Trends · data through July 2026

Pharmacies in California

Iceflower tracks 1,752 stores from 79 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
79
Tracked stores
1,752
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 - +12.1%
2 C CVS Pharmacy logo CVS Pharmacy - +8.8%
3 K Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy logo Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy - -2.0%
4 R Rite Aid logo Rite Aid - -60.9%
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Walgreens
  • Rite Aid
  • Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy
  • Anza Valley Pharmacy
  • Kaiser Permanente Distribution Center
  • PIH Health
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

1,752 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CVS Pharmacy (1,007)
  • Walgreens (485)
  • Rite Aid (163)
  • Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy (19)
  • 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 1,007
  • 2 W Walgreens logo Walgreens 485
  • 3 R Rite Aid logo Rite Aid 163
  • 4 K Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy logo Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy 19
  • 5 D Dokimos Pharmacy 2
  • 6 C Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy 2
  • 7 9 986 Pharmacy 2
  • 8 W West Coast 1
  • 9 P PIH Health Community Pharmacy 1
  • 10 P Pharmacy - Surgical Services 1
  • 11 V Vineyard Pharmacy & Gifts 1
  • 12 L Leo's Lakeside Pharmacy 1
  • 13 N North Rialto Drug 1
  • 14 S SD Best Meds 1
  • 15 H Hendricks Pharmacy 1
  • 16 B Balboa Pharmacy 1
  • 17 P Pearsons Medical Group Pharmacy 1
  • 18 K Kern Valley Healthcare District 1
  • 19 P Pax Pharmacy 1
  • 20 C Carmel Drug Store 1
  • 21 W Walmart Pharmacy logo Walmart Pharmacy 1
  • 22 K Komoto Medical Pharmacy 1
  • 23 A AHF Pharmacy 1
  • 24 V Via Lido Drugs 1
  • 25 V Villa Park Pharmacy 1
  • 26 F Family Pharmacy Center 1
  • 27 K Knollwood Pharmacy 1
  • 28 G Grossmont Pharmacy 1
  • 29 D Discount Drug Mart logo Discount Drug Mart 1
  • 30 N North Chester Pharmacy 1
  • 31 S San Joaquin Drug 1
  • 32 H Hot Springs Pharmacy 1
  • 33 C Cambria Drug & Gifts 1
  • 34 M Medical Arts Pharmacy 1
  • 35 A Avalon Pharmacy 1
  • 36 A Atlantic Drugs 1
  • 37 B Bright La Mirada Pharmacy 1
  • 38 K Kaiser Pharmacy logo Kaiser Pharmacy 1
  • 39 S Sierra San Antonio Pharmacy 1
  • 40 M Ming Plaza Pharmacy 1
  • 41 M Medex Pharmacy 1
  • 42 A ABC Pharmacy 1
  • 43 C CarePharm Pharmacy 1
  • 44 H Hina's Mercy Southwest Pharmacy 1
  • 45 C Cajon Pharmacy 1
  • 46 A Auburn Pharmacy and Compounding Center 1
  • 47 C Center Professional Pharmacy 1
  • 48 E Express Pharmacy 1
  • 49 E el Tejon Pharmacy 1
  • 50 E Eastland Pharmacy 1

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