received $1,000 from Dr. Peter Buck to open a sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut; franchising began after 16 shops opened by 1974.
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