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Popeyes prices across the US

A Popeyes Classic Chicken Sandwich costs $4.49 to $9.99 across 3,050 US restaurants, typically $5.79. Arkansas is the cheapest state for Popeyes and Washington the priciest.

Basket compared: Classic Chicken Sandwich, Biscuits, 6 Biscuits, 5Pc Tenders - Classic. Prices as of .

The scoop

Popeyes swings 136% nationwide

Across 3042 Popeyes restaurants, the basket runs from $16.46 in Riviera Beach, FL to $38.77 in Arlington, VA. The national median basket is $24.76, so this map has plenty of crispy plot twists.

Riviera Beach brings the bargain basket

The lowest Popeyes basket on the map is $16.46 in Riviera Beach, FL. Its Classic Chicken Sandwich is $5.49.

Arlington tops the Popeyes price map

The priciest Popeyes basket shown is $38.77 in Arlington, VA. The Classic Chicken Sandwich there is also $5.49, even while the full basket climbs highest.

Travel stops add extra sizzle

Among the priciest Popeyes sites are an airport site in Arden, NC at $30.97, a travel plaza site in Montclair, NJ at $31.26, and a mall site in Jersey City, NJ at $32.06. Those baskets stand out on the road-trip radar.

Arkansas has the lowest state median

The cheapest Popeyes states are AR with a median basket of $20.38, TN at $21.26, and MS at $21.27. At the other end, WA leads the priciest states at $30.86, followed by CT at $29.56 and CA at $29.46.

Popeyes by state, cheapest first

RankStateIndexTypical Classic Chicken SandwichRestaurants
1Arkansas82$5.4950
2Tennessee86$5.4961
3Mississippi86$5.4965
4Georgia90$5.49141
5Ohio91$5.9975
6Louisiana92$5.79147
7Arizona93$5.7956
8Utah93$5.7918
9Florida94$5.49187
10Texas94$5.49428
11Alabama94$5.4973
12Massachusetts94$5.7923
13Minnesota94$5.4925
14North Carolina95$5.4967
15Nebraska95$5.7914
16Kentucky96$5.4937
17Oklahoma96$5.4928
18New Mexico97$5.7918
19Maryland98$5.49106
20Colorado99$5.7941
21Kansas100$5.4920
22Indiana101$5.4958
23Michigan101$5.4960
24Washington DC101$5.4910
25Wisconsin102$5.4931
26Missouri104$5.7948
27South Carolina106$5.4939
28Virginia106$5.79100
29Oregon108$6.4520
30Illinois109$5.79150
31Delaware111$5.9914
32Nevada111$5.9930
33Pennsylvania112$5.7496
34New York115$5.99224
35New Jersey115$5.7999
36Hawaii116$7.7911
37Idaho116$6.006
38Rhode Island116$5.798
39California119$5.99270
40Connecticut119$5.7940
41Washington125$6.4931

Cheapest cities for Popeyes

CityIndexTypical Classic Chicken SandwichRestaurants
Columbus, GA80$4.995
Little Rock, AR82$5.997
Corpus Christi, TX83$5.797
Knoxville, TN84$5.795
Laredo, TX86$5.498
Nashville, TN86$5.796
Montgomery, AL86$5.497
El Paso, TX87$5.499
Atlanta, GA87$5.4911
Shreveport, LA87$4.997

Priciest cities for Popeyes

CityIndexTypical Classic Chicken SandwichRestaurants
Sacramento, CA128$5.497
Tacoma, WA125$6.496
San Jose, CA121$5.998
Mobile, AL121$5.497
San Diego, CA121$5.9910
New York, NY115$5.9925
Philadelphia, PA113$5.7928
Bronx, NY113$5.4928
Richmond, VA113$5.997
Brooklyn, NY112$5.9952

Popeyes menu prices

Price history

Drive Thru Index has recorded these prices every day since 30 September 2026. Each figure is the typical (median) price across the brand's restaurants here on that day. Comparisons with earlier dates appear here as the daily record builds up.

BrandItemToday7 days ago30 days ago1 year agoTrend
PopeyesClassic Chicken Sandwich$5.79———

Questions people ask

How much does a Popeyes Classic Chicken Sandwich cost?
As of 2026-09-30: A Popeyes Classic Chicken Sandwich costs $4.49 to $9.99 across 3,050 US restaurants, typically $5.79. Arkansas is the cheapest state for Popeyes and Washington the priciest.
Which state has the cheapest Popeyes?
Arkansas, where the typical Popeyes basket is 18% below the US typical price (Drive Thru Index, 2026-09-30).

How these prices are measured

Every day we check the menu at every US restaurant of each chain, through the same ordering app its customers use, and record each item's pickup price. Restaurants are compared on a basket of items every full-menu restaurant of that brand sells. An index of 100 is the brand's typical (median) US restaurant, so 95 means 5% cheaper and 110 means 10% pricier. Brands are only ever compared with themselves, never with each other.

Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com/brands/popeyes), prices checked 2026-09-30. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.