March 21: Top US grocers by share of total dollars spent

Amazon.com and Whole Foods account for a combined 2.4% of the US grocery market in 2021.

Source: Numerator
Published: December 2021

Top US grocers by share of total dollars spent (2021)

Amazon.com and Whole Foods account for a combined 2.4% of the US grocery market in 2021.

Top US grocers by share of total dollars spent

Grocer: Walmart
Percent share of dollars spent: 18
Number of stores in US: 4,700

Grocer: Kroger
Percent share of dollars spent: 8.8
Number of stores in US: 1,400

Grocer: Costco
Percent share of dollars spent: 6.4
Number of stores in US: 600

Grocer: Albertsons
Percent share of dollars spent: 4.7
Number of stores in US: 400

Grocer: Ahold Delhaize*
Percent share of dollars spent: 4.3
Number of stores in US: 2,000

Grocer: Publix
Percent share of dollars spent: 3.7
Number of stores in US: 1,300

Grocer: Sam’s Club
Percent share of dollars spent: 3.6
Number of stores in US: 600

Grocer: Target
Percent share of dollars spent: 2.4
Number of stores in US: 1,900

Grocer: Aldi
Percent share of dollars spent: 2.3
Number of stores in US: 2,200

Grocer: H-E-B
Percent share of dollars spent: 1.9
Number of stores in US: 300

Grocer: Dollar General
Percent share of dollars spent: 1.5
Number of stores in US: 18,000

Grocer: Amazon.com
Percent share of dollars spent: 1.3
Number of stores in US: n/a

Grocer: Whole Foods**
Percent share of dollars spent: 1.1
Number of stores in US: 500

Grocer: Trader Joe’s
Percent share of dollars spent: 1
Number of stores in US: 600

Grocer: Dollar Tree
Percent share of dollars spent: 0.8
Number of stores in US: 7,900

Grocer: BJ’s
Percent share of dollars spent: 0.8
Number of stores in US: 200

Number of stores is rounded to the nearest 100 for easier reading.

* Includes subsidiaries Stop & Shop, Giant Food, Giant/Martin's, Food Lion, and Hannaford

** Whole Foods online share is included in Amazon.com. 

Note: the remaining 37.4% of the market share comprises other grocery retailers

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