Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on September 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 September 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 2,567 (+1,457 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,707 (+1,130 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 1,462 (+352 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 523 ( -54 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,251 (+141 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) 522 ( -55 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 Avon 41934 Nc Hwy 12 Avon NC 27915 252-995-4488 35.3398 -75.5055 41934 Nc Hwy 12, Avon, NC, 27915 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Yadkin Valley 101 Valley Dr Jonesville NC 28642 336-526-2290 36.2388 -80.8317 101 Valley Dr, Jonesville, NC, 28642 USA 2025-09-15
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 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Fayetteville 4106 Raeford Rd Fayetteville NC 28304 910-323-3132 35.03638 -78.93037 4106 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville, NC, 28304 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Idlewild 8100 Idlewild Rd Charlotte NC 28227 704-532-9512 35.1847 -80.7295 8100 Idlewild Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28227 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Hamlet 803 W Hamlet Avenue Hamlet NC 28345 910-582-6525 34.8964 -79.7048 803 W Hamlet Avenue, Hamlet, NC, 28345 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Corolla 805 Ocean Trail Corolla NC 27927 252-453-4544 36.3277 -75.8159 805 Ocean Trail, Corolla, NC, 27927 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Little River 1699 Hwy 17 Suite 109 Little River SC 29566 843-249-7830 33.8787 -78.6112 1699 Hwy 17 Suite 109, Little River, SC, 29566 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Dahlgren 15429 Dahlgren Rd King George VA 22485 540-663-2959 38.3397 -77.0718 15429 Dahlgren Rd, King George, VA, 22485 USA 2025-09-15
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Newark 907 South Chapel Street Newark DE 19713 302-368-5342 39.6601 -75.7368 907 South Chapel Street, Newark, DE, 19713 USA 2025-09-15

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