Download the data
Every graded count on this site, as CSV and JSON, versioned by the weekly run it comes from. Free to use under CC BY 4.0: credit The Store Count and link to this page.
How to cite. Store counts from The Store Count, an independent tracker of US chain locations. Data version 2026-10-17, thestorecount.com/data/2026-10-17/.
In a story: “About 7,880 Walgreens stores, according to The Store Count, an independent tracker of US chain locations.”
In a story: “About 7,880 Walgreens stores, according to The Store Count, an independent tracker of US chain locations.”
Files, version 2026-10-17
| File | What it has | Rows |
|---|---|---|
| counts.csv | One row per chain: latest count, grade, status, company count, 12-month change | 48 |
| weekly.csv | Every accepted weekly count since January 2023, chains with a page | 4,641 |
| counts.json | Everything above as JSON, with each chain’s weekly series | 48 |
The newest version is always at /data/latest/. Older versions stay at their dated paths. Each chain’s weekly series is also at /data/chains/<chain>.csv (linked from its page).
Columns in counts.csv
- count: US locations on the store locator at as_of, after cleaning. For closed chains, 0.
- grade: A, B or C (what they mean). Grade C rows are estimates.
- basis: which sources agree. company_count / company_date: the latest comparable count the company reported.
- change_12m and change_12m_verified: the change over the past year, and whether it is anchored to a company count.
Sources and licences
Store-locator data: All the Places (CC0). Place data: Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Company counts: SEC filings (public domain), each linked from its chain page. Our cleaned, graded series: CC BY 4.0.