Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on October 06, 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 October 06, 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 2,571 (+1,461 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,709 (+1,132 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 1,464 (+354 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 525 ( -52 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,250 (+140 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 596 (+19 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 911 ( -199 locations than Food Lion) 18 (+8 states than Food Lion) 519 ( -58 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 Kenly 406 S Church St Kenly NC 27542 919-284-3104 35.5909 -78.1324 406 S Church St, Kenly, NC, 27542 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Stedman 5179 Clinton Road Stedman NC 28391 910-323-1956 35.0356 -78.75 5179 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC, 28391 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Washington Square Mall 851 Washington Square Mall Washington NC 27889 252-948-0028 35.56024 -77.05401 851 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC, 27889 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Carrboro 602 Jones Ferry Road Unit A Carrboro NC 27510 919-942-0916 35.907 -79.0889 602 Jones Ferry Road Unit A, Carrboro, NC, 27510 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Welcome 6455 Old Us Hwy 52 Welcome NC 27374 336-731-2540 35.9134 -80.2536 6455 Old Us Hwy 52, Welcome, NC, 27374 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Granite Towne Centre 692 S Andy Griffith Pkwy Ste 112 Mount Airy NC 27030 336-719-6967 36.4859 -80.6174 692 S Andy Griffith Pkwy Ste 112, Mount Airy, NC, 27030 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Belhaven 998 Us Hwy 264 Bypass Belhaven NC 27810 252-943-3094 35.5522 -76.624 998 Us Hwy 264 Bypass, Belhaven, NC, 27810 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of West Franklin Boulevard 3870 W Franklin Blvd Gastonia NC 28052 704-867-9093 35.2591 -81.2553 3870 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28052 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Masonboro Commons 6400-1 Carolina Beach Rd Wilmington NC 28412 910-452-4192 34.1072 -77.9013 6400-1 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC, 28412 USA 2025-10-06
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Shoppes At Lakewood 2000 Chapel Hill Rd Durham NC 27707 919-402-0190 35.9878 -78.9276 2000 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC, 27707 USA 2025-10-06

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