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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000769993-09-001067
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091118
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091124

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Jones Adrian M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001359316

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		091206092

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
		STREET 2:		85 BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000029534
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				610502302
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0201

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MISSION RIDGE
		CITY:			GOODLETTSVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37072
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6158554000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MISSION RIDGE
		CITY:			GOODLETTSVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37072

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER CAL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER J L & SON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-11-18</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2009-11-20</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000029534</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DOLLAR GENERAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DG</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001359316</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Jones Adrian M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS &amp; CO.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>85 BROAD STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10004</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-11-18</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3581133</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>19.7925</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>64990262</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. (&quot;Goldman Sachs&quot;). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned
 subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (&quot;GS Group&quot;). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the
 securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This Amendment to the Form 4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2009, amends the price of the
 shares sold in connection with the transactions described below.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated November 12, 2009 (the &quot;Underwriting Agreement&quot;), and in connection with the
 initial public offering of common stock, par value $0.875 per share (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;) of Dollar General Corporation (the
 &quot;Company&quot;) by the Company and its selling shareholders pursuant to the final prospectus filed by the Company on November 13,
 2009, which offering was consummated on November 18, 2009 (the &quot;Initial Public Offering&quot;), Buck Holdings, L.P., as a selling
 shareholder, sold 2,471,991 shares of Common Stock. Buck Holdings, L.P. is a limited partnership whose general partner is
 Buck Holdings, LLC. The membership interests of Buck Holdings, LLC are held by a private investor group, which includes
 certain investment partnerships (the &quot;GS Funds&quot;) and GSUIG, L.L.C. (&quot;GSUIG&quot;, and together with the GS Funds, the &quot;Investing
 Entities&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and in connection with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters elected to
 exercise an option (the &quot;Over-Allotment Option&quot;) to purchase additional shares of Common Stock from the selling
 shareholders. Goldman Sachs is one of several underwriters under the Underwriting Agreement. On November 18, 2009, the
 Over-Allotment Option was consummated and in connection with such sale to the underwriters, Buck Holdings, L.P. sold
 1,109,142 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 64,990,262 shares of Common Stock by reason of the
 indirect beneficial ownership of such shares by the Investing Entities. The Investing Entities may be deemed to beneficially
 own indirectly 64,990,262 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of such shares by Buck
 Holdings, L.P., a limited partnership whose general partner is Buck Holdings, LLC. Each of Goldman Sachs and GS Group
 disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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