Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are carrots grown?
California grows the most carrots: 61% of the 99,634 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Washington (10%) and Idaho (4%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 99,634 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California61% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 8,454in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $2 billionvalue 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 carrots?
California grows the most carrots: 61% of the 99,634 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 carrots?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports carrots for 1,516 counties. NASS withholds 740 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kern County, CA | 20,571 | 21% |
| Imperial County, CA | 19,733 | 20% |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 6,198 | 6% |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 3,742 | 4% |
| Monterey County, CA | 2,902 | 3% |
| Franklin County, WA | 2,725 | 3% |
| Grant County, WA | 1,503 | 2% |
| Canyon County, ID | 1,345 | 1% |
| Jefferson County, OR | 1,290 | 1% |
| Oceana County, MI | 1,038 | 1% |
| Fresno County, CA | 759 | under 1% |
| Hardin County, OH | 680 | under 1% |
| Yates County, NY | 664 | under 1% |
| Tattnall County, GA | 569 | under 1% |
| Genesee County, NY | 555 | under 1% |
How has US production of carrots changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2019 to 2025.
Carrots by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Washington and Idaho, account for 75% of the acres of carrots harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported carrots in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 8,454 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Kern County, California has 21% of the acres of carrots harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2019 was 2022, at 3.2 billion pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US carrots production in 2025 at $2 billion.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of carrots harvested in the US fell 28% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 138,317 acres to 99,634 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: CARROTS - ACRES HARVESTED; CARROTS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.