America’s Cheapest Grocery Chain Now Has 79 Stores in Minnesota
While we all know the price of eggs has skyrocketed, other food prices are also still high these days. Luckily, the cheapest grocery store chain in the country now has 79 different store locations here in Minnesota.
We've all been experiencing sticker shock when checking out at the grocery store here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and across the country for the past few years. A U.S. Economic Research Service Service survey showed that food prices have increased a whopping 23.6 percent from 2020 to 2024. That's a higher increase than overall inflation, which the survey said came in at 21.2 percent over that same four-year period.
And if your paycheck doesn't seem to stretch as far these days when you're at the grocery store, finding affordable, high-quality food in the North Star State can sometimes be a real challenge. But here's some information that can help, especially if you're a Minnesota shopper who's on a budget: That's because the Cheapest Grocery Store in the entire U.S. now has a total of 79 locations to choose from here in the Gopher State.
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According to this survey from US News & World Report, Aldi comes in first on their list of the Seven Cheapest Grocery Stores in the U.S. Aldi is owned by a German company, and was founded in 1961. Since then, it has opened more than 2,000 stores across 39 U.S. states, including those now 79 locations here in the Bold North.
Here's why US News & World Report said Aldi topped the list:
One of the cheapest grocery stores in the U.S. right now is ALDI, which has seen a steady increase in popularity in recent years. 'Many diehard fans enjoy the quality and exclusivity of most of ALDI's products, including the ever-changing seasonal items lineup,' Jake Hill, CEO of the personal finance website DebtHammer, said.
Aldi's whopping 77 locations in the North Star State now include four stores in St. Paul; three stores in Blaine and Minneapolis; and two locations in Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Inver Grove Heights, Richfield, Rochester, and Roseville; plus single stores in 57 other Minnesota cities. Here's where they're all located:
Alexandria
Apple Valley
Austin
Baxter
Bemidji
Blaine
Brooklyn Park
Burnsville
Cambridge
Champlin
Chanhassen
Chaska
Circle Pines
Cloquet
Columbia Heights
Coon Rapids
Cottage Grove
Crystal
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth
Duluth
Dundas
Eagan
Eden Prairie
Elk River
Faribault
Fergus Falls
Forest Lake
Grand Rapids
Hutchinson
Inver Grove Heights
Lakeville
Little Canada
Little Falls
Mahtomedi
Mankato
Maple Grove
Maplewood
Marshall
Medina
Minneapolis
Minnetonka
Monticello
Mounds View
New Ulm
Oak Park Heights
Oakdale
Otsego
Owatonna
Park Rapids
Princeton
Ramsey
Red Wing
Richfield
Rochester
Rosemount
Roseville
Saint Louis Park
Saint Paul
Sartell
Shakopee
Virginia
Waconia
Waite Park
Willmar
Winona
Woodbury
If there doesn't happen to be an Aldi that is conveniently located for you, other stores with footprints in our neck of the woods that also made the Cheapest Grocery Stores in the US list include:
- Woodman's Markets came ranked second on the list and is located in several Wisconsin cities including La Crosse and Eau Claire.
- Costco came in ranked seventh on the list and has 12 locations throughout Minnesota.
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