Trends · data through August 2026

Pharmacies in California

Iceflower tracks 1,771 stores from 81 pharmacies chains in California. Walgreens grew fastest over the last year, ahead of CVS Pharmacy and Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
81
Tracked stores
1,771
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked pharmacies chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 W Walgreens logo Walgreens - +12.6%
2 C CVS Pharmacy logo CVS Pharmacy - +8.3%
3 K Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy logo Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy - -1.7%
4 R Rite Aid logo Rite Aid - -61.0%
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Walgreens
  • Rite Aid
  • Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy
  • Anza Valley Pharmacy
  • Kaiser Permanente Distribution Center
  • PIH Health
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

1,771 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CVS Pharmacy (1,008)
  • Walgreens (499)
  • Rite Aid (166)
  • Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy (18)
  • Anza Valley Pharmacy (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Distribution Center (1)
  • PIH Health (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CVS Pharmacy logo CVS Pharmacy 1,008
  • 2 W Walgreens logo Walgreens 499
  • 3 R Rite Aid logo Rite Aid 166
  • 4 K Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy logo Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy 18
  • 5 D Dokimos Pharmacy 2
  • 6 C Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy 2
  • 7 9 986 Pharmacy 2
  • 8 C CarePharm Pharmacy 1
  • 9 A ABC Pharmacy 1
  • 10 P Pharmacy - Surgical Services 1
  • 11 P PIH Health Community Pharmacy 1
  • 12 V Value Rx Pharmacy 1
  • 13 V Vineyard Pharmacy & Gifts 1
  • 14 N North Rialto Drug 1
  • 15 L Leo's Lakeside Pharmacy 1
  • 16 S SD Best Meds 1
  • 17 H Hendricks Pharmacy 1
  • 18 B Balboa Pharmacy 1
  • 19 K Kern Valley Healthcare District 1
  • 20 P Pax Pharmacy 1
  • 21 C Carmel Drug Store 1
  • 22 A AHF Pharmacy 1
  • 23 W Walmart Pharmacy logo Walmart Pharmacy 1
  • 24 K Komoto Medical Pharmacy 1
  • 25 C Cal Oaks Pharmacy 1
  • 26 W West Coast 1
  • 27 M Med Center Pharmacy, Inc. 1
  • 28 F Family Pharmacy Center 1
  • 29 K Knollwood Pharmacy 1
  • 30 G Grossmont Pharmacy 1
  • 31 D Discount Drug Mart logo Discount Drug Mart 1
  • 32 N North Chester Pharmacy 1
  • 33 P Perris Hills Pharmacy 1
  • 34 S San Joaquin Drug 1
  • 35 H Hot Springs Pharmacy 1
  • 36 M Medical Arts Pharmacy 1
  • 37 A Atlantic Drugs 1
  • 38 A Avalon Pharmacy 1
  • 39 K Kaiser Pharmacy logo Kaiser Pharmacy 1
  • 40 C Cambria Drug & Gifts 1
  • 41 S Sierra San Antonio Pharmacy 1
  • 42 B Bright La Mirada Pharmacy 1
  • 43 M Ming Plaza Pharmacy 1
  • 44 M Medex Pharmacy 1
  • 45 D Dwayne's Friendly Pharmacy 1
  • 46 C Cajon Pharmacy 1
  • 47 A Auburn Pharmacy and Compounding Center 1
  • 48 C Center Professional Pharmacy 1
  • 49 E Express Pharmacy 1
  • 50 E el Tejon Pharmacy 1

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