Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are collard greens grown?
South Carolina grows the most collard greens: 22% of the 11,483 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Georgia (17%) and North Carolina (12%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 11,483 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- South Carolina22% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 4,025in 50 states
- Counties reporting
- 1,078605 withheld
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 collard greens?
South Carolina grows the most collard greens: 22% of the 11,483 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 collard greens, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most collard greens?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports collard greens for 1,078 counties. NASS withholds 605 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colquitt County, GA | 961 | 8% |
| Ventura County, CA | 855 | 7% |
| Calhoun County, SC | 548 | 5% |
| Hidalgo County, TX | 374 | 3% |
| Salem County, NJ | 314 | 3% |
| Cherokee County, NC | 240 | 2% |
| Sampson County, NC | 230 | 2% |
| Cumberland County, NJ | 215 | 2% |
| Atlantic County, NJ | 115 | 1% |
| Cumberland County, NC | 115 | 1% |
| Alachua County, FL | 83 | under 1% |
| Thomas County, GA | 79 | under 1% |
| Bexar County, TX | 67 | under 1% |
| Johnston County, NC | 63 | under 1% |
| Chesterfield County, SC | 63 | under 1% |
How has US production of collard greens changed?
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022.
Collard greens by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina, account for 51% of the acres of collard greens harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported collard greens in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 4,025 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Colquitt County, Georgia has 8% of the acres of collard greens harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
Acres of collard greens harvested in the US fell 31% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 16,612 acres to 11,483 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.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: GREENS, COLLARD - ACRES HARVESTED. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.