Field crops · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is popcorn grown?
Indiana grows the most popcorn: 39% of the 1 billion pounds grown in the US in 2022.
Next come Nebraska (33%) and Illinois (11%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 1 billion poundsproduction
- Top state
- Indiana39% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 860in 35 states
- Counties reporting
- 237162 withheld
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production).
Which state grows the most popcorn?
Indiana grows the most popcorn: 39% of the 1 billion pounds grown in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (production).
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
Which counties grow the most popcorn?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports popcorn for 237 counties. NASS withholds 162 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Pounds | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County, IN | 111,056,058 | 11% |
| Mason County, IL | 101,657,666 | 10% |
| Lincoln County, NE | 80,842,652 | 8% |
| White County, IN | 62,497,607 | 6% |
| Kosciusko County, IN | 54,696,000 | 5% |
| Antelope County, NE | 47,581,989 | 5% |
| Adams County, NE | 38,499,753 | 4% |
| Merrick County, NE | 35,206,750 | 3% |
| Hamilton County, NE | 35,171,872 | 3% |
| Henry County, OH | 30,505,165 | 3% |
| Holt County, NE | 26,856,312 | 3% |
| Van Wert County, OH | 25,457,263 | 3% |
| Jasper County, IN | 24,093,257 | 2% |
| Stoddard County, MO | 23,833,791 | 2% |
| Harrison County, IN | 19,635,471 | 2% |
How has US production of popcorn changed?
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022.
Popcorn by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Indiana, Nebraska and Illinois, account for 84% of the popcorn grown in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 35 states reported popcorn in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 860 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Pulaski County, Indiana has 11% of the popcorn grown in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
US production of popcorn was about level between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 1 billion pounds to 1 billion pounds.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 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: POPCORN, SHELLED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.