Field crops · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where are soybeans grown?
Illinois grows the most soybeans: 15% of the 4.3 billion bushels grown in the US in 2025.
Next come Iowa (14%) and Minnesota (9%).
- US total, 2025
- 4.3 billion bushelsNASS estimate
- Top state
- Illinois15% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 270,851in 45 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $43.6 billionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production).
Which state grows the most soybeans?
Illinois grows the most soybeans: 15% of the 4.3 billion bushels grown in the US in 2025. Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate.
Which counties grow the most soybeans?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports soybeans for 2,185 counties. NASS withholds 310 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Bushels | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar County, MS | 20,671,052 | under 1% |
| Iroquois County, IL | 17,829,342 | under 1% |
| McLean County, IL | 17,430,553 | under 1% |
| Mississippi County, AR | 17,386,111 | under 1% |
| Livingston County, IL | 17,127,727 | under 1% |
| Cass County, ND | 17,045,144 | under 1% |
| Washington County, MS | 16,991,490 | under 1% |
| Sunflower County, MS | 16,518,097 | under 1% |
| Champaign County, IL | 16,195,030 | under 1% |
| LaSalle County, IL | 15,716,946 | under 1% |
| Sangamon County, IL | 13,448,929 | under 1% |
| Crittenden County, AR | 13,060,575 | under 1% |
| Brown County, SD | 12,951,885 | under 1% |
| Kossuth County, IA | 12,930,042 | under 1% |
| Phillips County, AR | 12,782,909 | under 1% |
How has US production of soybeans changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2019 to 2025.
When are soybeans harvested?
In 2024, the US harvest of soybeans was 10% done by the week ending September 22, half done by October 13 and 90% done by November 3.
NASS Crop Progress, 2024, from weekly US crop progress reports. Timing varies by state and year.
Soybeans by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota, account for 38% of the soybeans grown in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2025
How widespread
Farms in 45 states reported soybeans in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 270,851 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Bolivar County, Mississippi has under 1% of the soybeans grown in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2019 was 2021, at 4.5 billion bushels.
NASS annual estimates
Long-time leader
Illinois has led NASS's state estimates for soybeans every year since 2016.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US soybeans production in 2025 at $43.6 billion.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
US production of soybeans rose 59% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 2.6 billion bushels to 4.1 billion bushels.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025 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: SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU; SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.