Metro by metro
The leading pharmacy chains in every Virginia metro area
Tracked pharmacy chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. CVS Pharmacy leads in 10 metro areas, Walgreens in 1 metro area. Against their share in Virginia as a whole, CVS Pharmacy stands out in 10 metro areas, Walgreens in 1 metro area.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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CVS Pharmacy
Relative #1 in 10 metro areas
Washington, DC (VA part) 1.1× · Richmond, VA 1× · Roanoke, VA 1.3× · Lynchburg, VA 1.3× · Blacksburg, VA 1.2× · Charlottesville, VA 1.4× · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (VA part) 0.8× · Winchester, VA-WV (VA part) 1.1× · Harrisonburg, VA 1.1× · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 1.2×
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Walgreens
Relative #1 in Virginia Beach, VA (VA part), 1.4× its share in Virginia
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CVS Pharmacy
#1 in 10 metro areas
Washington, DC (VA part) · Richmond, VA · Roanoke, VA · Lynchburg, VA · Blacksburg, VA · Charlottesville, VA · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (VA part) · Winchester, VA-WV (VA part) · Harrisonburg, VA · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked pharmacy chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to Virginia compares a chain's share of the metro area's spend with its share in Virginia as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in Virginia and the chains that lead a metro area by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas; the rest of Virginia is light gray. A metro area crossing the state line counts only its stores in Virginia. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked pharmacy 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. Rayfield's Pharmacy and CVS Pharmacy sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayfield's Pharmacy | - | +14.0% |
| 2 | CVS Pharmacy | - | +6.2% |
| 3 | Martin's Pharmacy | ▲1 | +3.5% |
| 4 | Walgreens | - | +0.2% |
| 5 | Medicine Shoppe | - | -7.0% |
| 6 | Genoa Healthcare | ▼1 | -18.6% |
- CVS Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- WeCare Pharmacy
- Lawrence Pharmacy
- Dan's Wellness Pharmacy
- Williamsburg Drug Company
- Inova Retail Pharmacy
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
858 tracked store locations in Virginia. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 575 of the 858 stores (67%); 213 of the 231 tracked chains have a single store here. 6% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are pharmacies, against 9% across the United States.
- CVS Pharmacy (370)
- Walgreens (192)
- WeCare Pharmacy (1)
- Lawrence Pharmacy (1)
- Dan's Wellness Pharmacy (1)
- Williamsburg Drug Company (1)
- Inova Retail Pharmacy (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 CVS Pharmacy 370
- 2 Walgreens 192
- 3 Genoa Healthcare 6
- 4 Martin's Pharmacy 4
- 5 Medicine Shoppe 3
- 6 Rayfield's Pharmacy 3
- 7 South River Compounding Pharmacy 2
- 8 Buford Road Pharmacy 2
- 9 Medicap Pharmacy 2
- 10 Main Street Pharmacy 2
- 11 Hill City Pharmacy 2
- 12 Hometown Pharmacy 2
- 13 Smith's Pharmacy 2
- 14 CPS Heartbeats Wellness 2
- 15 Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy 2
- 16 Inova Pharmacy Plus 2
- 17 Inova Retail Pharmacy 2
- 18 Loudoun Community Pharmacy 1
- 19 Ashburn Pharmacy 1
- 20 Bedei Compounding Pharmacy Services 1
- 21 Vandorn Pharmacy 1
- 22 Colonial Pharmacy 1
- 23 Harness Health Pharmacy 1
- 24 Family Drug Center 1
- 25 Chilhowie Drug Company 1
- 26 Farmville Family Pharmacy 1
- 27 Bull Run Professional Pharmacy 1
- 28 Stony Creek Pharmacy 1
- 29 Marion Family Pharmacy 1
- 30 Appomattox Drug Store 1
- 31 Strive Compounding Pharmacy 1
- 32 Greever's Drug Store 1
- 33 Procare Pharmacy 1
- 34 Colonial Heights Pharmacy 1
- 35 TigeRx Pharmacy 1
- 36 Clark's Pharmacy 1
- 37 Greene Pharmacy 1
- 38 WeCare Pharmacy 1
- 39 Dawson's Pharmacy 1
- 40 Kare Pharmacy 1
- 41 Horizon Pharmacy 1
- 42 Honest Rx 1
- 43 The Pharm House 1
- 44 One Hanson Pharmacy 1
- 45 True Blue Pharmacy 1
- 46 Bayview SRC Pharmacy 1
- 47 Richlands Pharmacy 1
- 48 Stuarts Draft Family Pharmacy 1
- 49 Commonwealth Pharmacy 1
- 50 Your Gordonsville Pharmacy 1
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