Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on December 02, 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 December 02, 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 2,624 (+1,514 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,737 (+1,160 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,279 (+1,169 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,215 (+638 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,466 (+356 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 526 ( -51 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,248 (+138 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 592 (+15 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 912 ( -198 locations than Food Lion) 18 (+8 states than Food Lion) 520 ( -57 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 Pendleton 7709 Highway 76 Pendleton SC 29670 864-646-7754 34.63446 -82.78624 7709 Highway 76, Pendleton, SC, 29670 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Ravenel 6323 Savannah Hwy Ravenel SC 29470 843-889-8317 32.7751 -80.2489 6323 Savannah Hwy, Ravenel, SC, 29470 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Portland 304 S Broadway St Portland TN 37148 615-325-0665 36.5786 -86.5141 304 S Broadway St, Portland, TN, 37148 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Altavista 1301-A Main Street Altavista VA 24517 434-309-1114 37.1201 -79.2727 1301-A Main Street, Altavista, VA, 24517 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Richlands 124 Kent Ridge Rd Richlands VA 24641 276-964-7451 37.093 -81.8068 124 Kent Ridge Rd, Richlands, VA, 24641 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Gateway South 250 Gateway South Blvd Dover DE 19901 302-698-1445 39.1242 -75.4978 250 Gateway South Blvd, Dover, DE, 19901 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Delmar 38650 Sussex Hwy Unit 1 Delmar DE 19940 302-846-2701 38.4582 -75.5594 38650 Sussex Hwy Unit 1, Delmar, DE, 19940 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Bridgeville 9537 Bridgeville Center Bridgeville DE 19933 302-337-9239 38.7192 -75.5853 9537 Bridgeville Center, Bridgeville, DE, 19933 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Milford 951 North Dupont Blvd Milford DE 19963 302-424-0462 38.9319 -75.4325 951 North Dupont Blvd, Milford, DE, 19963 USA 2025-12-02
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Garner 40/42 75 Glen Rd Garner NC 27529 919-772-1423 35.6066 -78.568 75 Glen Rd, Garner, NC, 27529 USA 2025-12-02

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