Dollar General Corporation (DG)

Dollar General Employees

Dollar General had 194,000 employees as of February 27, 2026. The number of employees decreased by 200 or 0.10% compared to the previous year. That makes Dollar General the 110th largest employer in the world and 36th in the United States.

• Employees: 194,000
• Change (1Y): -200
• Growth (1Y): -0.10%
• Revenue / Employee: $224,938
• Profits / Employee: $8,780
• Market Cap: 29.59B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Feb 27, 2026	194,000	-200	-0.10%
Feb 28, 2025	194,200	8,400	4.52%
Mar 1, 2024	185,800	15,800	9.29%
Mar 3, 2023	170,000	7,000	4.29%
Feb 25, 2022	163,000	5,000	3.16%
Feb 26, 2021	158,000	15,000	10.49%
Feb 28, 2020	143,000	8,000	5.93%
Mar 1, 2019	135,000	6,000	4.65%
Mar 2, 2018	129,000	8,000	6.61%
Mar 3, 2017	121,000	7,600	6.70%
Feb 26, 2016	113,400	7,900	7.49%
Feb 27, 2015	105,500	4,900	4.87%
Feb 28, 2014	100,600	10,100	11.16%
Mar 1, 2013	90,500	500	0.56%
Mar 2, 2012	90,000	4,100	4.77%
Feb 25, 2011	85,900	6,100	7.64%
Feb 26, 2010	79,800	7,300	10.07%
Jan 30, 2009	72,500	1,000	1.40%
Feb 29, 2008	71,500	2,000	2.88%
Mar 2, 2007	69,500	5,000	7.75%
Mar 3, 2006	64,500	1,300	2.06%
Apr 1, 2005	63,200	5,400	9.34%
Feb 27, 2004	57,800	4,300	8.04%
Feb 28, 2003	53,500	5,500	11.46%
Mar 15, 2002	48,000	8,500	21.52%
Feb 2, 2001	39,500	4,900	14.16%
Mar 31, 2000	34,600	4,780	16.03%
Mar 31, 1999	29,820	2,420	8.83%
Mar 31, 1998	27,400	2,000	7.87%
Mar 31, 1997	25,400	3,400	15.45%
Mar 31, 1996	22,000	4,000	22.22%
Jan 31, 1995	18,000	-	-

Data Source: Official company filings Last updated: Feb 27, 2026

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials.

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Last checked:

Nov 11, 2026

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