Field crops · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is spearmint grown?
Washington grows the most spearmint: 70% of the 1.8 million pounds grown in the US in 2022.
Next come Oregon (12%) and Indiana (6%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 1.8 million poundsproduction
- Top state
- Washington70% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 126in 18 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $30.1 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production). Spearmint grown for its oil, measured in pounds of oil.
Which state grows the most spearmint?
Washington grows the most spearmint: 70% of the 1.8 million 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.
All states ranked for spearmint, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most spearmint?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports spearmint for 35 counties. NASS withholds 25 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Pounds | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Yakima County, WA | 865,954 | 49% |
| Adams County, WA | 312,480 | 18% |
| Grant County, WA | 72,915 | 4% |
| Canyon County, ID | 57,741 | 3% |
| Box Elder County, UT | 16,980 | under 1% |
| Union County, OR | 10,500 | under 1% |
| Linn County, OR | 8,370 | under 1% |
| Ada County, ID | 8,350 | under 1% |
| Jackson County, OR | 150 | under 1% |
| Placer County, CA | 33 | under 1% |
How has US production of spearmint changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2019 to 2025.
Spearmint by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Washington, Oregon and Indiana, account for 88% of the spearmint grown in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 18 states reported spearmint in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 126 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Yakima County, Washington has 49% of the spearmint grown in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
2019, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 2.4 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US spearmint production in 2025 at $30.1 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
US production of spearmint fell 21% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 2.3 million pounds to 1.8 million pounds.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 to 2022
About this data
Spearmint grown for its oil, measured in pounds of oil.
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: MINT, SPEARMINT, OIL - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB; MINT, SPEARMINT, OIL - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.