Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is celery grown?
California grows the most celery: 84% of the 43,610 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Among states with published figures, next come Michigan (5%) and Arizona (4%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 43,610 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California84% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 2,279in 49 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $484 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 celery?
California grows the most celery: 84% of the 43,610 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 celery?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports celery for 654 counties. NASS withholds 421 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 | 13,686 | 31% |
| Ventura County, CA | 11,144 | 26% |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 6,150 | 14% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 2,004 | 5% |
| Yuma County, AZ | 1,696 | 4% |
| Riverside County, CA | 892 | 2% |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 726 | 2% |
| Ottawa County, MI | 640 | 1% |
| Imperial County, CA | 607 | 1% |
| San Benito County, CA | 509 | 1% |
| Allegan County, MI | 475 | 1% |
| Montcalm County, MI | 300 | under 1% |
| Pierce County, WA | 102 | under 1% |
| Orange County, NY | 30 | under 1% |
| Lancaster County, PA | 14 | under 1% |
How has US production of celery changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2019 to 2025.
Celery by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Michigan and Arizona, account for 92% of the acres of celery harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 49 states reported celery in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 2,279 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Monterey County, California has 31% of the acres of celery 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 2020, at 1.6 billion pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US celery production in 2025 at $484 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of celery harvested in the US rose 30% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 33,505 acres to 43,610 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: CELERY - ACRES HARVESTED; CELERY - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.