401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Dollar General Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$600M
Total assets Above avg plan size
185,609
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3,231
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dollar General Corporation · Tennessee · Retail Trade

$600M in assets, 185,609 participants

Dollar General Corporation's Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported $600M in total assets and 185,609 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #9,409 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan covers 185,609 participants in Tennessee, 165x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $600M.

#9,409
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-12.0%
assets change YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $82M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$599,744,514 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan is a mega filing (185,609 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 610502302 · Dollar General Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · $600M · 185,609 · 98th

  • EBSA $600M
  • PART 185,609
  • TYPE 98th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Schaeffler Group USA Savings Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #9409

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$682M
Net Assets (End of Year)$600M
Net Income-$82M
Employer EIN610502302
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dollar General Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dollar General Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$825M 37.48059161071376% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $600M $825M ▲ +37.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 185,609 $600M
2023 1 199,599 $722M
2024 1 217,948 $825M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.599744514 · Participants: 185609Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.031401128 · Participants: 220835Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.669830548 · Participants: 280576Hca 401(k) PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.178827147 · Participants: 11839International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.035859621 · Participants: 5305Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.015461486 · Participants: 62485Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reports $600M in end-of-year assets across 185,609 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.20% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $3,231 per participant (2% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$82M.

This plan identity (EIN 610502302, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $600M to $825M (+37.5%) while covered participants moved from 185,609 to 217,948 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 185,609 $600M This page
2023 199,599 $722M Open filing
2024 · index core 217,948 $825M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Schaeffler Group USA Savings Retirement Plan in SC ($600M); by covered participants it is Costco 401(k) Retirement Plan in WA (181,505 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (185,609 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.0% during 2022, from $682M to $600M. Reported net income was -$82M.
How have Dollar General Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dollar General Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.5%, from $600M to $825M.
Where does Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schaeffler Group USA Savings Retirement Plan in SC ($600M, 4,937 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dollar General Corp 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Costco 401(k) Retirement Plan in WA (181,505 participants, $25.9B in assets).