Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is broccoli grown?
California grows the most broccoli: 78% of the 147,485 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Among states with published figures, next come Arizona (9%) and Florida (2%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 147,485 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California78% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 7,487in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $769 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 broccoli?
California grows the most broccoli: 78% of the 147,485 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.
Which counties grow the most broccoli?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports broccoli for 1,448 counties. NASS withholds 725 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 | 50,794 | 34% |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 20,243 | 14% |
| Imperial County, CA | 13,770 | 9% |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 11,987 | 8% |
| Riverside County, CA | 5,579 | 4% |
| Fresno County, CA | 3,913 | 3% |
| San Benito County, CA | 2,279 | 2% |
| Kern County, CA | 2,008 | 1% |
| Colquitt County, GA | 1,263 | under 1% |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 1,200 | under 1% |
| Marion County, OR | 918 | under 1% |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 394 | under 1% |
| Polk County, FL | 345 | under 1% |
| Solano County, CA | 221 | under 1% |
| Lancaster County, PA | 140 | under 1% |
How has US production of broccoli changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2000 to 2025.
Broccoli 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 Florida, account for 88% of the acres of broccoli harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported broccoli in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 7,487 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Monterey County, California has 34% of the acres of broccoli harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of broccoli fell 49% between 2015 and 2025, from 2.2 billion pounds to 1.1 billion pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2000 was 2016, at 2.2 billion pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US broccoli production in 2025 at $769 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of broccoli harvested in the US rose 2% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 145,171 acres to 147,485 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: BROCCOLI - ACRES HARVESTED; BROCCOLI - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.