Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are dates grown?
California grows the most dates: 76% of the 15,755 bearing acres of dates in the US in 2022.
Next come Arizona (24%) and New Mexico (under 1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 15,755 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- California76% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 226in 8 states
- Counties reporting
- 2420 withheld
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which state grows the most dates?
California grows the most dates: 76% of the 15,755 bearing acres of dates in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
Which counties grow the most dates?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports dates for 24 counties. NASS withholds 20 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Bearing acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside County, CA | 11,321 | 72% |
| Kern County, CA | 117 | under 1% |
| Valencia County, NM | 3 | under 1% |
How has US production of dates changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2016 to 2025.
Dates 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 New Mexico, account for over 99% of the bearing acres of dates in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 8 states reported dates in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 226 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Riverside County, California has 72% of the bearing acres of dates 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 2024, at 81,100 tons.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Bearing acres of dates in the US rose 176% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 5,710 acres to 15,755 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 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: DATES - ACRES BEARING; DATES - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.