Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Dollar  General  Corporation  on Form S-8 of our report dated February 23, 1999,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dollar  General  Corporation  for
the year ended January 29, 1999.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche, LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
December 20, 1999