In-N-Out is signaling where it could grow next, and the list includes three states the burger chain has never entered before. In an interview posted on the company’s website, owner and president Lynsi Snyder said Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma are possibilities, while a New Mexico opening in Albuquerque remains on track by 2027.
Which states In-N-Out is watching now
The clearest new detail came from Snyder’s conversation with Terry Crews, which appears on In-N-Out’s website. In that interview, Snyder said the company’s move into Tennessee became possible because it could support those restaurants from a warehouse in Texas. She then named Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma as states that could also work from that same supply setup.
That matters because In-N-Out has long tied its growth to distribution and product handling, not just customer demand. Snyder said there are “some states there that are possibilities,” but she also made clear that broader national expansion is not currently planned. According to the interview, the company tracks requests from customers by state, yet Snyder said many places that want In-N-Out are “not really in the works and not planned.”
New Mexico is further along than those three states. Snyder said a store in Albuquerque will open “soon,” and In-N-Out had already announced in November 2023 that it planned to open an Albuquerque location by 2027. For burger fans in the Southwest, that makes New Mexico the most concrete next step, while Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma remain early-stage possibilities rather than confirmed openings.
What is confirmed in Tennessee and California
In-N-Out’s Tennessee expansion is no longer theoretical. The company says its first Tennessee restaurants opened in Lebanon and Antioch on December 10, 2025, followed by Murfreesboro on December 12, 2025. A Franklin location then opened on February 25, 2026, giving the brand an operating foothold farther east than it had previously reached.
Snyder also used the interview to push back on the idea that In-N-Out is speeding into a national buildout. She said the company has passed 300 locations and now operates in 10 states, but described its pace as steady rather than aggressive. She attributed slower timelines in part to permitting and negotiations with cities, saying those processes can delay store openings.
California is still a major part of the growth picture. Snyder said the company has “lots of stores slotted for future cities in California,” which suggests that even as new states are being evaluated, the chain’s home state remains a priority. For readers trying to gauge where openings are most likely to happen first, California and New Mexico appear more advanced than the newly named states in the South Central region.
Why growth stays slow, and what customers should expect
The company’s own history page and recent press materials show a pattern of expansion that stays close to its supply chain. That helps explain why Snyder framed the next possible states around warehouse reach rather than brand popularity alone. It also fits In-N-Out’s long-running emphasis on delivering fresh ingredients to stores from its own network.
That conservative approach is visible in California too. In Palm Springs, a proposed In-N-Out moved forward on October 19, 2026, after the city’s Architectural Review Committee approved the design in a split vote, according to local reporting and the city’s planning project page. Even there, the project still reflects how design review and local approvals can stretch timelines before a restaurant actually opens.
For home cooks and fast food watchers, the practical takeaway is simple. Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma are not confirmed opening markets yet, but they are now publicly on In-N-Out’s map. New Mexico has a stated by-2027 target in Albuquerque, Tennessee already has operating restaurants, and California continues to absorb much of the brand’s near-term development pipeline.
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