Nuts · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are macadamia nuts grown?
Hawaii grows the most macadamia nuts: 99% of the 16,422 bearing acres of macadamia nuts in the US in 2022.
Next come California (under 1%) and Florida (under 1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 16,422 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- Hawaii99% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 736in 3 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $31.8 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which state grows the most macadamia nuts?
Hawaii grows the most macadamia nuts: 99% of the 16,422 bearing acres of macadamia nuts in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
All states ranked for macadamia nuts, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most macadamia nuts?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports macadamia nuts for 23 counties. NASS withholds 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 66 | under 1% |
| Highlands County, FL | 13 | under 1% |
| Ventura County, CA | 8 | under 1% |
| Indian River County, FL | 1 | under 1% |
| Pinellas County, FL | 1 | under 1% |
How has US production of macadamia nuts changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2007 to 2025.
Macadamia nuts by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How widespread
Farms in 3 states reported macadamia nuts in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 736 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
San Diego County, California has under 1% of the bearing acres of macadamia nuts in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of macadamia nuts fell 35% between 2015 and 2025, from 47 million pounds to 30.6 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2007 was 2021, at 50.7 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US macadamia nuts production in 2025 at $31.8 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Bearing acres of macadamia nuts in the US fell 9% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 17,962 acres to 16,422 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 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: MACADAMIAS - ACRES BEARING; MACADAMIAS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.