Number of Food Lion stores in the United States in 2025

Last updated on July 24, 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 July 24, 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 2,567 (+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 2,298 (+1,188 locations than Food Lion) 36 (+26 states than Food Lion) 1,217 (+640 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Publix 1,461 (+351 locations than Food Lion) 8 ( -2 states than Food Lion) 523 ( -54 cities than Food Lion)
Food Lion   vs   Kroger 1,255 (+145 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 Archdale 10102 F S Main St Archdale NC 27263 336-431-2779 35.9009 -79.9501 10102 F S Main St, Archdale, NC, 27263 USA 2025-07-24
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 2025-07-24
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 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Maxton 638-N Patterson St Maxton NC 28364 910-844-9878 34.746 -79.3456 638-N Patterson St, Maxton, NC, 28364 USA 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Forest City 668 S Broadway Forest City NC 28043 828-245-3299 35.318 -81.8586 668 S Broadway, Forest City, NC, 28043 USA 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Altavista 1301-A Main Street Altavista VA 24517 434-309-1114 37.1201 -79.2727 1301-A Main Street, Altavista, VA, 24517 USA 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Romney 22240 Northwestern Pk Romney WV 26757 304-822-3641 39.3303 -78.7032 22240 Northwestern Pk, Romney, WV, 26757 USA 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Moorefield 542 South Main Street Moorefield WV 26836 304-538-7473 39.0516 -78.9767 542 South Main Street, Moorefield, WV, 26836 USA 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Earlwood 1013 Broad River Road Columbia SC 29210 803-798-2435 34.0248 -81.0811 1013 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC, 29210 USA 2025-07-24
Food Lion Grocery Store Of Southern Shopping Center 7525 Tidewater Drive Norfolk VA 23505 757-588-7791 36.916 -76.2559 7525 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23505 USA 2025-07-24

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