Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on April 21, 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 April 21, 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 2,508 (+1,398 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,676 (+1,099 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,308 (+1,198 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,218 (+641 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,448 (+338 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 519 ( -58 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,260 (+150 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 595 (+18 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 923 ( -187 locations than Food Lion) 18 (+8 states than Food Lion) 522 ( -55 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 Canton 1 New Clyde Hwy Canton NC 28716 828-648-1550 35.5312 -82.8504 1 New Clyde Hwy, Canton, NC, 28716 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Franklin 155 Macon Plaza Dr Franklin NC 28734 828-369-2970 35.1735 -83.362 155 Macon Plaza Dr, Franklin, NC, 28734 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Scotland Crossing 1301 Scotland Crossing Dr Laurinburg NC 28352 910-277-7550 34.7585 -79.4846 1301 Scotland Crossing Dr, Laurinburg, NC, 28352 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Tellico Village 101 Cheeyo Way Loudon TN 37774 865-408-1703 35.6624 -84.2887 101 Cheeyo Way, Loudon, TN, 37774 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Brookhollow Plaza 1282 S Fifth St Mebane NC 27302 919-563-5511 36.073 -79.2953 1282 S Fifth St, Mebane, NC, 27302 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Seaford 22954 Sussex Hwy Seaford DE 19973 302-629-6714 38.6594 -75.5964 22954 Sussex Hwy, Seaford, DE, 19973 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Dover 1030 Forest Ave Suite 106 Dover DE 19904 302-674-2921 39.1567 -75.5442 1030 Forest Ave Suite 106, Dover, DE, 19904 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Rivers Bend 13145 Rivers Bend Blvd Chester VA 23836 804-530-1051 37.3504 -77.3547 13145 Rivers Bend Blvd, Chester, VA, 23836 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Emporia 216 Market Drive Emporia VA 23847 434-348-0925 36.7044 -77.544 216 Market Drive, Emporia, VA, 23847 USA 2025-04-21
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Ayden 120 Nc 102 W Ayden NC 28513 252-746-8907 35.4769 -77.436 120 Nc 102 W, Ayden, NC, 28513 USA 2025-04-21

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