Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on June 16, 2025
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How many Food Lion stores are there in the United States?

There are 1,110 Food Lion stores in the United States as of June 16, 2025. The state and territory with the most number of Food Lion locations in the US is North Carolina, with 506 stores, which is about 46% of all Food Lion stores in the US.

1,110
Locations
10
States and Territories
577
Cities
Map of Food Lion stores in the United States


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Top 10 States and Territories with the most Food Lion stores

North Carolina

506 (46%)

A store for every 20,727 people, in North Carolina with about 46% of the total number of Food Lion stores


Virginia

275 (25%)

A store for every 31,040 people, in Virginia with about 25% of the total number of Food Lion stores


South Carolina

164 (15%)

A store for every 31,396 people, in South Carolina with about 15% of the total number of Food Lion stores


State / Territory Number of stores Population Population per store
North Carolina 506 (46%) 10.49M 20.73K
Virginia 275 (25%) 8.54M 31.04K
South Carolina 164 (15%) 5.15M 31.40K
Maryland 52 (5%) 6.05M 116.27K
Georgia 45 (4%) 10.62M 235.93K
Tennessee 27 (2%) 6.83M 252.93K
Delaware 20 (2%) 974.00K 48.70K
West Virginia 15 (1%) 1.79M 119.47K
Pennsylvania 3 (0%) 12.80M 4.27M
Kentucky 3 (0%) 4.47M 1.49M

There are Food Lion stores in 10 states and territories in the United States

States and Territories without any Food Lion stores

These states and territories do not have any Food Lion stores

  • California
  • Indiana
  • New Mexico
  • Montana
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • North Dakota
  • Connecticut
  • Minnesota
  • Idaho
  • New Hampshire
  • Puerto Rico
  • Hawaii
  • Missouri
  • Alaska
  • Texas
  • Massachusetts
  • South Dakota
  • Nevada
  • Ohio
  • Arkansas
  • Vermont
  • Alabama
  • Nebraska
  • Michigan
  • Utah
  • Louisiana
  • Iowa
  • Illinois
  • Mississippi
  • Florida
  • Colorado
  • Oklahoma
  • District of Columbia
  • Wyoming
  • American Samoa
  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • Guam
  • New Jersey
  • Wisconsin
  • Arizona
  • New York
  • Kansas
  • Maine
  • Rhode Island

There are 46 states and territories without Food Lion stores in the United States

Cities with the most number of Food Lion stores in the United States

City State / Territory Number of Locations
Charlotte North Carolina 28
Raleigh North Carolina 28
Virginia Beach Virginia 21
Richmond Virginia 16
Fayetteville North Carolina 16
Greensboro North Carolina 14
Chesapeake Virginia 12
Columbia South Carolina 11
Durham North Carolina 11
Winston-Salem North Carolina 11

Food Lion vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
Food Lion   vs   ALDI 2,547 (+1,437 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,700 (+1,123 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,302 (+1,192 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,217 (+640 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,455 (+345 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 521 ( -56 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,258 (+148 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 595 (+18 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 922 ( -188 locations than Food Lion) 18 (+8 states than Food Lion) 521 ( -56 cities than Food Lion)

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Name Street City State / Territory Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Country Last Updated Date
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Waycross 1312 Plant Ave Waycross GA 31501 912-285-7530 31.2178 -82.3499 1312 Plant Ave, Waycross, GA, 31501 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Crestwood Plaza 6920 Crestwood Blvd Frederick MD 21703 301-846-4704 39.3919 -77.4235 6920 Crestwood Blvd, Frederick, MD, 21703 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Oak Ridge 7605 Nc Hwy 68 N Ste C Oak Ridge NC 27310 336-644-8898 36.211 -79.9913 7605 Nc Hwy 68 N Ste C, Oak Ridge, NC, 27310 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Cary 980 Kildare Farm Rd Cary NC 27511 919-467-4168 35.7723 -78.7833 980 Kildare Farm Rd, Cary, NC, 27511 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Yanceyville 1979 Nc Hwy 86 N Yanceyville NC 27379 336-694-5518 36.4164 -79.35 1979 Nc Hwy 86 N, Yanceyville, NC, 27379 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Southmont 1989 Cotton Grove Rd Lexington NC 27292 336-357-5151 35.771 -80.2602 1989 Cotton Grove Rd, Lexington, NC, 27292 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Bermuda Run 5285 Us Hwy 158 Advance NC 27006 336-998-1678 36.0054 -80.4421 5285 Us Hwy 158, Advance, NC, 27006 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Jefferson 733 E Main St Jefferson NC 28640 336-246-2992 36.4214 -81.4589 733 E Main St, Jefferson, NC, 28640 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Simpsonville 120 Sc Hwy 14 Simpsonville SC 29681 864-967-4986 34.7604 -82.2376 120 Sc Hwy 14, Simpsonville, SC, 29681 USA 2025-06-16
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Albany 2310 N Slappey St Albany GA 31701 229-436-7792 31.6081 -84.1743 2310 N Slappey St, Albany, GA, 31701 USA 2025-06-16

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