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Dollar & discount stores: store counts and closures

The 2 dollar & discount stores chains we grade have 29,592 US locations between them as of Oct 17, 2026. Over the past 12 months, 2 of them grew and 0 shrank on their store locators. Dollar General is the largest, with about 20,500 stores.

How the dollar & discount stores chains changed in the past year

12-month change on each chain’s store locator. Paler bars are estimates, not yet anchored to a company count.

Every dollar & discount stores chain we track

Chain	Sector	US count	12 months	Grade	Status
Dollar General	Dollar & discount stores	about 20,500	▲ 0.1%	A	Growing
Dollar Tree	Dollar & discount stores	about 9,080	▲ 1.2%	A	Growing
Five Below	Dollar & discount stores	2,022 company, Aug 1, 2026	–	C	Growing

Counts as of each chain’s latest clean weekly run (up to Oct 17, 2026), rounded to three significant figures. Grey rows are estimates: the company’s own count, shown because its store locator isn’t reliable enough right now. “Estimate” changes aren’t anchored to a company count yet.