Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are nectarines grown?
California grows the most nectarines: 88% of the 18,462 bearing acres of nectarines in the US in 2022.
Next come Washington (4%) and Pennsylvania (1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 18,462 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- California88% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 1,358in 43 states
- Counties reporting
- 332255 withheld
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 nectarines?
California grows the most nectarines: 88% of the 18,462 bearing acres of nectarines in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
All states ranked for nectarines, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most nectarines?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports nectarines for 332 counties. NASS withholds 255 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County, CA | 10,938 | 59% |
| Tulare County, CA | 4,576 | 25% |
| Franklin County, WA | 404 | 2% |
| Adams County, PA | 131 | under 1% |
| Merced County, CA | 100 | under 1% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 35 | under 1% |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 33 | under 1% |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 32 | under 1% |
| Williamson County, TX | 27 | under 1% |
| Placer County, CA | 26 | under 1% |
| Berrien County, MI | 20 | under 1% |
| Okanogan County, WA | 20 | under 1% |
| Douglas County, OR | 17 | under 1% |
| Northumberland County, PA | 17 | under 1% |
| El Dorado County, CA | 16 | under 1% |
How has US production of nectarines changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2018 to 2025.
Nectarines by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Washington and Pennsylvania, account for 94% of the bearing acres of nectarines in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 43 states reported nectarines in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 1,358 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Fresno County, California has 59% of the bearing acres of nectarines in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Record year
2025 was the biggest year in NASS estimates going back to 2018, at 147,000 tons.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Bearing acres of nectarines in the US fell 53% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 39,159 acres to 18,462 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: NECTARINES - ACRES BEARING; NECTARINES - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.