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U.S. supermarket and other grocery store sales 1992-2025
In 2025, U.S. supermarket and other grocery store sales amounted to about billion U.S. dollars. This is more than double the sales amounts that were generated back in 1992.Â
Supermarkets and grocery stores in the U.S.
WalMart stores dominated sales of the leading grocery retailers in 2024, generating close to *** billion U.S. dollars. Kroger and Ahold Delhaize each reached sales numbers of about *** ²¹²Ô»åÌý** billion U.S. dollars, respectively, within the same period. In 2018, there were over 38,000 supermarket stores in the United States. Over ** percent of this total were supermarket chains.
Supermarket formats
In the United States, there are various types of supermarkets consumers can visit, such as natural/gourmet food supermarkets, warehouse grocery stores, and military commissaries. The most common type of supermarket in the country is one of the conventional kind. In 2018, there were just over * conventional supermarkets in the United States. The second most common type is the supercenter for groceries and mass merchandise, of which there were about  that year.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (April 21, 2026). Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/197626/annual-supermarket-and-other-grocery-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 21, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/197626/annual-supermarket-and-other-grocery-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/197626/annual-supermarket-and-other-grocery-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Supermarket and Other Grocery Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2025 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Apr 2026, /statistics/197626/annual-supermarket-and-other-grocery-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau, Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/197626/annual-supermarket-and-other-grocery-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, April 21, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/197626/annual-supermarket-and-other-grocery-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
