Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are figs grown?
California grows the most figs: 90% of the 7,369 bearing acres of figs in the US in 2022.
Next come Texas (2%) and Mississippi (1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 7,369 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- California90% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 2,151in 37 states
- Counties reporting
- 576405 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 figs?
California grows the most figs: 90% of the 7,369 bearing acres of figs in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which counties grow the most figs?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports figs for 576 counties. NASS withholds 405 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Madera County, CA | 5,618 | 76% |
| Tulare County, CA | 54 | under 1% |
| San Diego County, CA | 30 | under 1% |
| Matagorda County, TX | 26 | under 1% |
| Pearl River County, MS | 24 | under 1% |
| Hall County, GA | 20 | under 1% |
| Yolo County, CA | 20 | under 1% |
| Maui County, HI | 15 | under 1% |
| Lumpkin County, GA | 10 | under 1% |
| Bell County, TX | 10 | under 1% |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 10 | under 1% |
| DeSoto County, MS | 9 | under 1% |
| Duval County, FL | 8 | under 1% |
| Madison County, FL | 6 | under 1% |
| Rapides Parish, LA | 6 | under 1% |
How has US production of figs changed?
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 to 2022.
Figs by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Texas and Mississippi, account for 93% of the bearing acres of figs in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 37 states reported figs in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 2,151 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Madera County, California has 76% of the bearing acres of figs in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
Bearing acres of figs in the US fell 46% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 13,772 acres to 7,369 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: FIGS - ACRES BEARING. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.