Fruit · NASS annual estimates, 2025-26 season
Where are oranges grown?
California grows the most oranges: 76% of the 2.6 million tons grown in the US in the 2025-26 season.
Next come Florida (22%) and Texas (2%).
- US total, 2025-26 season
- 2.6 million tonsNASS estimate
- Top state
- California76% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 6,305in 11 states
- Farm value, 2025-26 season
- $979 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025-26 season. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which state grows the most oranges?
California grows the most oranges: 76% of the 2.6 million tons grown in the US in the 2025-26 season. Ranked by NASS's 2025-26 season estimate.
Which counties grow the most oranges?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports oranges for 171 counties. NASS withholds 101 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulare County, CA | 83,824 | 17% |
| Polk County, FL | 54,692 | 11% |
| Hendry County, FL | 52,114 | 10% |
| DeSoto County, FL | 42,234 | 8% |
| Kern County, CA | 38,987 | 8% |
| Hardee County, FL | 37,623 | 8% |
| Fresno County, CA | 27,205 | 5% |
| Indian River County, FL | 17,534 | 4% |
| Collier County, FL | 14,998 | 3% |
| St. Lucie County, FL | 14,650 | 3% |
| Hidalgo County, TX | 8,721 | 2% |
| Manatee County, FL | 8,563 | 2% |
| Charlotte County, FL | 4,881 | under 1% |
| Lake County, FL | 4,402 | under 1% |
| Ventura County, CA | 4,026 | under 1% |
How has US production of oranges changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2012-13 season to 2025-26 season.
Oranges by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How widespread
Farms in 11 states reported oranges in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 6,305 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Tulare County, California has 17% of the bearing acres of oranges in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of oranges fell 57% between the 2015-16 season and the 2025-26 season, from 6.1 million tons to 2.6 million tons.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The 2012-13 season, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 8.3 million tons.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US oranges production in the 2025-26 season at $979 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Bearing acres of oranges in the US fell 46% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 925,635 acres to 498,962 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 to 2022
About this data
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025-26 season 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.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: ORANGES - ACRES BEARING; ORANGES, UTILIZED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.