Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are blackberries grown?
Oregon grows the most blackberries: 26% of the 17,613 bearing acres of blackberries in the US in 2022.
Next come California (21%) and Georgia (10%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 17,613 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- Oregon26% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 8,221in 50 states
- Counties reporting
- 1,546975 withheld
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres). Blackberries, including dewberries and marionberries.
Which state grows the most blackberries?
Oregon grows the most blackberries: 26% of the 17,613 bearing acres of blackberries in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
All states ranked for blackberries, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most blackberries?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports blackberries for 1,546 counties. NASS withholds 975 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County, OR | 2,263 | 13% |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 907 | 5% |
| Clackamas County, OR | 758 | 4% |
| Washington County, OR | 438 | 2% |
| Lanier County, GA | 437 | 2% |
| Monterey County, CA | 376 | 2% |
| Cowlitz County, WA | 320 | 2% |
| Lafayette County, FL | 313 | 2% |
| Multnomah County, OR | 198 | 1% |
| Clark County, WA | 179 | 1% |
| Johnson County, AR | 179 | 1% |
| Sonoma County, CA | 140 | under 1% |
| Madison County, FL | 138 | under 1% |
| Bladen County, NC | 104 | under 1% |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | 101 | under 1% |
Blackberries by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Oregon, California and Georgia, account for 56% of the bearing acres of blackberries in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported blackberries in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 8,221 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Marion County, Oregon has 13% of the bearing acres of blackberries in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
About this data
Blackberries, including dewberries and marionberries.
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: BLACKBERRIES, INCL DEWBERRIES & MARIONBERRIES - ACRES BEARING. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.