Chain footprints

Food Lion

A footprint, not a ranking: the stores listed for Food Lion in the 2026-08-19 capture, and where there are none.

Food Lion has 1,260 listed stores in 10 states and 59 metros, one for every 265,752 residents nationally. Of the metros of 250,000 or more residents, 163 have no Food Lion listed.

At a glance

  • 1,260 Listed stores
  • 10 States with a store
  • 59 Metros with a store
  • 265,752 Residents per listed store
  • 102,547 Households per listed store
  • 168 Opened since the captures began
  • 0 No longer listed since the captures began

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Metros of 250,000 or more residents with no Food Lion listed

MetroResidents (ACS 2024)HouseholdsOpenedNo longer listed
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ19,723,1687,391,78700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA12,974,4874,499,40900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN9,371,5953,643,78300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,985,5902,891,72500
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,442,7882,661,73900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,249,2912,334,79700
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ5,028,7541,892,61300
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4,953,3541,940,68800
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,675,7041,450,25000
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,645,0291,744,07000
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI4,376,8281,768,81600
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,061,9201,608,59600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3,713,6681,477,25900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL3,304,6911,330,30300
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA3,288,7741,171,27800
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO3,002,7211,221,63600
St. Louis, MO-IL2,810,8501,160,38600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL2,793,7461,022,31500
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX2,662,733967,48800
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2,520,9871,010,26500
Pittsburgh, PA2,439,9401,061,70500
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,426,592989,43400
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,426,388881,88900
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,329,548862,51800
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN2,270,706906,67500
Kansas City, MO-KS2,218,142895,36800
Columbus, OH2,175,788864,66300
Cleveland, OH2,171,526931,37700
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN2,130,055842,76500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,969,337679,91400
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA1,684,071675,39500
Jacksonville, FL1,683,960663,10100
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI1,568,938656,43600
Oklahoma City, OK1,463,267571,21100
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN1,372,558558,30600
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,341,924522,87900
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT1,275,870450,17000
Birmingham, AL1,184,613465,00300
Fresno, CA1,177,665370,08100
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI1,162,152440,31600
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY1,161,343501,54900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT1,153,112465,18100
Tucson, AZ1,060,490437,82700
Rochester, NY1,058,413445,83600
Tulsa, OK1,037,534406,44700
Urban Honolulu, HI1,001,146338,86800
Omaha, NE-IA982,064389,81200
New Orleans-Metairie, LA981,662398,56400
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT956,330355,01200
Albuquerque, NM921,482376,02500
Bakersfield-Delano, CA915,075284,93100
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY906,052383,06300
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX891,977270,21000
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL889,339388,95100
Baton Rouge, LA875,313332,58500
El Paso, TX874,182300,47900
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ873,603339,65600
Worcester, MA867,788335,82600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA837,469280,36000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL817,666327,80300
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH816,080344,39100
Boise City, ID811,115304,18700
Stockton-Lodi, CA797,334245,25000
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL790,694289,42500
Colorado Springs, CO767,824302,05000
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR758,629311,54700
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA731,120294,81400
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT717,986206,88000
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL706,150294,46300
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY704,836254,88300
Akron, OH699,820296,51600
Madison, WI691,830301,58000
Syracuse, NY656,410271,25100
Ogden, UT653,374213,82900
Wichita, KS652,622254,77600
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL632,780257,69500
Jackson, MS611,324237,84100
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA604,155246,08400
Toledo, OH602,322254,48600
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA597,123237,76900
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR577,726215,56600
New Haven, CT570,598230,67300
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA569,788234,23000
Reno, NV563,020224,93300
Portland-South Portland, ME562,843240,02700
Lancaster, PA557,931212,74800
Modesto, CA553,990177,87400
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL524,395201,63200
Port St. Lucie, FL522,676205,25400
Lexington-Fayette, KY522,560216,27300
Huntsville, AL516,951205,98400
Killeen-Temple, TX494,360177,68100
Springfield, MO486,785198,88400
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA485,040190,99800
Visalia, CA478,693143,19500
Lansing-East Lansing, MI472,669194,16300
York-Hanover, PA462,924181,58300
Springfield, MA462,815184,47100
Fort Wayne, IN455,416182,14500
Waterbury-Shelton, CT454,969180,11600
Vallejo, CA451,918157,51200
Corpus Christi, TX448,012168,97200
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA443,701149,60800
Salem, OR438,906159,85600
Salinas, CA437,613132,48900
Reading, PA433,015163,23600
Youngstown-Warren, OH427,420184,61500
Manchester-Nashua, NH426,378168,74000
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX426,120138,43300
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS421,201167,94700
Lafayette, LA413,428164,37800
Mobile, AL412,590161,66500
Flint, MI403,305167,33400
Anchorage, AK401,964148,46600
Canton-Massillon, OH400,372167,16100
Ocala, FL400,078164,88100
Naples-Marco Island, FL398,291165,87500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX396,827149,46600
Tallahassee, FL391,730157,96500
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA386,819157,10100
Montgomery, AL386,024151,43800
Trenton-Princeton, NJ385,864144,11400
Eugene-Springfield, OR384,207160,44500
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL381,503161,70200
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ371,211154,44100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH370,729152,16500
Ann Arbor, MI369,822150,55000
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO367,368154,23200
Peoria, IL365,202153,87000
Lubbock, TX358,708140,55300
Greeley, CO350,396124,28700
Gainesville, FL349,923142,49900
Lincoln, NE344,337140,91400
Rockford, IL336,522135,47400
Green Bay, WI331,145136,10100
Boulder, CO328,961137,00800
Columbus, GA-AL325,615127,51200
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI324,560128,45900
Kennewick-Richland, WA311,807107,93600
Waco, TX302,045111,17800
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL299,547119,77300
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA299,067118,89900
Sioux Falls, SD-MN298,181122,51700
Longview, TX291,044108,17400
Merced, CA290,20186,05500
Utica-Rome, NY288,881120,96100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA281,555109,50300
Duluth, MN-WI280,870120,36500
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT279,971115,76800
Tuscaloosa, AL278,526105,68300
College Station-Bryan, TX278,335105,68800
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA277,881108,53700
Cedar Rapids, IA276,624114,00000
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA272,421105,08200
Amarillo, TX271,917103,06200
Evansville, IN270,494113,96600
Laredo, TX269,29481,37300
Erie, PA269,052110,58700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA264,92696,89800
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI262,375107,11000
Fargo, ND-MN259,459110,38700
Bend, OR257,814104,52900
Yakima, WA257,15287,70800

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By metro

Metros with a Food Lion, fewest stores per resident first

MetroResidents (ACS 2024)HouseholdsListed storesResidents per storeHouseholds per storeOpenedNo longer listed
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA6,256,3772,313,05523,128,1881,156,52800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD6,272,0142,467,76110627,201246,77610
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN2,079,596829,1349231,06692,12620
Warner Robins, GA198,20974,4491198,20974,44900
Chattanooga, TN-GA575,812231,3353191,93777,11200
Bowling Green, KY186,95973,3441186,95973,34400
Knoxville, TN932,241378,2346155,37463,03910
Valdosta, GA150,18856,7861150,18856,78600
Albany, GA146,01857,6891146,01857,68900
Asheville, NC414,711161,2643138,23753,75510
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6,318,3772,373,02247134,43450,49060
Cleveland, TN128,96350,0201128,96350,02000
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD2,849,4361,120,26926109,59443,08740
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC961,939383,8429106,88242,64920
Gettysburg, PA106,11540,8411106,11540,84100
Johnson City, TN210,72988,9792105,36444,49000
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA310,842130,9393103,61443,64600
Rome, GA99,69336,856199,69336,85600
Hinesville, GA85,77130,160185,77130,16000
Clarksville, TN-KY334,564124,867483,64131,21710
Winchester, VA-WV146,38655,520273,19327,76000
Spartanburg, SC374,737143,283662,45623,88010
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV302,649118,181560,53023,63600
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC624,181231,8571156,74421,07820
Beckley, WV112,71444,952256,35722,47600
Chambersburg, PA157,37963,510352,46021,17000
Dalton, GA144,16052,080348,05317,36010
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC227,45595,451545,49119,09010
Charleston-North Charleston, SC834,267335,8651943,90917,67720
Lexington Park, MD209,43975,901541,88815,18010
Savannah, GA418,285161,2731041,82816,12710
Dover, DE187,60471,424631,26711,90410
Columbia, SC849,181339,6012929,28211,71020
Florence, SC199,67578,417728,52511,20210
Roanoke, VA314,986131,5101226,24910,95900
Sumter, SC104,72541,083426,18110,27100
Richmond, VA1,341,248533,4306022,3548,89030
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC601,724248,2562722,2869,19540
Salisbury, MD129,73648,818621,6238,13600
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC2,768,4071,076,26012921,4618,343220
Jacksonville, NC207,90675,2651020,7917,52600
Charlottesville, VA224,33590,4521120,3948,22320
Raleigh-Cary, NC1,487,302574,2957420,0997,761100
Goldsboro, NC118,65247,507619,7757,91800
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC1,787,235707,4089419,0137,52690
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA181,66470,2821018,1667,02810
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC104,87644,013617,4797,33600
Greensboro-High Point, NC786,419317,0454517,4767,04590
Wilmington, NC453,347199,2712617,4367,66420
Harrisonburg, VA136,99250,046817,1246,25610
Burlington, NC176,89370,0621116,0816,36920
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC368,316149,5782316,0146,50340
Winston-Salem, NC689,766281,5964415,6766,40060
Lynchburg, VA263,798103,4011715,5186,08220
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC383,016158,7792515,3216,35120
Greenville, NC177,19374,5331214,7666,21120
Fayetteville, NC392,380149,0162714,5335,51960
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA126,82252,2331012,6825,22320
Rocky Mount, NC144,95258,4491212,0794,87120

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By state

Listed stores by state

StateResidents (ACS 2024)HouseholdsListed storesResidents per storeHouseholds per storeOpenedNo longer listed
North Carolina10,730,4044,282,34559717,9747,173950
Virginia8,705,1703,365,73232726,62110,293360
South Carolina5,296,2252,117,98914636,27614,507160
Maryland6,206,0112,362,9286792,62735,26880
Georgia10,940,4074,074,36645243,12090,54160
Tennessee7,066,3832,824,27732220,82488,25940
Delaware1,021,191402,0382344,40017,48020
West Virginia1,778,373728,65514127,02752,04700
Pennsylvania13,018,6395,274,85352,603,7281,054,97100
Kentucky4,534,8241,814,46941,133,706453,61710
California39,287,37713,548,091000
Texas30,188,42410,992,816000
Florida22,416,0778,752,810000
New York19,776,9977,704,486000
Illinois12,694,7985,036,449000
Ohio11,810,2934,863,191000
Michigan10,077,7614,076,369000
New Jersey9,343,8093,507,701000
Washington7,816,1163,064,820000
Arizona7,378,8382,856,081000
Massachusetts7,044,0562,785,042000
Indiana6,851,0732,716,009000
Missouri6,191,8142,508,227000
Wisconsin5,914,8722,479,480000
Colorado5,862,1892,374,218000
Minnesota5,739,4452,307,955000
Alabama5,086,7681,997,247000
Louisiana4,611,9611,804,780000
Oregon4,254,2931,718,422000
Oklahoma4,028,6341,562,389000
Connecticut3,624,5081,434,007000
Utah3,392,3311,124,822000
Iowa3,210,5071,315,707000
Nevada3,184,6121,202,593000
Arkansas3,049,3911,205,987000
Kansas2,947,1971,174,060000
Mississippi2,946,7791,145,431000
New Mexico2,120,246837,414000
Nebraska1,978,707797,847000
Idaho1,934,262713,005000
Hawaii1,445,235492,453000
New Hampshire1,394,868555,822000
Maine1,387,817597,159000
Montana1,116,875458,859000
Rhode Island1,101,801441,570000
South Dakota907,428365,544000
North Dakota784,841331,063000
Alaska735,706270,533000
District of Columbia681,294324,491000
Vermont647,106273,416000
Wyoming582,397243,318000
American Samoa000
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands000
Guam000
Puerto Rico000
United States Virgin Islands000

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Opened and no longer listed

168 opened, 0 no longer listed

Opened and no longer listed count what changed between the 2026-07-22 and 2026-08-19 captures, 2 releases in all. The history begins with the first capture, so a short history is not a trend.

  • 2026-08-19: opened in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Winston-Salem, NC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Lexington Park, MD (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Florence, SC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Columbia, SC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Charleston-North Charleston, SC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Winston-Salem, NC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC (Food Lion)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Columbia, SC (Food Lion Grocery Store of 10508 Two Notch Road)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC (Food Lion Grocery Store of 2321 West Georgia Road)
  • 2026-08-19: opened in Clarksville, TN-KY (Food Lion Grocery Store of 4439 Canton Pike)

A footprint, not a ranking: the stores listed for the brand in Overture Maps' places capture, counted as doors whatever their size, and the residents and households of each area per listed store. Nothing here measures how well any store does.

Source: Overture Maps Foundation places, with MarketGround's monthly captures. Overture Maps data under CDLA-Permissive 2.0; Census figures are public domain. Residents and households from the American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates, summed over the block groups inside each area. Figures rebuilt on 2026-09-23.

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