Food Lion locations map
Food Lion has about 1,100 locations in the United States, spread across 10 states. The most are in North Carolina (520), Virginia (283) and South Carolina (171). Per person, North Carolina has the most, with 4.7 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Grocery
- US locations
- about 1,100 (1,141 mapped)
- States
- 10
- Founded
- 1957
- Headquarters
- North Carolina
Food Lion locations by state
| State | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 520 | 4.7 | 45.6% |
| Virginia | 283 | 3.2 | 24.8% |
| South Carolina | 171 | 3.1 | 15.0% |
| Maryland | 52 | 0.8 | 4.6% |
| Georgia | 46 | 0.4 | 4.0% |
| Tennessee | 27 | 0.4 | 2.4% |
| Delaware | 20 | 1.9 | 1.8% |
| West Virginia | 15 | 0.8 | 1.3% |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0.09 | 0.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0.02 | 0.3% |
States without a Food Lion
41 states have no Food Lion location in our data: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Chains with a similar footprint
These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:
- Cook Out 72% overlap
- Bojangles 68% overlap
- Lowes Foods 68% overlap
- Biscuitville 64% overlap
- Eggs Up Grill 56% overlap
- sweetFrog 56% overlap
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Locations come from All the Places, which collects them from each chain's public store locator (data from September 2026). Counts can be a little off: new stores open, old ones close, and a few locations may be missing. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates for 2024. Guess the Chain is not affiliated with Food Lion.