Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are pomegranates grown?
California grows the most pomegranates: over 99% of the 30,669 bearing acres of pomegranates in the US in 2022.
Next come Texas (under 1%) and New Mexico (under 1%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 30,669 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- Californiaover 99% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 974in 21 states
- Counties reporting
- 14689 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 pomegranates?
California grows the most pomegranates: over 99% of the 30,669 bearing acres of pomegranates in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
All states ranked for pomegranates, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most pomegranates?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports pomegranates for 146 counties. NASS withholds 89 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 | 13,977 | 46% |
| Kern County, CA | 10,978 | 36% |
| Tulare County, CA | 2,238 | 7% |
| Madera County, CA | 1,321 | 4% |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 120 | under 1% |
| Riverside County, CA | 81 | under 1% |
| San Diego County, CA | 54 | under 1% |
| Ventura County, CA | 35 | under 1% |
| Pecos County, TX | 31 | under 1% |
| Otero County, NM | 24 | under 1% |
| Jones County, TX | 19 | under 1% |
| Doña Ana County, NM | 11 | under 1% |
| Brevard County, FL | 8 | under 1% |
| El Paso County, TX | 8 | under 1% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 8 | under 1% |
How has US production of pomegranates changed?
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 to 2022.
Pomegranates by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Texas and New Mexico, account for over 99% of the bearing acres of pomegranates in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 21 states reported pomegranates in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 974 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Fresno County, California has 46% of the bearing acres of pomegranates in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
Bearing acres of pomegranates in the US rose 658% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 4,044 acres to 30,669 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: POMEGRANATES - ACRES BEARING. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.