Metro by metro
The leading pharmacy chains in every Washington metro area
Tracked pharmacy chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. Walgreens leads in all 9 metro areas with enough data. Against their share in Washington as a whole, Walgreens stands out in 8 metro areas, CVS Pharmacy in 1 metro area.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Walgreens
Relative #1 in 8 metro areas
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 1.1× · Portland, OR (WA part) 1.4× · Bremerton, WA 1× · Kennewick-Richland, WA 1.3× · Bellingham, WA 0.7× · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 1.2× · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 1.4× · Yakima, WA 1.1×
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CVS Pharmacy
Relative #1 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 1.7× its share in Washington
Not enough tracked stores: Lewiston, ID-WA (WA part) · Longview-Kelso, WA · Walla Walla, WA · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
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Walgreens
#1 in all 9 metro areas
Not enough tracked stores: Lewiston, ID-WA (WA part) · Longview-Kelso, WA · Walla Walla, WA · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked pharmacy chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to Washington compares a chain's share of the metro area's spend with its share in Washington as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in Washington 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 Washington is light gray. A metro area crossing the state line counts only its stores in Washington. 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. Walgreens and Genoa Healthcare sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walgreens | - | +6.8% |
| 2 | Genoa Healthcare | ▲2 | -5.3% |
| 3 | Hi-School Pharmacy | ▲2 | -69.8% |
| 4 | Bartell Drugs | ▼1 | -100.0% |
| 5 | Rite Aid | ▼3 | -100.0% |
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- UW Medicine
- Nordic Pharmacy
- Castle Rock Pharmacy
- Purdy Costless Pharmacy
- Madison Park Pharmacy & Wellness Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
501 tracked store locations in Washington. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 339 of the 501 stores (68%); 146 of the 158 tracked chains have a single store here. 8% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are pharmacies, against 9% across the United States.
- Walgreens (138)
- CVS Pharmacy (73)
- UW Medicine (3)
- Nordic Pharmacy (1)
- Castle Rock Pharmacy (1)
- Purdy Costless Pharmacy (1)
- Madison Park Pharmacy & Wellness Center (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Walgreens 138
- 2 Rite Aid 86
- 3 CVS Pharmacy 73
- 4 Bartell Drugs 37
- 5 Hi-School Pharmacy 5
- 6 UW Medicine 3
- 7 Genoa Healthcare 3
- 8 Family Pharmacy 2
- 9 Peninsula Community Health Services 2
- 10 Medicine Shoppe 2
- 11 HealthPoint 2
- 12 Franciscan Pharmacy 2
- 13 Colton Pharmacy 1
- 14 Invara Pharmacy 1
- 15 Fairway Drug 1
- 16 Othello Station Pharmacy 1
- 17 Sea Mar Tacoma Pharmacy 1
- 18 Sy Pharmacy and Wellness 1
- 19 Medicine Mart 1
- 20 Clark's Pharmacy 1
- 21 Costco Pharmacy 1
- 22 East County Pharmacy 1
- 23 Nicholson's Pharmacy 1
- 24 CHAS North Central Pharmacy 1
- 25 Harbor Drug & Gifts 1
- 26 Ranko's Corner Drug Store 1
- 27 Prosser Pharmacy 1
- 28 Coulee Owl Pharmacy 1
- 29 Nguyen Pharmacy 1
- 30 Rx Mart Pharmacy 1
- 31 Howard's Drug 1
- 32 Columbia Compounding 1
- 33 Harbor Health and Apothecary 1
- 34 Twin Harbor Drug 1
- 35 Neighborcare Health 1
- 36 Valley Drug Co. 1
- 37 Duvall Family Drugs Health Mart 1
- 38 Ready Meds Pharmacy 1
- 39 Brewster Marketplace Pharmacy & Hardware 1
- 40 Ilwaco Pharmacy 1
- 41 Aberdeen Pharmacy 1
- 42 Hilltop Pharmacy 1
- 43 Pharm-A-Save 1
- 44 Square Care Medical and Pharmacy 1
- 45 CHAS Maple Pharmacy 1
- 46 Ritzville Drug Company 1
- 47 Albertsons Pharmacy 1
- 48 McCleary HealthMart Pharmacy 1
- 49 CHAS Market Street Pharmacy 1
- 50 Hometown Pharmacy 1
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