Field crops · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where are lentils grown?
Montana grows the most lentils: 75% of the 1.1 billion pounds grown in the US in 2025.
Next come North Dakota (20%) and Washington (6%).
- US total, 2025
- 1.1 billion poundsNASS estimate
- Top state
- Montana75% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 1,097in 10 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $250 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production).
Which state grows the most lentils?
Montana grows the most lentils: 75% of the 1.1 billion pounds grown in the US in 2025. Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate.
Which counties grow the most lentils?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports lentils for 80 counties. NASS withholds 38 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Pounds | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan County, MT | 112,933,900 | 18% |
| Williams County, ND | 64,968,800 | 10% |
| Daniels County, MT | 61,345,300 | 10% |
| Roosevelt County, MT | 53,269,100 | 8% |
| Valley County, MT | 52,026,600 | 8% |
| McCone County, MT | 33,528,400 | 5% |
| Liberty County, MT | 27,998,500 | 4% |
| Divide County, ND | 25,383,800 | 4% |
| Hill County, MT | 24,432,300 | 4% |
| Spokane County, WA | 23,189,500 | 4% |
| Whitman County, WA | 23,136,200 | 4% |
| Toole County, MT | 16,173,200 | 3% |
| Dawson County, MT | 12,995,000 | 2% |
| Glacier County, MT | 9,096,200 | 1% |
| Phillips County, MT | 8,833,800 | 1% |
Lentils by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How widespread
Farms in 10 states reported lentils in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 1,097 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Sheridan County, Montana has 18% of the lentils grown in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Long-time leader
Montana has led NASS's state estimates for lentils every year since 2011.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US lentils production in 2025 at $250 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
US production of lentils rose 164% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 243 million pounds to 642 million pounds.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
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. NASS reports this crop in hundredweight (100 pounds) or 100-pound barrels; we show pounds.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: LENTILS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT; LENTILS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.