From local chains to mega-retailers where you can purchase produce for dinner and the new Adele CD for dessert, Americans have plenty of grocery store options. So to find out which grocers are the most popular regionally, we asked the fine folks at AggData to share statistics on the largest concentration of locations in each state.
We excluded convenience stores, but did include broader retailers if food is a considerable part of their business. For example, we debated whether or not Walmart can truly be called a grocery store, but a substantial 56% of its revenue is from groceries. For larger conglomerates like Safeway or Kroger, we counted their subsidiaries as unique entities. You'll find the holding company in parentheses.
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Alaska
Safeway -- 29Alabama
Walmart -- 129Arkansas
Walmart -- 127Arizona
Fry's Food & Drug Stores (Kroger) -- 119California
Walmart -- 286Colorado
King Soopers (Kroger) -- 112Connecticut
Stop & Shop (Royal Ahold) -- 91Delaware
Food Lion (Delhaize Belgium) -- 22Florida
Publix Super Markets -- 768Georgia
Walmart -- 191Hawaii
Safeway -- 22
Iowa
Hy-Vee -- 138Idaho
Albertsons -- 32Illinois
Jewel-Osco (Albertsons) -- 180Indiana
Kroger -- 96Kansas
Walmart -- 83Kentucky
Save-A-Lot (SUPERVALU) -- 112Louisiana
Walmart -- 119Massachusetts
Stop & Shop (Royal Ahold) -- 132Maryland
Giant Food (Royal Ahold) -- 99Maine
Hannaford Supermarkets (Delhaize Belgium) -- 90
Michigan
Kroger -- 130Minnesota
Cub Foods (SUPERVALU) -- 78Missouri
Walmart -- 139Mississippi
Walmart -- 79Montana
Albertsons -- 29Nebraska
Kroger -- 48North Carolina
Food Lion (Delhaize Belgium) -- 496North Dakota
Walmart -- 14New Hampshire
Hannaford Supermarkets (Delhaize Belgium) -- 39New Jersey
ShopRite -- 169
New Mexico
Walmart -- 43Nevada
Smith's Food & Drug Stores (Kroger) -- 44New York
Tops Friendly Markets -- 141Ohio
Giant Eagle -- 214Oklahoma
Walmart -- 122Oregon
Safeway -- 93Pennsylvania
Weis Markets -- 236Rhode Island
Stop & Shop (Royal Ahold) -- 26
South Carolina
BI-LO -- 135South Dakota
Walmart -- 14Tennessee
Walmart -- 134Texas
Walmart -- 503Utah
Walmart -- 51Vermont
Shaw's (Albertsons) -- 19Virginia
Food Lion -- 306Washington
Safeway -- 165Washington DC
Safeway -- 14Wisconsin
Walmart -- 93West Virginia
Kroger -- 42Wyoming
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Dan Gentile is a staff writer at Thrillist. He's severely disappointed that HEB isn't the most popular chain in Texas. Follow him to remembering to bring his own grocery bags at @Dannosphere.