Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is asparagus grown?
Michigan grows the most asparagus: 49% of the 20,005 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come California (11%) and Washington (11%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 20,005 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- Michigan49% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 4,770in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $66.5 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 asparagus?
Michigan grows the most asparagus: 49% of the 20,005 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
All states ranked for asparagus, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most asparagus?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports asparagus for 1,217 counties. NASS withholds 715 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oceana County, MI | 7,452 | 37% |
| Franklin County, WA | 1,114 | 6% |
| Cumberland County, NJ | 1,102 | 6% |
| Yakima County, WA | 840 | 4% |
| Van Buren County, MI | 513 | 3% |
| Gloucester County, NJ | 479 | 2% |
| Yolo County, CA | 388 | 2% |
| Mason County, MI | 383 | 2% |
| Salem County, NJ | 275 | 1% |
| Manistee County, MI | 130 | under 1% |
| Ontario County, NY | 114 | under 1% |
| Hampshire County, MA | 83 | under 1% |
| Solano County, CA | 78 | under 1% |
| Franklin County, MA | 70 | under 1% |
| Lancaster County, PA | 49 | under 1% |
Asparagus by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Michigan, California and Washington, account for 71% of the acres of asparagus harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported asparagus in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 4,770 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Oceana County, Michigan has 37% of the acres of asparagus harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US asparagus production in 2025 at $66.5 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of asparagus harvested in the US fell 75% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 81,019 acres to 20,005 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: ASPARAGUS - ACRES HARVESTED; ASPARAGUS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.