吀栀e bulk of C-stores comes from “A-sized” (1-10 stores) operators at 96,156 locations (63.1% of total C-stores). Of these, 91,799 are single-store operators, up slightly from 90,423 stores in 2023. Second are “E-sized” operators with more than 500 stores. THE NUMBER OF CONVENIENCE STORE OPERATORS STORE SIZE STORE COUNT ALLOCATION A (1-10 stores) 96,156 63.1% B (11-50 stores) 9,157 6.0% C (51-200 stores) 9,033 5.9% D (201-500 stores) 5,186 3.4% E (501+ stores) 32,864 21.6% Nearly every state increased its store count. Texas 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. While the C-store industry grew its retail presence in local communities throughout the United States, other brick-and-mortar channels had a di昀昀erent experience: CHANNEL 2024 2023 % CHANGE Convenience 152,396 150,174 1.5% C-stores selling fuels 118,678 120,061 1.2% Fuels kiosks 13,065 13,346 -2.2% Grocery 45,047 45,380 -0.7% Drug 39,752 40,008 -0.6% Dollar 38,435 37,067 3.7% 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. 吀栀e 2024 NACS/NIQ Convenience Industry Store Count is based on operating stores as of December 31, 2023 AABBAASSTOTO..CCOOMM MMAAYY/J/JUUNNEE 2 2002244 5151