Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are artichokes grown?
California grows the most artichokes: 96% of the 5,157 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Arizona (2%) and Washington (under 1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 5,157 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California96% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 419in 37 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $86.6 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
Which state grows the most artichokes?
California grows the most artichokes: 96% of the 5,157 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
All states ranked for artichokes, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most artichokes?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports artichokes for 151 counties. NASS withholds 103 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Acres harvested | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Monterey County, CA | 3,870 | 75% |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 150 | 3% |
| Imperial County, CA | 144 | 3% |
| Ventura County, CA | 102 | 2% |
| Yuma County, AZ | 85 | 2% |
| Yakima County, WA | 45 | under 1% |
| San Mateo County, CA | 30 | under 1% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 30 | under 1% |
| Lane County, OR | 4 | under 1% |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 3 | under 1% |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 3 | under 1% |
| Jackson County, OR | 2 | under 1% |
| Skagit County, WA | 2 | under 1% |
| El Dorado County, CA | 2 | under 1% |
| Sonoma County, CA | 2 | under 1% |
How has US production of artichokes changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2000 to 2025.
Artichokes by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Arizona and Washington, account for 99% of the acres of artichokes harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 37 states reported artichokes in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 419 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Monterey County, California has 75% of the acres of artichokes harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of artichokes fell 29% between 2015 and 2025, from 91.8 million pounds to 65.1 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2000 was 2006, at 118 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US artichokes production in 2025 at $86.6 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of artichokes harvested in the US fell 53% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 10,871 acres to 5,157 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 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. NASS reports this crop in hundredweight (100 pounds) or 100-pound barrels; we show pounds.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: ARTICHOKES - ACRES HARVESTED; ARTICHOKES - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.