Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on May 19, 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 May 19, 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 2,528 (+1,418 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,688 (+1,111 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,302 (+1,192 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,217 (+640 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,454 (+344 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 520 ( -57 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,257 (+147 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 595 (+18 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 924 ( -186 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 Dobson 600 E Atkins St Dobson NC 27017 336-386-8040 36.3943 -80.7158 600 E Atkins St, Dobson, NC, 27017 USA 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Churchville 2458 Churchville Rd Bel Air MD 21015 410-399-4186 39.5564 -76.2731 2458 Churchville Rd, Bel Air, MD, 21015 USA 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Norwood 542 Fork Road Norwood NC 28128 704-474-3118 35.2167 -80.1117 542 Fork Road, Norwood, NC, 28128 USA 2025-05-19
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 2025-05-19
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 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Sparta 381 S Main St Ste 508 Sparta NC 28675 336-372-5585 36.5019 -81.1147 381 S Main St Ste 508, Sparta, NC, 28675 USA 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Clyde 179 Paragon Pkwy Clyde NC 28721 828-456-4661 35.527 -82.9545 179 Paragon Pkwy, Clyde, NC, 28721 USA 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Hampton 1373 Elm Street W Hampton SC 29924 803-943-2538 32.8826 -81.1289 1373 Elm Street W, Hampton, SC, 29924 USA 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Aiken 1520 Richland Ave West Aiken SC 29801 803-649-3911 33.5662 -81.7403 1520 Richland Ave West, Aiken, SC, 29801 USA 2025-05-19
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Mocksville 796 Valley Rd Mocksville NC 27028 336-751-1673 35.9039 -80.5802 796 Valley Rd, Mocksville, NC, 27028 USA 2025-05-19

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