20-Plus KFCs Remain In Connecticut, Despite Rash Of National Closings

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut's roster of KFC restaurants stands at 23, despite more than 300 locations closing nationwide in roughly the past year, according to a recent analysis.

In a way, the Nutmeg State is bucking the trend.

From July 15, 2025, to July 6, 2026, at least 312 KFC restaurants in the U.S. — or 7.64 percent of its American footprint — shuttered, AI search visibility platform Local Falcon found.

Local Falcon compared the chain’s public store locator at the beginning and end of the time period measured, and each restaurant listing removed with a 404 error was independently verified using Google Maps.

California, the state with the biggest KFC footprint, lost the most restaurants, with 44, the analysis found. Utah, Rhode Island and New Hampshire did not see any closings.

The same seems to be the case in Connecticut, where KFC has restaurants in:

Hartford Area

• Hartford (Albany Ave): 779 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT 06112
• Hartford (Farmington Ave): 501 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
• West Hartford: 930 New Britain Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110
• East Hartford: 300 Burnside Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108
• Bloomfield: 1000 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002
• Wethersfield: 31 Town Line Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109

Central & East Central CT

• Vernon: 328 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
• Manchester: 307 Middle Turnpike W, Manchester, CT 06040
• New Britain: 412 W Main St, New Britain, CT 06052
• Southington: 866 Queen St, Southington, CT 06489
• Middletown: 382 S Main St, Middletown, CT 06457
• Cromwell: 32 Shunpike Rd, Cromwell, CT 06416
• Meriden: 722 E Main St, Meriden, CT 06450

Eastern CT

• Willimantic: 1589 W Main St, Willimantic, CT 06226
• Danielson: 578 Providence Rd, Danielson, CT 06239
• Norwich: 45 Salem Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360
• Groton: 230 CT-12, Groton, CT 06340

Southwest Coast (Fairfield County)

• Stamford: 285 W Main St, Stamford, CT 06902
• Norwalk (Richards Ave): 75 Richards Ave, Norwalk, CT 06854
• Norwalk (Westport Ave): 315 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
• Bridgeport (Main St): 4301 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06606
• Bridgeport (Boston Ave): 325 Boston Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06610
• Stratford: 1322 Barnum Ave, Stratford, CT 06614

Local Falcon noted that KFC’s Google ratings in the U.S. were the lowest of eight major chicken chains, averaging 3.42 stars across 2,885 rated locations. Chick-fil-A’s ratings were the highest, with 4.3 stars on average across 3,306 rated restaurants.

It hasn’t been all closures for KFC. According to a second-quarter results report published July 30 by the chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands, KFC opened 660 gross new restaurants across 55 countries and had 7 percent unit growth.