Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on November 03, 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 November 03, 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 2,580 (+1,470 locations than Food Lion) 40 (+30 states than Food Lion) 1,716 (+1,139 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Albertsons Companies 2,279 (+1,169 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,215 (+638 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,466 (+356 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 525 ( -52 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,248 (+138 locations than Food Lion) 16 (+6 states than Food Lion) 593 (+16 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Safeway Inc 912 ( -198 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 Ram's Plaza 1720 Fordham Blvd Chapel Hill NC 27514 919-967-2613 35.937 -79.0222 1720 Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Vanceboro 270 Nc Hwy 43 Vanceboro NC 28586 252-244-1896 35.3111 -77.1589 270 Nc Hwy 43, Vanceboro, NC, 28586 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Providence Forge 9030 Pocahantos Trail Providence Forge VA 23140 804-966-9419 37.443 -77.0421 9030 Pocahantos Trail, Providence Forge, VA, 23140 USA 2025-11-03
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 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Montross 18044 Kings Hwy Montross VA 22520 804-493-7367 38.0853 -76.7925 18044 Kings Hwy, Montross, VA, 22520 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion 4803 Gerrardstown Rd Inwood WV 25428 304-229-0464 39.3633 -78.0437 4803 Gerrardstown Rd, Inwood, WV, 25428 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Nutterfort 600 Buckhannon Pike Nutter Fort WV 26301 304-624-5647 39.2619 -80.3268 600 Buckhannon Pike, Nutter Fort, WV, 26301 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Fairmont 308 Marion Square Fairmont WV 26554 304-363-5027 39.4747 -80.177 308 Marion Square, Fairmont, WV, 26554 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Bear 1607 Pulaski Hwy Bear DE 19701 302-836-6071 39.6206 -75.692 1607 Pulaski Hwy, Bear, DE, 19701 USA 2025-11-03
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Pembroke 540 W Bacon St Pembroke GA 31321 912-653-5983 32.13737 -81.63191 540 W Bacon St, Pembroke, GA, 31321 USA 2025-11-03

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