U.S. Convenience Store Count
Last Updated: January 23, 2024
Highlights
of the motor fuels sold in convenience stores
- There are 152,396 convenience stores operating in the United States, a 1.5% increase from the 2023 store count, reversing a four-year decline, according to the 2024 NACS/NIQ Convenience Industry Store Count.
- The number of convenience stores that sell motor fuels is 120,061 stores. Overall, convenience stores sell approximately 80% of the motor fuels purchased in the United States.
- Nearly every state increased its store count including Texas, which continues to have the most convenience stores (16,304 stores), or more than 1 in 10 stores in the United States. After losing 53 stores in 2023, California added 177 to its store count. Only seven states saw a reduction in their store count: Alaska, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Oklahoma and Vermont.
U.S. Convenience Stores (as of December 31, 2023)
- 2024 — 152,396 (+1.5%)
- 2023 — 150,174 (+1.5%)
- 2022 — 148,026 (-1.5%)
- 2021 — 150,274 (-1.6%)
- 2020 — 152,720 (-0.3%)
- 2019 — 153,237 (-1.1%)
- 2018 — 154,958 (+0.3%)
- 2017 — 154,535 (+0.2%)
- 2016 — 154,195 (+0.9%)
- 2015 — 152,794 (+0.9%)
- 2014 — 151,282 (+1.4%)
- 2013 — 149,220 (+0.7%)
Performance vs. Other Channels
| Channel |
2024 |
2023 |
% Change |
| Convenience |
152,396 |
150,174 |
+1.5 |
| Grocery |
45,047 |
45,380 |
-0.7 |
| Drug |
39,752 |
40,008 |
-0.6 |
| Dollar |
38,435 |
37,067 |
+3.7 |
(Source: 2024 NACS/NIQ Convenience Industry Store Count)
With the U.S. population at an estimated 336 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there is one convenience store per every 2,204 people.
For more information, please contact:
Jeff Lenard
VP, Strategic Industry Initiatives
(703) 518-4272
jlenard@convenience.org