Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on October 15, 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 October 15, 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
Raleigh North Carolina 28
Charlotte 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 2,580 (+1,470 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,716 (+1,139 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,293 (+1,183 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,217 (+640 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,466 (+356 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 525 ( -52 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,248 (+138 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 593 (+16 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 911 ( -199 locations than Food Lion) 18 (+8 states than Food Lion) 519 ( -58 cities than Food Lion)

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You can download the full list of Food Lion locations used for this analysis from our data store. Here is a random sample of 10 records for you to look at the fields and the data that we provide.

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Name Street City State / Territory Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Country Last Updated Date
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Tower Shopping Center 3685 New Bern Avenue Raleigh NC 27610 919-231-7294 35.7996 -78.5793 3685 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27610 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Nags Head 5200 S Croatan Hwy Nags Head NC 27959 252-441-4118 35.9359 -75.6155 5200 S Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, 27959 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Walnut Creek Shopping Center 3416-120 Poole Rd Raleigh NC 27610 919-231-6202 35.7673 -78.5795 3416-120 Poole Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27610 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Norlina 1202 Us 158 Bus West Norlina NC 27563 252-456-2084 36.4354 -78.182 1202 Us 158 Bus West, Norlina, NC, 27563 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Eno Square 5279 Roxboro Rd Durham NC 27712 919-477-0438 36.0763 -78.9112 5279 Roxboro Rd, Durham, NC, 27712 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Haw River 1125 Roxboro St Haw River NC 27258 336-578-8429 36.1128 -79.3528 1125 Roxboro St, Haw River, NC, 27258 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Greenville 3136 E 10th St Greenville NC 27834 252-757-3741 35.5992 -77.3336 3136 E 10th St, Greenville, NC, 27834 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Oxford 109 Hilltop Village Oxford NC 27565 919-693-1557 36.3171 -78.5706 109 Hilltop Village, Oxford, NC, 27565 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Mint Hill 6275 Wilson Grove Rd Mint Hill NC 28227 704-573-0783 35.1891 -80.6897 6275 Wilson Grove Rd, Mint Hill, NC, 28227 USA 2025-10-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Piney Orchard 8741 Piney Orchard Pkwy Odenton MD 21113 410-695-0852 39.0655 -76.7198 8741 Piney Orchard Pkwy, Odenton, MD, 21113 USA 2025-10-15

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