Specialty · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where is honey produced?
North Dakota produces the most honey: 27% of the 116 million pounds produced in the US in 2025.
Among states with published figures, next come California (10%) and Montana (9%).
- US total, 2025
- 116 million poundsNASS estimate
- Top state
- North Dakota27% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 46,447in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $353 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production). The annual survey covers operations with five or more honey-producing colonies.
Which state produces the most honey?
North Dakota produces the most honey: 27% of the 116 million pounds produced in the US in 2025. Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate.
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
Which counties produce the most honey?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports honey for 2,764 counties. NASS withholds 510 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Pounds | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Tulare County, CA | 5,398,757 | 3% |
| Cass County, ND | 4,397,888 | 2% |
| Kern County, CA | 3,567,691 | 2% |
| McLean County, ND | 3,132,400 | 2% |
| Walsh County, ND | 2,987,792 | 2% |
| McHenry County, ND | 2,444,648 | 1% |
| Alameda County, CA | 2,411,954 | 1% |
| Adams County, ND | 2,345,951 | 1% |
| Fresno County, CA | 2,317,310 | 1% |
| Merced County, CA | 2,216,030 | 1% |
| Ventura County, CA | 2,193,334 | 1% |
| Madera County, CA | 2,131,763 | 1% |
| Bottineau County, ND | 1,939,760 | 1% |
| Hawaii County, HI | 1,934,139 | 1% |
| Morton County, ND | 1,525,717 | under 1% |
How has US production of honey changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2000 to 2025.
Honey by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, North Dakota, California and Montana, account for 45% of the honey produced in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2025
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported honey in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 46,447 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Tulare County, California has 3% of the honey produced in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of honey fell 26% between 2015 and 2025, from 157 million pounds to 116 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
2000, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 220 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Long-time leader
North Dakota has led NASS's state estimates for honey every year since 2004.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US honey production in 2025 at $353 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
US production of honey rose 8% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 169 million pounds to 183 million pounds.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
The annual survey covers operations with five or more honey-producing colonies.
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025 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: HONEY - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB; HONEY - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.