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How many pharmacies are in the US?

By Louis-Marie Giudicenti. Published . Updated . Data read .

There are 107,068 pharmacies and drugstores on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 3,177 residents. That is 2.6 times the 41,792 pharmacies with paid employees the Census counted in 2023: a drugstore often has one listing for the store and another for its pharmacy counter.

107,068
pharmacies on Google Maps in the US
3.1
per 10,000 residentsone for every 3,177
9,913
in California, the most of any state
6.2
per 10,000 residents in Vermont, the most of any state

Source: Primavera’s database of Google Maps listings, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. Population: Census 2024 estimates. See method.

Our count next to the Census and the official figures

Each source counts something different: Google Maps lists places, the Census counts businesses with or without paid staff, and federations count their members or their own definition. Here they are side by side.

Number of pharmacies in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: pharmacies open on the map, service points left out2026107,068
National Community Pharmacists Association, via Pharmacy Times, 2026 NCPA Digest: Independent community pharmacies, “nearly 37 percent” of US retail pharmacies (article of October 4, 2026)202618,988
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Pharmacies and drug stores with paid employees (NAICS 446110)202341,792
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Pharmacies and drug retailers with no employees (NAICS 45611)20249,970

Primavera’s count is 2.6 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (41,792 in 2023).

Sources: Census national files and federation pages read on November 4, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • Store and counter. Walgreens and CVS have 23,353 and 17,110 listings here: many of their stores have one listing for the shop and one for the pharmacy.
  • Pharmacies inside other stores. Supermarket and big-box pharmacies have listings of their own. The Census files most of them with the store.
  • Independents. NCPA counts 18,988 independent community pharmacies in 2026, “nearly 37 percent” of retail pharmacies, which puts all retail pharmacies near 51,000 (our calculation).
  • Specialty pharmacies. Compounding, infusion and long-term care pharmacies are listed too.

Which state has the most pharmacies?

California, with 9,913 listings, ahead of Texas (8,956). Per resident, Vermont has the most: 6.2 per 10,000 residents, against 3.1 for the US.

Pharmacies per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 3.1 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 376 pharmacies, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsDE3.6District of Columbia: 240 pharmacies, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsDC3.4Florida: 8,254 pharmacies, 3.5 per 10,000 residentsFL3.5Georgia: 3,429 pharmacies, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsGA3.1Hawaii: 388 pharmacies, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsHI2.7Idaho: 479 pharmacies, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsID2.4Illinois: 4,024 pharmacies, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsIL3.2Indiana: 1,992 pharmacies, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsIN2.9Iowa: 1,050 pharmacies, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsIA3.2Kansas: 901 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsKS3.0Kentucky: 1,865 pharmacies, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsKY4.1Louisiana: 2,014 pharmacies, 4.4 per 10,000 residentsLA4.4Maine: 577 pharmacies, 4.1 per 10,000 residentsME4.1Maryland: 1,983 pharmacies, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsMD3.2Massachusetts: 2,159 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsMA3.0Michigan: 3,739 pharmacies, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsMI3.7Minnesota: 1,629 pharmacies, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsMN2.8Mississippi: 1,106 pharmacies, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsMS3.8Missouri: 2,122 pharmacies, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsMO3.4Montana: 387 pharmacies, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsMT3.4Nebraska: 642 pharmacies, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsNE3.2Nevada: 1,096 pharmacies, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsNV3.4New Hampshire: 428 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsNH3.0New Jersey: 3,277 pharmacies, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsNJ3.4New Mexico: 645 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsNM3.0New York: 7,988 pharmacies, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsNY4.0North Carolina: 3,472 pharmacies, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsNC3.1North Dakota: 236 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsND3.0Ohio: 3,712 pharmacies, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsOH3.1Oklahoma: 1,459 pharmacies, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsOK3.6Oregon: 1,037 pharmacies, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsOR2.4Pennsylvania: 3,926 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsPA3.0Rhode Island: 418 pharmacies, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsRI3.8South Carolina: 1,777 pharmacies, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsSC3.2South Dakota: 281 pharmacies, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsSD3.0Tennessee: 2,810 pharmacies, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsTN3.9Texas: 8,956 pharmacies, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsTX2.9Utah: 760 pharmacies, 2.2 per 10,000 residentsUT2.2Vermont: 401 pharmacies, 6.2 per 10,000 residentsVT6.2Virginia: 2,272 pharmacies, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsVA2.6Washington: 1,986 pharmacies, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsWA2.5West Virginia: 864 pharmacies, 4.9 per 10,000 residentsWV4.9Wisconsin: 1,720 pharmacies, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsWI2.9Wyoming: 183 pharmacies, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsWY3.1Alaska: 185 pharmacies, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsAK2.5Connecticut: 1,209 pharmacies, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsCT3.3California: 9,913 pharmacies, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsCA2.5Colorado: 1,361 pharmacies, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsCO2.3Arizona: 2,190 pharmacies, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsAZ2.9Arkansas: 1,127 pharmacies, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsAR3.6Alabama: 1,985 pharmacies, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsAL3.8
  • 2.2–2.8
  • 2.9–3.0
  • 3.1–3.2
  • 3.3–3.6
  • 3.7–6.2

Each square is a state, placed roughly where it is on a map. Darker means more per resident.

US states ranked by pharmacies per 10,000 residents, with the number of pharmacies and its rank
#StatePharmaciesRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1Vermont401436.2+3.1
2West Virginia864354.9+1.8
3Louisiana2,014174.4+1.3
4Maine577394.1+1.0
5Kentucky1,865224.1+1.0
6New York7,98844.0+0.9
7Tennessee2,810123.9+0.8
8Alabama1,985203.8+0.7
9Mississippi1,106303.8+0.7
10Rhode Island418423.8+0.7
11Michigan3,73973.7+0.6
12Arkansas1,127293.6+0.5
13Delaware376463.6+0.5
14Oklahoma1,459263.6+0.5
15Florida8,25433.5+0.4
16New Jersey3,277113.4+0.3
17District of Columbia240483.4+0.3
18Montana387453.4+0.3
19Missouri2,122163.4+0.3
20Nevada1,096313.4+0.3
21Connecticut1,209283.3+0.2
22South Carolina1,777233.2+0.1
23Iowa1,050323.2+0.1
24Nebraska642383.2+0.1
25Maryland1,983213.2+0.1
26Illinois4,02453.2+0.1
27North Carolina3,47293.10.0
28Ohio3,71283.10.0
29Wyoming183513.10.0
30Georgia3,429103.10.0
31South Dakota281473.0−0.1
32New Hampshire428413.0−0.1
33Kansas901343.0−0.1
34New Mexico645373.0−0.1
35Massachusetts2,159153.0−0.1
36Pennsylvania3,92663.0−0.1
37North Dakota236493.0−0.1
38Arizona2,190142.9−0.2
39Wisconsin1,720242.9−0.2
40Indiana1,992182.9−0.2
41Texas8,95622.9−0.2
42Minnesota1,629252.8−0.3
43Hawaii388442.7−0.4
44Virginia2,272132.6−0.5
45California9,91312.5−0.6
46Alaska185502.5−0.6
47Washington1,986192.5−0.6
48Oregon1,037332.4−0.7
49Idaho479402.4−0.7
50Colorado1,361272.3−0.8
51Utah760362.2−0.9

US: 3.1 per 10,000 residents

In number, California (9,913), Texas (8,956) and Florida (8,254) lead. Per resident, Vermont has 2.9 times as many pharmacies as Utah, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 38 pharmacies without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How pharmacies show up online

Pharmacies in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 107,068 listings.

Website link80.0%
Phone number92.2%
Email address15.4%
Pharmacies next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasurePharmaciesAll US businesses
Websites read62,44512,846,647
Built with WordPress12.7%29.2%
Built with Wix2.5%7.1%
Built with Squarespace0.7%5.6%
Site links to Instagram11.5%35.1%
Site links to Facebook19.9%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script4.2%8.8%
Google Ads tag1.5%6.1%
Average Google rating3.834.44
Rated under 4 stars51.0%17.4%
Median Google reviews2711
Part of a chain56.2%7.9%

Pharmacies are rated harshly on Google: 51.0% of rated pharmacies are under 4 stars, against 17.4% of all US businesses, for an average of 3.83 stars.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (62,445 for pharmacies), social pages and booking platforms excluded. The Meta figure is an upper bound: Meta’s like buttons and chat load the same script as its ad pixel. Sites made with GoDaddy, Weebly or Duda are counted under none of these builders. Ratings: listings with at least one review.

Which chains have the most pharmacies?

56.2% of pharmacy listings belong to a chain our rules recognize, the second-highest share of the 36 trades Primavera counts.

Chains with the most pharmacies listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of pharmacies
Walgreens23,35321.8%
CVS17,11016.0%
Walmart4,6094.3%
Publix1,2811.2%
Kroger1,1591.1%
Safeway7580.7%
Costco6060.6%

Note: These are listings, not stores: a drugstore often has two, one for the shop and one for the pharmacy.

To build a list of these pharmacies with their contact details, see the pharmacies email list.

What these figures don’t say

  • How many pharmacists work in the US. A listing is a place.
  • Which pharmacies are independent, one by one: only the share in a chain is measured.
  • Prescriptions filled, hours, or drive-through service.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Who is bigger, CVS or Walgreens?

On Google Maps, Walgreens has more listings in Primavera’s count: 23,353 against 17,110 for CVS. These are listings, not stores, and both chains often list a store and its pharmacy separately.

How many independent pharmacies are there?

18,988 in 2026, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association, “nearly 37 percent” of US retail pharmacies.

Which state has the most pharmacies?

California, with 9,913 listings, ahead of Texas (8,956). Per resident, Vermont has the most: 6.2 per 10,000 residents, against 3.1 for the US.

Method and data

Snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026
What is counted
Open listings on Google Maps in the United States whose main Google category is one of the categories below, or whose main category is generic and another of its categories is: 107,068 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
2 Google Maps categories: Pharmacy, Drug store.
Per resident
Listings for 10,000 residents, with each state’s population from the Census 2024 estimates. States are ranked on the exact ratio.
Official figures
Census County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2024, read in their national files on November 4, 2026; federation pages read the same day. Links are in the table above.
Chains
A listing belongs to a chain when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches. Agents or franchisees who put their own name first are not tied to the chain.
Cite and download
Louis-Marie Giudicenti (2026). “How many pharmacies are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/pharmacies-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/pharmacies-in-the-us

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More on how the database is built: all trade counts and how Primavera builds its data.

Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

Founder of Primavera. Primavera sells lists of local businesses built from the same database.

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