Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are apricots grown?
California grows the most apricots: 77% of the 7,047 bearing acres of apricots in the US in 2022.
Among states with published figures, next come Washington (13%) and Colorado (1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 7,047 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- California77% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 1,806in 42 states
- Counties reporting
- 385296 withheld
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which state grows the most apricots?
California grows the most apricots: 77% of the 7,047 bearing acres of apricots in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
Which counties grow the most apricots?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports apricots for 385 counties. NASS withholds 296 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Bearing acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus County, CA | 2,058 | 29% |
| Fresno County, CA | 1,196 | 17% |
| Yakima County, WA | 517 | 7% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 514 | 7% |
| San Benito County, CA | 346 | 5% |
| Kings County, CA | 230 | 3% |
| Merced County, CA | 228 | 3% |
| Tulare County, CA | 210 | 3% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 173 | 2% |
| Contra Costa County, CA | 172 | 2% |
| Ventura County, CA | 67 | under 1% |
| Adams County, PA | 43 | under 1% |
| Mesa County, CO | 41 | under 1% |
| Canyon County, ID | 31 | under 1% |
| Yuba County, CA | 29 | under 1% |
How has US production of apricots changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2016 to 2025.
Apricots by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Washington and Colorado, account for 91% of the bearing acres of apricots in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 42 states reported apricots in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 1,806 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Stanislaus County, California has 29% of the bearing acres of apricots in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
2016, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 64,050 tons.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Bearing acres of apricots in the US fell 57% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 16,478 acres to 7,047 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 to 2022
About this data
State and national figures come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. County figures and the county map come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only source that covers every county. NASS withholds some figures, marked "withheld", to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: APRICOTS - ACRES BEARING; APRICOTS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.