Field crops · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where is canola grown?
North Dakota grows the most canola: 82% of the 4.7 billion pounds grown in the US in 2025.
Next come Minnesota (6%) and Washington (5%).
- US total, 2025
- 4.7 billion poundsNASS estimate
- Top state
- North Dakota82% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 4,058in 26 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $941 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production).
Which state grows the most canola?
North Dakota grows the most canola: 82% of the 4.7 billion pounds grown in the US in 2025. Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate.
Which counties grow the most canola?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports canola for 205 counties. NASS withholds 87 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Pounds | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Cavalier County, ND | 526,010,308 | 14% |
| Bottineau County, ND | 269,750,156 | 7% |
| Ward County, ND | 250,786,466 | 7% |
| Mountrail County, ND | 200,271,325 | 5% |
| Renville County, ND | 170,339,493 | 5% |
| Ramsey County, ND | 151,688,036 | 4% |
| McLean County, ND | 141,108,943 | 4% |
| Hettinger County, ND | 135,607,950 | 4% |
| Williams County, ND | 131,700,246 | 4% |
| Towner County, ND | 131,229,700 | 4% |
| Rolette County, ND | 112,591,596 | 3% |
| Divide County, ND | 96,319,253 | 3% |
| Burke County, ND | 91,961,873 | 2% |
| Whitman County, WA | 87,071,306 | 2% |
| Pembina County, ND | 79,503,934 | 2% |
Canola by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, North Dakota, Minnesota and Washington, account for 92% of the canola grown in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2025
How widespread
Farms in 26 states reported canola in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 4,058 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Cavalier County, North Dakota has 14% of the canola grown in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Long-time leader
North Dakota has led NASS's state estimates for canola every year since at least 2000.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US canola production in 2025 at $941 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
US production of canola rose 454% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 669 million pounds to 3.7 billion pounds.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025 figures; in-season forecasts are not used). 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: CANOLA - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB; CANOLA - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.