Fruit · NASS annual estimates, 2025-26 season
Where is grapefruit grown?
California grows the most grapefruit: 56% of the 317,000 tons grown in the US in the 2025-26 season.
Next come Texas (26%) and Florida (18%).
- US total, 2025-26 season
- 317,000 tonsNASS estimate
- Top state
- California56% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 1,800in 10 states
- Farm value, 2025-26 season
- $159 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025-26 season. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which state grows the most grapefruit?
California grows the most grapefruit: 56% of the 317,000 tons grown in the US in the 2025-26 season. Ranked by NASS's 2025-26 season estimate.
All states ranked for grapefruit, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most grapefruit?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports grapefruit for 108 counties. NASS withholds 68 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo County, TX | 12,611 | 31% |
| Indian River County, FL | 4,702 | 11% |
| Tulare County, CA | 2,926 | 7% |
| Cameron County, TX | 2,307 | 6% |
| Riverside County, CA | 1,806 | 4% |
| Kern County, CA | 1,681 | 4% |
| Fresno County, CA | 1,158 | 3% |
| DeSoto County, FL | 1,102 | 3% |
| Polk County, FL | 966 | 2% |
| San Diego County, CA | 752 | 2% |
| Collier County, FL | 351 | under 1% |
| Lee County, FL | 258 | under 1% |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 252 | under 1% |
| Charlotte County, FL | 250 | under 1% |
| Ventura County, CA | 110 | under 1% |
How has US production of grapefruit changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2012-13 season to 2025-26 season.
Grapefruit by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How widespread
Farms in 10 states reported grapefruit in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 1,800 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Hidalgo County, Texas has 31% of the bearing acres of grapefruit in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of grapefruit fell 61% between the 2015-16 season and the 2025-26 season, from 803,000 tons to 317,000 tons.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The 2012-13 season, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 1.2 million tons.
NASS annual estimates
Long-time leader
California has led NASS's state estimates for grapefruit every year since the 2021-22 season.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US grapefruit production in the 2025-26 season at $159 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Bearing acres of grapefruit in the US fell 72% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 149,416 acres to 41,123 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 to 2022
About this data
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025-26 season figures; in-season forecasts are not used). 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: GRAPEFRUIT - ACRES BEARING; GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.