Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is honeydew grown?
California grows the most honeydew: 78% of the 13,030 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Arizona (11%) and Texas (5%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 13,030 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California78% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 1,935in 48 states
- Counties reporting
- 570378 withheld
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 honeydew?
California grows the most honeydew: 78% of the 13,030 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 honeydew?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports honeydew for 570 counties. NASS withholds 378 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside County, CA | 3,597 | 28% |
| Fresno County, CA | 2,145 | 16% |
| Kern County, CA | 1,579 | 12% |
| Imperial County, CA | 1,228 | 9% |
| Hidalgo County, TX | 626 | 5% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 173 | 1% |
| San Juan County, NM | 132 | 1% |
| Yuba County, CA | 131 | 1% |
| Orangeburg County, SC | 100 | under 1% |
| Merced County, CA | 75 | under 1% |
| Otero County, CO | 63 | under 1% |
| Yolo County, CA | 61 | under 1% |
| Navajo County, AZ | 43 | under 1% |
| Apache County, AZ | 42 | under 1% |
| Yakima County, WA | 31 | under 1% |
How has US production of honeydew changed?
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022.
Honeydew 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 Texas, account for 94% of the acres of honeydew harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 48 states reported honeydew in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 1,935 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Riverside County, California has 28% of the acres of honeydew harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
Acres of honeydew harvested in the US fell 65% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 37,472 acres to 13,030 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.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: MELONS, HONEYDEW - ACRES HARVESTED. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.