Grown Where

Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Where is lettuce grown?

California grows the most lettuce: 75% of the 367,432 acres harvested in the US in 2022.

Next come Arizona (18%) and Florida (3%).

US total, 2022 Census
367,432 acresacres harvested
Top state
California75% of total
Farms reporting, 2022
11,187in 50 states
Counties reporting
1,738770 withheld
Lettuce: acres harvested by state, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under 1,4001,400 to 5,5005,500 to 16K16K to 44K44K to 110K110K+
Withheld to protect individual farms
California
274,198 acres
75% of the US total. No. 1 of 44 states with published figures.
See what California grows →

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested). All lettuce: head, leaf and romaine.

Which state grows the most lettuce?

California grows the most lettuce: 75% of the 367,432 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).

  1. 1California274,198 acres75%
  2. 2Arizona65,072 acres18%
  3. 3Florida11,713 acres3%
  4. 4*Colorado1,936 acresunder 1%
  5. 5*Michigan1,520 acresunder 1%
  6. 6*New Jersey1,184 acresunder 1%
  7. 7*New York956 acresunder 1%
  8. 8*Idaho681 acresunder 1%
  9. 9*Texas649 acresunder 1%
  10. 10*Washington637 acresunder 1%

* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

All states ranked for lettuce, with year-by-year leaders →

Which counties grow the most lettuce?

From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports lettuce for 1,738 counties. NASS withholds 770 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.

Top counties for lettuce, acres harvested, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyAcres harvestedShare of US
Monterey County, CA178,74449%
Imperial County, CA37,36410%
Santa Barbara County, CA18,2475%
San Benito County, CA11,8313%
San Luis Obispo County, CA6,1982%
Santa Clara County, CA5,6622%
Riverside County, CA4,6151%
Santa Cruz County, CA4,4521%
Fresno County, CA2,563under 1%
Kern County, CA1,901under 1%
Ventura County, CA1,059under 1%
Payette County, ID651under 1%
Cumberland County, NJ498under 1%
Doña Ana County, NM468under 1%
Orange County, NY432under 1%

How has US production of lettuce changed?

Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022.

0200K400K199720022007201220172022
US lettuce, acres harvested, by Census year. Latest: 367,432 (2022).

Lettuce 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 Florida, account for 96% of the acres of lettuce harvested in the US.

    2022 Census of Agriculture

  • How widespread

    Farms in 50 states reported lettuce in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 11,187 farms in all.

    2022 Census of Agriculture

  • Top county

    Monterey County, California has 49% of the acres of lettuce harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.

    2022 Census of Agriculture

  • Census to Census

    Acres of lettuce harvested in the US rose 17% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 313,051 acres to 367,432 acres.

    Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022

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About this data

All lettuce: head, leaf and romaine.

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: LETTUCE - ACRES HARVESTED. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.