Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is cauliflower grown?
California grows the most cauliflower: 79% of the 51,801 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Arizona (12%) and Oregon (2%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 51,801 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California79% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 4,018in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $487 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 cauliflower?
California grows the most cauliflower: 79% of the 51,801 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.
All states ranked for cauliflower, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most cauliflower?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports cauliflower for 999 counties. NASS withholds 568 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 | 20,462 | 40% |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 11,342 | 22% |
| Yuma County, AZ | 6,203 | 12% |
| Imperial County, CA | 3,450 | 7% |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 2,803 | 5% |
| Riverside County, CA | 1,010 | 2% |
| Marion County, OR | 869 | 2% |
| San Benito County, CA | 797 | 2% |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 429 | under 1% |
| Fresno County, CA | 244 | under 1% |
| Hillsborough County, FL | 153 | under 1% |
| Lancaster County, PA | 118 | under 1% |
| Suffolk County, NY | 75 | under 1% |
| Palm Beach County, FL | 65 | under 1% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 65 | under 1% |
How has US production of cauliflower changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2016 to 2025.
Cauliflower 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 Oregon, account for 94% of the acres of cauliflower harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported cauliflower in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 4,018 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Monterey County, California has 40% of the acres of cauliflower 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 2016 was 2019, at 1 billion pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US cauliflower production in 2025 at $487 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of cauliflower harvested in the US rose 13% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 45,789 acres to 51,801 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: CAULIFLOWER - ACRES HARVESTED; CAULIFLOWER - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.