Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is garlic grown?
California grows the most garlic: 80% of the 34,445 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Oregon (7%) and Washington (4%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 34,445 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California80% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 9,231in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $245 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 garlic?
California grows the most garlic: 80% of the 34,445 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 garlic?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports garlic for 1,420 counties. NASS withholds 621 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County, CA | 16,431 | 48% |
| Monterey County, CA | 2,003 | 6% |
| Kings County, CA | 1,647 | 5% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 1,366 | 4% |
| Merced County, CA | 1,268 | 4% |
| Lassen County, CA | 1,200 | 3% |
| San Benito County, CA | 1,028 | 3% |
| Marion County, OR | 742 | 2% |
| Riverside County, CA | 638 | 2% |
| Klamath County, OR | 466 | 1% |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 409 | 1% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 408 | 1% |
| Yolo County, CA | 85 | under 1% |
| Polk County, OR | 84 | under 1% |
| San Juan County, WA | 47 | under 1% |
How has US production of garlic changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2016 to 2025.
Garlic by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Oregon and Washington, account for 91% of the acres of garlic harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported garlic in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 9,231 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Fresno County, California has 48% of the acres of garlic 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 2017, at 512 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US garlic production in 2025 at $245 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of garlic harvested in the US rose 2% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 33,842 acres to 34,445 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: GARLIC - ACRES HARVESTED; GARLIC - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.