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 -- 29
Alabama
Walmart -- 129
Arkansas
Walmart -- 127
Arizona
Fry's Food & Drug Stores (Kroger) -- 119
California
Walmart -- 286
Colorado
King Soopers (Kroger) -- 112
Connecticut
Stop & Shop (Royal Ahold) -- 91
Delaware
Food Lion (Delhaize Belgium) -- 22
Florida
Publix Super Markets -- 768
Georgia
Walmart -- 191
Hawaii
Safeway -- 22
Iowa
Hy-Vee -- 138
Idaho
Albertsons -- 32
Illinois
Jewel-Osco (Albertsons) -- 180
Indiana
Kroger -- 96
Kansas
Walmart -- 83
Kentucky
Save-A-Lot (SUPERVALU) -- 112
Louisiana
Walmart -- 119
Massachusetts
Stop & Shop (Royal Ahold) -- 132
Maryland
Giant Food (Royal Ahold) -- 99
Maine
Hannaford Supermarkets (Delhaize Belgium) -- 90
Michigan
Kroger -- 130
Minnesota
Cub Foods (SUPERVALU) -- 78
Missouri
Walmart -- 139
Mississippi
Walmart -- 79
Montana
Albertsons -- 29
Nebraska
Kroger -- 48
North Carolina
Food Lion (Delhaize Belgium) -- 496
North Dakota
Walmart -- 14
New Hampshire
Hannaford Supermarkets (Delhaize Belgium) -- 39
New Jersey
ShopRite -- 169
New Mexico
Walmart -- 43
Nevada
Smith's Food & Drug Stores (Kroger) -- 44
New York
Tops Friendly Markets -- 141
Ohio
Giant Eagle -- 214
Oklahoma
Walmart -- 122
Oregon
Safeway -- 93
Pennsylvania
Weis Markets -- 236
Rhode Island
Stop & Shop (Royal Ahold) -- 26
South Carolina
BI-LO -- 135
South Dakota
Walmart -- 14
Tennessee
Walmart -- 134
Texas
Walmart -- 503
Utah
Walmart -- 51
Vermont
Shaw's (Albertsons) -- 19
Virginia
Food Lion -- 306
Washington
Safeway -- 165
Washington DC
Safeway -- 14
Wisconsin
Walmart -- 93
West Virginia
Kroger -- 42
Wyoming
Kroger -- 50
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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.