This is a list of grocery stores in varying grocery retail segments, their store counts, and where they are in McDowell County, North Carolina, as of Sunday, 20 March 2018:
Supermarket- BI-LO (1 store): Marion
- Food Lion (1 store): Marion
- Galaxy Food Centers (2 stores): Marion, Old Fort
- Frisbee's Supermarket (1 store): Old Fory
- JB's Galaxy Food Center (1 store): Marion
- Ingle's (1 store): Marion
- West Court Food Center (1 store): Marion
Hypermarket- Walmart Supercenter (1 store): Marion
Limited assortment/discount grocery- Grocery Outlet (1 store): Marion
Former grocery participants include supermarkets Harris Teeter and Winn-Dixie.