Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is cantaloupe grown?
California grows the most cantaloupe: 48% of the 57,270 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Arizona (25%) and Texas (4%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 57,270 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California48% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 7,757in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $240 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 cantaloupe?
California grows the most cantaloupe: 48% of the 57,270 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
All states ranked for cantaloupe, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most cantaloupe?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports cantaloupe for 1,644 counties. NASS withholds 846 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County, CA | 9,547 | 17% |
| Imperial County, CA | 6,875 | 12% |
| Merced County, CA | 3,504 | 6% |
| Riverside County, CA | 3,112 | 5% |
| Kings County, CA | 954 | 2% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 941 | 2% |
| Dimmit County, TX | 900 | 2% |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 860 | 2% |
| Hillsborough County, FL | 849 | 1% |
| Knox County, IN | 758 | 1% |
| Kern County, CA | 583 | 1% |
| Tift County, GA | 547 | under 1% |
| Otero County, CO | 357 | under 1% |
| Hidalgo County, TX | 343 | under 1% |
| Glasscock County, TX | 245 | under 1% |
Cantaloupe 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 Texas, account for 78% of the acres of cantaloupe harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported cantaloupe in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 7,757 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Fresno County, California has 17% of the acres of cantaloupe 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 cantaloupe production in 2025 at $240 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of cantaloupe harvested in the US fell 49% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 111,697 acres to 57,270 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: MELONS, CANTALOUP - ACRES HARVESTED; MELONS, CANTALOUP - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.