Aldi has spent years turning its no-frills grocery model into one of the biggest expansion stories in American retail. The chain now operates in 40 states plus Washington, D.C., and plans to keep growing. According to Aldi, the company planned more than 180 new stores across 31 states in 2026, aiming for nearly 2,800 U.S. locations by the end of the year and 3,200 by the end of 2028.
But Aldi is far more common in some states than others.
Using ScrapeHero’s September 22, 2026 location report as a consistent snapshot, these seven states have the largest Aldi footprints. Exact totals vary somewhat between location databases and Aldi’s own directories, so the rankings are more dependable than treating every number as a perfectly current store count.
Florida
Florida takes the top spot with 322 Aldi locations in ScrapeHero’s September snapshot. That works out to roughly 12% of the locations in that database, giving Florida a sizable lead over every other state…