Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2026

Last updated on March 05, 2026
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How many Food Lion stores are there in the United States?

There are 1,111 Food Lion stores in the United States as of March 05, 2026. 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.

1,111
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

165 (15%)

A store for every 31,206 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 165 (15%) 5.15M 31.21K
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 2,655 (+1,544 locations than Food Lion) 41 (+31 states than Food Lion) 1,746 (+1,169 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,281 (+1,170 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,216 (+639 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,462 (+351 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 525 ( -52 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,250 (+139 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 593 (+16 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 912 ( -199 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 Union 860 Union St S Concord NC 28025 704-782-3166 35.3879 -80.56 860 Union St S, Concord, NC, 28025 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of West Market Shopping Center 4653 Market St Greensboro NC 27402 336-297-9338 36.0685 -79.8673 4653 Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27402 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Burlington 414 Harden St Burlington NC 27215 336-570-2581 36.0669 -79.4267 414 Harden St, Burlington, NC, 27215 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Church Crossing 1316 Lee's Chapel Rd Greensboro NC 27405 336-375-7482 36.1339 -79.7871 1316 Lee's Chapel Rd, Greensboro, NC, 27405 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Livingston 400 Market Sq Plaza Livingston TN 38570 931-823-8990 36.3967 -85.3215 400 Market Sq Plaza, Livingston, TN, 38570 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Stewarts Ferry 3636 Bell Rd Nashville TN 37214 615-871-0280 36.1507 -86.6269 3636 Bell Rd, Nashville, TN, 37214 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Mooresville 971 N Main St Mooresville NC 28115 704-664-5150 35.5882 -80.7947 971 N Main St, Mooresville, NC, 28115 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Village Marketplace 13100 Midlothian Tpk Midlothian VA 23113 804-379-8988 37.5045 -77.641 13100 Midlothian Tpk, Midlothian, VA, 23113 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Brookneal 425 Lusardi Street Brookneal VA 24528 434-376-3270 37.0434 -78.9442 425 Lusardi Street, Brookneal, VA, 24528 USA 2026-03-05
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Hicone 4634 Hicone Rd Unit H Greensboro NC 27405 336-621-5716 36.1513 -79.7114 4634 Hicone Rd Unit H, Greensboro, NC, 27405 USA 2026-03-05

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